Old Flame: Gunsmoke (June 15, 1958)

“Old Flame” is an episode of Gunsmoke, the old-time radio show, first broadcast June 15, 1958. Listen free on Stupid Potato.

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What happens

An old friend from Matt's past, Miss Dolly Milton, arrives in Dodge City from Texas. She claims to be looking for a place to settle down, but hints at being in some kind of trouble related to a man. Matt agrees to help her, though Kitty grows concerned about his involvement with the mysterious visitor.

Dodge City, Kansas - various locations including the Long Branch Saloon and the Dodge House hotel

Characters: Matt Dillon, U.S. Marshall, Chester W. Proudfoot, Miss Dolly Milton, Kitty, Mr. Doby, Doc

Listen for: Chester's mishap with a derby hat that had to be cut from his head, and the tension that develops when Kitty learns of Matt's old friendship with Dolly Milton.

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.