Old Man's Gold: Gunsmoke (November 2, 1958)

“Old Man's Gold” is an episode of Gunsmoke, the old-time radio show, first broadcast November 2, 1958. Listen free on Stupid Potato.

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What happens

Marshal Matt Dillon agrees to safeguard a suitcase of family treasures left by Cassius Mayhew, who has come to Dodge City with his ailing wife for her health. When Henry Brails arrives claiming to be Mayhew's brother-in-law and demanding access to the suitcase, Dillon refuses to open it without Mayhew's consent, sensing something suspicious about Brails's motives. Tensions escalate when Brails attempts to force his way into the hotel where Mrs. Mayhew is staying.

Dodge City - Marshal's office, saloon, and hotel

Characters: Matt Dillon, Cassius Mayhew, Henry Brails, Doc Adams, Chester, Kitty

Listen for: The mystery surrounding the suitcase and Brails's true intentions toward the Mayhews and their valuables.

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.