The Army Trial: Gunsmoke (June 25, 1955)

“The Army Trial” is an episode of Gunsmoke, the old-time radio show, first broadcast June 25, 1955. Listen free on Stupid Potato.

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What happens

Marshal Matt Dillon encounters a broken-down wagon on the trail and discovers the driver is Jed Cook, a deserter from Fort Dodge. After arresting Cook and bringing him back to Dodge, Dillon learns that Cook's fiancée Della is determined that no army sentence will keep them apart.

Dodge City, Kansas and the surrounding frontier, with Fort Dodge nearby

Characters: Matt Dillon, Jed Cook, Della Masters, Chester, Kitty, Justin, Mr. Dunn

Listen for: A tense confrontation over a deserter from the cavalry, and Della's fierce conviction that she and Jed will escape the Army's reach

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.