Privately, Macdonnell had a guarded interest in taking the show to television, but publicly, he declared, "our show is perfect for radio", and he feared, as Dunning writes, "Gunsmoke confined by a picture could not possibly be as authentic or attentive to detail. Two versions of the same pilot episode titled "Mark Dillon Goes to Gouge Eye" were produced with Rye Billsbury and Howard Culver playing Marshal Mark Dillon as the lead, not yet played by Conrad. The stories take place in and around Dodge City, Kansas, during the settlement of the American West. 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Dolly Parton Quite a Witch! [27] William Lava composed the original theme music for television, as noted in the program credits. Howard McNear starred as Dr. Charles Adams in the radio series, and Milburn Stone portrayed Dr. Galen Adams in the television version. Dunning writes that Meston was especially disgusted by the archetypal Western hero and set out "to destroy [that type of] character he loathed". In 1987, CBS commissioned a reunion movie titled Gunsmoke: Return to Dodge. We finished the 20th year, we all expected to go on for another season, or two or three. [25] This seemed to have been a habit of CBS. Bill Strathman played the man in a later version.[28]. . Looks like a gambler's lucky charm has materialized in the winsome form of Dolly Varden (Blake). Jeanette Nolan played Sally Fergus and Dack Rambo . In reality, a U.S. Doc Adams and Festus Haggen were not featured in the film. Because Amanda Blake had died the year before, the writers revisited a 1973 episode for the movie. [65] In 2015, several of the surviving staff reunited at Wild West Fest in Dodge City, including stars Burt Reynolds, Buck Taylor, Jess Walton, Bruce Boxleitner, and writer Jim Byrnes. I don't know; I've never even heard of this confusion. [citation needed], The radio series ran from 1952 to 1961. Meston was head writer. He was acerbic, somewhat mercenary, and borderline alcoholic, in the program's early years. Melody Ranch actually was purchased by one of the greatest on-screen cowboys ever, Gene Autry, in 1952. "[20] It has long been rumored that John Wayne was offered the role of Matt Dillon; according to Dennis Weaver's comments on the 50th Anniversary DVD, disc one, episode "Hack Prine", John Wayne was never even considered for the role; to have done so would have been preposterous, since Wayne was a top movie leading man. Roberts and Cheyenne Autumn. He also had roles in TVs Rawhide, Perry Mason and Have Gun, Will Travel.. With a resonantly powerful and distinctive voice, Conrad was already one of radio's busiest actors. It has also been shown on satellite channel CBS Action in the UK, Ireland and Poland. The 60th anniversary reunion of Gunsmoke is Friday night, Sept. 18 at the Sportsmen's Lodge in Studio City . April 29, 1991. Marshal Matt Dillon keeps the peace in rough-and-tumble Dodge City. In Meston's view, "Dillon was almost as scarred as the homicidal psychopaths who drifted into Dodge from all directions."[11]. Best Supporting Actress (Continuing Character) in a Dramatic Series: Individual Achievements in Music - Composition: Outstanding Achievement in Musical Composition: Morton Stevens for "Major Glory" (winner: Outstanding Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Drama: Milburn Stone won, Outstanding Achievement in Film Sound Editing: Norman Karlin and Richard E. Raderman won (tied with Alex Bamattre, Michael Colgan, Douglas H. Grindstaff, Joe Kavigan, Bill Lee, and Josef E. Von Stroheim for, In 1997, the episode "The Jailer" was ranked No. "[15], Conrad and the others were given auditions, but they were little more than token efforts especially in Conrad's case, due to his obesity. Who's the guy and what's his background? [26] The original radio version was conducted by Koury. Click here to login or here to sign up. In the film, Learned returns as Mike, who reveals to Marshal Dillon that he is the father of their daughter,[48] Beth (played by Amy Stock-Poynton) and asks him for help in saving her from a band on Apaches. In syndication, the entire 20-year run of Gunsmoke is separated into three packages by CBS Television Distribution: The program currently airs on four major venues: TV Land, which has carried the show since its inception in 1996, Encore Westerns, INSP, and Weigel Broadcasting's MeTV digital subchannel network. Robinson delegated this to his West Coast CBS vice president, Harry Ackerman, who had developed the Philip Marlowe series.[4]. Ackerman and his scriptwriters, Mort Fine and David Friedkin, created an audition script called "Mark Dillon Goes to Gouge Eye" based on one of their Michael Shayne radio scripts, "The Case of the Crooked Wheel" from mid-1948. [17], Not long after the radio show began, talk began of adapting it to television. [63] George Walsh, the announcer for Gunsmoke, began in 1952 on the radio series and continued until the television series was canceled in 1975. His real name was Dr. Calvin Moore. Heraclio Cantrell and Father Hernando Cantrell. Kitty doubts the veracity of Matt's old friend Dolly Winters, who arrives in Dodge seeking the Marshal's help and claiming to have been robbed, beaten, and jilted by a man named Rad Meadows. FRESNO, Calif. (AP) _ Ken Curtis, a singer and actor who starred as Marshal Matt Dillons sidekick on the long-running television western Gunsmoke, has died at age 74. **SPOILERS** would this game, that looks like a sweet little racket actually work? When Milburn Stone temporarily left for heart bypass surgery in 1971, Pat Hingle played Dr. John Chapman for several episodes. Graves (1 Episode), Kin Talley (1 Episode), Mac (1 Episode), Jen (1 Episode), Della (1 Episode), Ellen Cade (1 Episode), Major Evans (1 Episode), Killion (1 Episode), Rob Curtin (1 Episode), Joe (1 Episode), Sgt. As originally pitched to CBS executives, this was to be an adult Western, not a grown-up Hopalong Cassidy. The episode was based on "Matt's Love Story". Just hilarious as Dillon just stares at him with a straight face. The popular Western series ran for 20 seasons from 1955 to 1975. Blake look just like her but the special way the camera focuses on Dolly when we first see her convinces us this is indeed Novak. He heard noises from the next block, too, where the inevitable dog was barking. Dolly is played by Whitney Blake, who has a sharp edge and is a vicious cat to Marshal Dillon. In 1987, CBS aired the reunion TV movie - Gunsmoke: Return to Dodge. The series also appears intermittently on MeTV's themed sister network Decades, which CBS holds a partial interest in; it appears on the schedule depending on the theme and year a particular day has. Beau Bridges Played Jason. The screenwriters responded to Curtis's absence by making Newly the new Dodge City marshal. It seems that Paris wins but when one of the cowboys has Dolly next to them, they win. After director John Ford hired the Pioneers for the western film, Wagon Master, Curtis began getting dozens of movie and TV roles. However, McNear's performances steadily became more warm-hearted and sympathetic. So what happens is that the cowboys pay Dolly to stand by them and the team of Dolly/Paris wins money either way. Sign in to vote. Matt is caught between the Army and the townspeople after an apparent Indian raid wipes out a family. Matt gets a tiger-by-the-tail in this episode. Our own Iliad and Odyssey, created from standard elements of the dime novel and the pulp Western as romanticized by [Ned] Buntline, [Bret] Harte, and [Mark] Twain. Gunsmoke (TV Series) Dooley Surrenders (1958) Full Cast & Crew See agents for this cast & crew on IMDbPro Directed by Writing Credits Cast (in credits order) complete, awaiting verification Produced by Cinematography by Film Editing by Casting By Art Direction by Set Decoration by Makeup Department Production Management I never thought for a moment of offering it to Wayne. The effects are subtle but multilayered, giving the show a spacious feel. Dawn Lyn Nervik (born January 11, 1963) [1] is an American former child actress who acted from age 4 to 15. Ellis first appeared in the radio episode "Billy the Kid" (April 26, 1952) as "Francie Richards" a former girlfriend of Matt Dillon's and the widow of a criminal, but the character of "Miss Kitty" did not appear until the May 10, 1952, episode "Jaliscoe". rschlueter@bnd.com. Initially on the fringes of Dodge society, Festus Haggen was slowly phased in as a reliable sidekick and part-time deputy to Matt Dillon when Reynolds left in 1965. It was ever the stuff of legend. The series follows Dillon as he plays peacekeeper in a locale afflicted by problems such as rustling, gunfights and brawling. 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On the Biography Channel's Behind The Scenes: Gilligan's Island (2002), Gilligan's Island producer Sherwood Schwartz states that Babe pressured her husband not to cancel Gunsmoke in 1967, so the network cut Gilligan's Island, instead. Arness stars in all five made-for-television movies. Weaver worried he'd never get away from the character. This scheduling move led to a spike in ratings that had it once again rally to the top 10 in the Nielsen ratings, which again saved the series when CBS purged most of its rural content in 1971. Matt Dillon was played on radio by William Conrad and on TV by James Arness. Apart from the doleful tone, Gunsmoke is distinct from other radio Westerns, as the dialogue is often slow and halting, and the outstanding sound effects give a palpable sense of the prairie setting. You need to be logged in to continue. Episodes were aimed at adults with some of the most explicit content of their time, including violent crimes, scalpings, massacres, and opium addicts. In the end, the primary roles were all recast, with Arness as Marshal Matt Dillon (on the recommendation of Wayne, who also introduced the pilot), Dennis Weaver as Chester Goode, Milburn Stone as Dr. G. "Doc" Adams (later Galen "Doc" Adams), and Amanda Blake as Miss Kitty Russell. [13] The television show first portrayed Kitty as a saloon dance hall employee, then from season two, episode 36 ("Daddy-O"), as half-owner of the Long Branch Saloon. Kitty was played by actress Georgia Ellis on radio, and by Amanda Blake on TV. Milburn Stone had died 7 years earlier in 1980 and the role of Doc was not recast. Well, if all Paris was doing was dealing, and not buying into many hands, yeah, there would be a profit. Amanda Blake (1929-1989) Blake was an American actress, best known for her role as Miss Kitty on Gunsmoke. For other uses, see, Television series (19551975) and TV movies. Jim Buck (stage driver; 19571962) and Floyd (bartender; 197475): Deputy Marshal Clayton Thaddeus "Thad" Greenwood (19651967): Newly O'Brian (gunsmith/Deputy Marshal; 19671975): Bill Pence (Long Branch owner/co-owner 1955?56? When aired in the United Kingdom, the television series was . The film, shot in Alberta, features a now-retired Marshal Dillon being attacked and a vengeful former rival returning to Dodge City to entrap him. Directed by Arthur Hiller Writing Credits Cast (in credits order) complete, awaiting verification Produced by Norman MacDonnell . Associated Press, July 2, 2002, Bob Thomas. Eden married first husband Michael Ansara in 1958 and divorced him in 1974. Best Teleplay Writing (Half-Hour or Less): Best Actor in a Leading Role (Continuing Character) in a Dramatic Series: James Arness nominated (winner: Best Supporting Actor (Continuing Character) in a Dramatic Series: Dennis Weaver won. 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