Gunsmoke

1955-1975
20 seasons
CBS
Action & Adventure
TV-PG

Marshall Matt Dillon is responsible for keeping the law and respectability in Dodge City in this western action-drama. Gunsmoke captured the courage, character and spirit of the Western Frontier.

1955-1975
20 seasons
CBS
Action & Adventure
TV-PG

Marshall Matt Dillon is responsible for keeping the law and respectability in Dodge City in this western action-drama. Gunsmoke captured the courage, character and spirit of the Western Frontier.

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