Sundown: Gunsmoke (June 6, 1953)

“Sundown” is an episode of Gunsmoke, the old-time radio show, first broadcast June 6, 1953. Listen free on Stupid Potato.

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What happens

Marshal Dillon and Chester find a feverish Indian woman unconscious by a tree on the prairie during the first break in weeks of bad weather. Doc Adams revives her in Dodge City, but she remains unresponsive. When Dillon discovers she wears a gold wedding ring and necklace, he suspects she may be married to a white man, setting him on a mystery to identify her and find her people before it's too late.

Dodge City, Kansas and the surrounding prairie

Characters: Matt Dillon, Chester, Doc Adams, Miss Kitty, Old Man Johnson

Listen for: The mystery of the Indian woman's identity and her connection to a white man unfolds as Dillon begins his investigation.

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.