Kitty's Rebellion: Gunsmoke (September 28, 1958)

“Kitty's Rebellion” is an episode of Gunsmoke, the old-time radio show, first broadcast September 28, 1958. Listen free on Stupid Potato.

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What happens

A young man named Billy Critt arrives in Dodge City on the stage from Louisiana seeking out an old family friend, Miss Kitty Russell. Marshal Dillon helps him locate Kitty at the Long Branch Saloon, where Billy discovers she works as a saloon hostess. Billy, who comes from a respectable family background, begins to express concern about Kitty's situation and suggests she would be happier elsewhere.

Dodge City, Kansas - the Long Branch Saloon and surrounding streets

Characters: Marshal Matt Dillon, Chester, Billy Critt, Kitty Russell, Max, Sam

Listen for: The reunion between Billy Critt and Kitty Russell, an old family friend he hasn't seen since childhood, and his growing discomfort with her life in the saloon; Marshal Dillon's gentle defense of Kitty's choices.

Written from the episode itself; it never gives away the ending. Every recording is remastered for the stream: cleaned of rumble, hiss and mains hum (and the old TV whine where we found it), then levelled in two passes to steady broadcast loudness, so one show is never quieter than the next.