Personal Justice: Gunsmoke (September 27, 1959)

“Personal Justice” is an episode of Gunsmoke, the old-time radio show, first broadcast September 27, 1959. Listen free on Stupid Potato.

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What happens

Marshal Matt Dillon escorts a prisoner named Reed Morley to Wichita for trial on a murder charge. Reed's brother Clayton arrives and threatens Dillon, demanding the prisoner's release and warning that Dillon won't live to see Reed hanged. Clayton continues his intimidation throughout Dillon's stay, making veiled threats even after the trial concludes.

Wichita, a town away from Dodge City, including a hotel, restaurant, courthouse, and jail

Characters: Matt Dillon, Chester, Clayton Morley, Reed Morley, Tom

Listen for: Clayton Morley's escalating threats toward Marshal Dillon and his insistence that his brother is innocent despite the murder charge

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.