The Queue: Gunsmoke (November 17, 1957)

“The Queue” is an episode of Gunsmoke, the old-time radio show, first broadcast November 17, 1957. Listen free on Stupid Potato.

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What happens

A Chinese laborer named Chen Wong arrives in Dodge City looking for work. When local bullies Braden and Ryan harass him over a small box he carries, rumors spread that he's hiding money inside. Matt Dillon must protect Chen from those who might rob or kill him for the mysterious box.

Dodge City, Kansas

Characters: Matt Dillon, Chester, Doc, Chen Wong, Press Braden, Howard Ryan, Mr. Green

Listen for: A tale of prejudice and greed as Matt works to protect an innocent Chinese immigrant from dangerous rumors and violent townspeople.

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.