Gunsmoke | Old Time Radio

Gunsmoke | Old Time Radio

Gunsmoke | Old Time Radio brings you classic Western drama from the golden age of radio, following U.S. Marshal Matt Dillon as he keeps the peace in Dodge City and faces outlaws, violence, frontier justice, and the difficult choices of life in the Old West. Each episode is an Old Time Retro Radio production, presenting the original broadcast with gently cleaned and mastered audio, a newly produced introduction and closing, and custom episode artwork. Starring William Conrad as Matt Dillon, Gunsmoke became one of the most acclaimed and influential Western dramas in radio history, known for its mature storytelling, memorable characters, and realistic frontier atmosphere. Rediscover classic old time radio westerns, Western drama, frontier stories, adventure, crime, historical fiction, and vintage radio. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/gunsmoke-old-time-radio--7219125/support.

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August 27, 2026 19 mins
Gunsmoke presents “Marshal Proudfoot,” episode 328 of the classic CBS radio series, originally broadcast on July 20, 1958. William Conrad stars as Marshal Matt Dillon, with Parley Baer as Chester Proudfoot, in a script by Tom Hanley.

Chester’s father comes to Dodge City carrying an inflated idea of his son’s role in local law enforcement. As Matt, Chester, Kitty, and Doc navigate the visit, Chester fa...
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Gunsmoke presents “Paid Killer Reused Script,” episode 398, originally broadcast on CBS on November 22, 1959. In this Dodge City drama, written by Les Crutchfield and produced by Norman Macdonnell, William Conrad stars as Marshal Matt Dillon, with Parley Baer as Chester.

Lawson Hale offers gunman Ed Granger $1,000 in gold to kill Dillon, placing the marshal under a mounting and personal threat. This 1959 broadcas...
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Gunsmoke presents “Reward for Matt,” the classic radio drama’s April 30, 1955 original broadcast. This local archival recording is identified as episode 159. Written by John Meston and produced and directed by Norman Macdonnell, it stars William Conrad as Marshal Matt Dillon, with Parley Baer as Chester, Howard McNear as Doc, and Georgia Ellis as Kitty.

While investigating a death on the Kansas frontier, Ma...
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Gunsmoke presents “Trojan War Reused Script,” episode 404, originally broadcast on January 3, 1960. This CBS Radio drama stars William Conrad as Marshal Matt Dillon and reuses a Les Crutchfield script first heard in 1953.

When the Pueblo Gang arrives in Dodge City, Dillon has reason to worry despite having no grounds to act. After the Buckeye Stage is robbed and a passenger is wounded, the marshal faces a growing...
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Gunsmoke presents “Chester’s Murder,” episode 144 of the classic CBS radio drama, originally broadcast January 15, 1955. Written by John Meston and directed by Norman Macdonnell, it stars William Conrad as Marshal Matt Dillon and Parley Baer as Chester.

While escorting Charlie Pickard to jail, Chester becomes implicated in a shooting. As suspicion falls on Dillon’s trusted assistant, the marshal must ...
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Gunsmoke presents “Kite’s Reward,” episode 151 of the classic CBS radio series, originally broadcast on March 5, 1955. William Conrad stars as Marshal Matt Dillon in this John Meston script, produced and directed by Norman Macdonnell.

In Dodge City, young Andy Travis displays a dangerously fast draw during a barroom confrontation. Matt Dillon urges him to put away his gun and build a different future, but t...
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Gunsmoke presents “The Surgery,” episode 307 of the classic CBS radio series, originally broadcast on February 23, 1958. Written by Marian Clark and produced and directed by Norman Macdonnell, the episode features William Conrad, Howard McNear, and John Dehner.

In Dodge City, Doc Adams believes Lucy Middleton urgently needs an operation, but her frightened husband Aaron refuses to permit it. As the medical crisis...
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Gunsmoke presents “Til Death Do Us,” episode 237 of the classic CBS radio series, originally broadcast October 21, 1956. Written by Les Crutchfield and produced by Norman Macdonnell, the episode stars William Conrad as Marshal Matt Dillon.

When miserly farmer Jezra Cobb and his wife are fired upon in Dodge, Cobb claims he has no enemies. Marshal Dillon’s investigation soon finds that the isolated, unpleasan...
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Gunsmoke presents “The Coward,” episode 183 of the classic CBS radio series, originally broadcast on October 9, 1955. William Conrad stars as Marshal Matt Dillon, with Parley Baer as Chester, Howard McNear as Doc, and Georgia Ellis as Kitty.

After a shooting raises the possibility that Dillon is the target of an ambush, Dodge City fills with rumors, warnings, and mounting tension. A gambler’s report of a th...
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Gunsmoke presents “Trapper’s Revenge,” episode 365 of the classic CBS radio series, originally broadcast April 5, 1959. Written by John Dunkel, the episode stars William Conrad as Marshal Matt Dillon, with Parley Baer, Georgia Ellis, and Howard McNear.

After a grizzly-bear attack, injured trapper Tug Marsh is brought into Dodge City believing his former partner left him to die. As old bitterness threatens t...
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Gunsmoke presents “Kitty’s Kidnap,” episode 375 of the classic CBS radio series, originally broadcast on June 14, 1959. Written by Marian Clark, this late-run drama stars William Conrad as Marshal Matt Dillon, with Georgia Ellis as Kitty Russell and Parley Baer as Chester Proudfoot.

When Dillon and Chester interrupt an attempted lynching, they discover the prisoner is a dangerous outlaw wanted for robbery a...
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Gunsmoke presents “Paid Killer,” episode 39 of the classic CBS radio series, originally broadcast on January 17, 1953. William Conrad stars as Marshal Matt Dillon, with Parley Baer as Chester, in a script by Les Crutchfield directed by Norman Macdonnell.

A $5,000 bounty in gold has been offered for Dillon’s life, and Dodge City is soon alive with rumors of a hired gun on the way. Dillon and Chester must sep...
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Gunsmoke presents “The Coward Reused Script,” episode 352 of the classic CBS Radio Network series, originally broadcast January 4, 1959. William Conrad stars as Marshal Matt Dillon, with Parley Baer as Chester, Georgia Ellis as Kitty, and Howard McNear as Doc. The script was written by John Meston and reuses his earlier “The Coward” story from 1955.

In Dodge City, an unknown coward targets Matt Dillon...
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Gunsmoke presents “Drop Dead,” episode 22 of the classic CBS radio series, originally broadcast September 20, 1952. In this local archival recording, William Conrad stars as U.S. Marshal Matt Dillon; the episode was written by Les Crutchfield and directed by Norman Macdonnell.

As a punishing Kansas drought strains cattlemen and ranchers alike, a dispute over access to Cottonwood Pond threatens to turn violent. Di...
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Gunsmoke presents “The Man Who Would Be Marshal,” episode 206 of the classic CBS Radio series, originally broadcast March 18, 1956. Written by John Meston and produced and directed by Norman Macdonnell, it stars William Conrad as Marshal Matt Dillon, with Parley Baer as Chester, Georgia Ellis as Kitty, and Howard McNear as Doc.

Former Army major Emmett Egan arrives in Dodge City determined to take Matt Dillon&rsq...
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Gunsmoke presents “Doc’s Reward,” episode 212 of the classic CBS radio series, originally broadcast April 29, 1956. Written by John Meston and produced and directed by Norman Macdonnell, it stars William Conrad as Marshal Matt Dillon and Howard McNear as Doc Adams.

Doc is headed out of Dodge City to treat a patient when trouble on the road puts him under unexpected scrutiny back in town. As tensions build a...
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Gunsmoke presents “Matt for Murder,” episode 119 of the classic CBS Radio series, originally broadcast July 26, 1954. William Conrad stars as Marshal Matt Dillon, with Parley Baer as Chester and Georgia Ellis as Kitty. Written by John Meston and directed by Norman Macdonnell, this archival recording comes from Dodge City’s most perilous frontier-law cases.

When Matt Dillon is accused of murdering Lou Price,...
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This episode features Target - Chester [episode 344], Broadcast 11/9/1958, a classic Gunsmoke western radio drama.

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This episode features Kitty Caught [episode 276], Broadcast 7/21/1957, a classic Gunsmoke western radio drama.

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This episode features Pokey Pete [episode 384], Broadcast 8/16/1959, a classic Gunsmoke western radio drama.

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