The Cabin: Gunsmoke (December 27, 1952)

“The Cabin” is an episode of Gunsmoke, the old-time radio show, first broadcast December 27, 1952. Listen free on Stupid Potato.

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What happens

US Marshal Matt Dillon takes shelter from a deadly blizzard at a remote cabin and is taken prisoner at gunpoint by a burly, suspicious man named Hack and his bald companion Alvey. As Dillon warms himself by the stove, Hack interrogates him about his identity and purpose, convinced the marshal may be there for a sinister reason.

A remote ranch cabin during a severe winter blizzard, approximately one hundred miles from Dodge City.

Characters: Matt Dillon, US Marshal, Hack, a burly red-bearded man, Alvey, Hack's bald companion, Bell, a dark-haired woman

Listen for: The tense confrontation between Matt Dillon and his captors as Hack threatens him with a shotgun while trying to determine whether the marshal is a threat to them.

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.