Trojan War: Gunsmoke (February 28, 1953)

“Trojan War” is an episode of Gunsmoke, the old-time radio show, first broadcast February 28, 1953. Listen free on Stupid Potato.

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What happens

Marshal Dillon encounters three notorious outlaws—the Parks Brothers and Chuck Evans—in Dodge City and warns them to stay out of trouble. When a gold shipment stage is ambushed on the trail with the driver and shotgun guard killed, Dillon and Chester investigate the crime scene and discover the outlaws' trail leading toward the river.

Dodge City and the trail to the west, 1953

Characters: Matt Dillon, Chester, Kitty, Ed Parks, Rio Parks, Chuck Evans, Will, Jack Houston

Listen for: The investigation of the stage robbery and the connection to the three dangerous men Dillon warned earlier in the episode.

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.