Lochinvar: Gunsmoke (October 17, 1952)

“Lochinvar” is an episode of Gunsmoke, the old-time radio show, first broadcast October 17, 1952. Listen free on Stupid Potato.

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What happens

Frank Craig, a former troublemaker, returns to Dodge City after a year away, announcing he has come to marry Artisan Nash and take her west. But Artisan is now engaged to Ben Martin, a wealthy rancher with twenty-five men working for him. As the wedding day approaches, Marshal Dillon must prevent violence between the two rivals who both claim Artisan as their own.

Dodge City, Kansas

Characters: Matt Dillon, Kitty, Chester, Frank Craig, Ben Martin, Artisan Nash, Doc

Listen for: The tension builds as Frank Craig and Ben Martin confront each other in the saloon, each declaring their claim to Artisan, while Marshal Dillon tries to keep the peace without bloodshed.

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.