Twelfth Night: Gunsmoke (December 28, 1957)

“Twelfth Night” is an episode of Gunsmoke, the old-time radio show, first broadcast December 28, 1957. Listen free on Stupid Potato.

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What happens

Matt Dillon learns that a man named Eben Hake has come to Dodge City seeking Jay Hicks, the last of the Jock Monger family. The two families are locked in a bitter feud, and Jay's mother fears that Jay will kill Eben or be killed himself when he discovers his enemy is in town. Matt must prevent bloodshed before the feud claims another life.

Dodge City and the surrounding Kansas territory, present day in the episode's narrative

Characters: Matt Dillon, Doc

Listen for: A discussion of a long-standing family feud between the Hicks and Hakes families, and Matt's determination to prevent violence on a Sunday

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.