Odd Man Out: Gunsmoke (November 24, 1957)

“Odd Man Out” is an episode of Gunsmoke, the old-time radio show, first broadcast November 24, 1957. Listen free on Stupid Potato.

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What happens

Matt Dillon encounters Cyrus Hutton, a farmer who has come to town to report that his wife Bertha has mysteriously disappeared from their farm three weeks ago without explanation. While Cyrus seems devastated and confused about her disappearance, Matt must investigate what happened to the elderly woman and determine whether she left of her own accord or if something more sinister occurred.

Dodge City, Kansas, at the Marshal's office and nearby locations in the territory

Characters: Matt Dillon, Chester, Cyrus Hutton, Bertha Hutton, Sam, Kitty, Doc

Listen for: The details of Bertha Hutton's mysterious disappearance and Matt's investigation into where she has gone and why she abandoned her husband of 37 years

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.