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Gunsmoke Season 2 Episodes
Season 2 Episode Guide
39 Episodes 1956 - 1957
Episode 1
Cow Doctor
Sat, Sep 8, 1956 30 mins
Matt must release a murderer because of insufficient evidence. Matt: James Arness. Chester: Dennis Weaver. Kitty: Amanda Blake. Doc: Milburn Stone.
Episode 2
Brush at Elkader
Sat, Sep 15, 1956 30 mins
Matt trails a killer to a strange town where the citizens refuse to help. Matt: James Arness. Jerry: Tommy Kirk. Shippen: Paul Lambert. Hinkle: Gage Clarke.
Episode 3
Custer
Sat, Sep 22, 1956 30 mins
The jury decided to acquit a man due to the lack of evidence in a murder case.
Episode 4
The Round Up
Sat, Sep 29, 1956 30 mins
Dodge City merchants unite against possible violence as the cowboys celebrate the end of the roundup. Matt: James Arness. Summers: Barney Phillips. Torp: Jacques Aubuchon. Rydell: John Dierkes. Chester: Dennis Weaver. Blatnick: Michael Hinn. Hightower: Sam Schwartz. Kitty: Amanda Blake.
Episode 5
Young Man With a Gun
Sat, Oct 20, 1956 30 mins
Matt is forced to kill an outlaw, and the dead man's brother swears revenge. Peyt: Jack Diamond. Matt: James Arness. Kitty: Amanda Blake. Sam: Fredd Wayne. Rynning: Clegg Hoyt. Chester: Dennis Weaver.
Episode 6
Indian White
Sat, Oct 27, 1956 30 mins
A young white boy, raised by Indians, must adjust to life with his own people. Dennis: Peter Votrian. Mrs. Cullen: Marian Seldes. Matt: James Arness. Chester: Dennis Weaver. Kitty: Amanda Blake.
Episode 7
How to Cure a Friend
Sat, Nov 10, 1956 30 mins
An old friend of Matt's uses him to launch a con game. Nick: Andrew Duggan. Matt: James Arness. Mills: Simon Oakland. Chester: Dennis Weaver. Pence: Joseph Mell.
Episode 8
Legal Revenge
Sat, Nov 17, 1956 30 mins
Though saved from a hanging, a drifter plans revenge against his would-be lynchers. Digger: Wright King. Matt: James Arness. Chester: Dennis Weaver. Pate: Anthony Caruso.
Episode 9
The Mistake
Sat, Nov 24, 1956 30 mins
Matt's out trailing a killer---and Dodge is completely unprotected. Bostick: Mike Connors. Chester: Dennis Weaver.
Episode 10
Greater Love
Sat, Dec 1, 1956 30 mins
Doc must save an outlaw's wounded buddy---or die. Doc: Milburn Stone. Jed: Claude Akins. Matt: James Arness. Chester: Dennis Weaver. Hank: Ray Bennett. Tobeel: Frank de Kova.
Episode 11
No Indians
Sat, Dec 8, 1956 30 mins
Matt and Chester play decoy to ambush renegade Indians. Matt: James Arness. Chester: Dennis Weaver. Butler: Dick Rich. Starr: Herbert Rudley. Stapp: Mickey Simpson. Doc: Milburn Stone. Kitty: Amanda Blake.
Episode 12
Spring Term
Sat, Dec 15, 1956 30 mins
Matt investigates a murder and learns that he was the intented victim. Matt: James Arness. Berker: H.M. Wynant. Uzzell: Howard Culver. Chester: Dennis Weaver. Lee: Harry Townes. Jed: Jack Kruschen. Doc: Milburn Stone. Kitty: Amanda Blake.
Episode 13
Poor Pearl
Sat, Dec 22, 1956 30 mins
Matt intervenes when a woman's suitors prepare to duel for her affection. Pearl: Constance Ford. Willie: Denver Pyle. Webb: Michael Emmet. Matt: James Arness. Chester: Dennis Weaver. Kitty: Amanda Blake.
Episode 14
Cholera
Sat, Dec 29, 1956 30 mins
An unscrupulous landowner tries to evict a homesteader and his family. McCready: Paul Fix. Gabriel: Bartlett Robinson. Matt: James Arness. Chester: Dennis Weaver. Doc: Milburn Stone. Kitty: Amanda Blake.
Episode 15
Pucket's New Year
Sat, Jan 5, 1957 30 mins
An old buffalo hunter is left to die by his partner. Pucket: Edgar Stehli. Larner: Grant Withers. Matt: James Arness. Chester: Dennis Weaver. Kitty: Amanda Blake.
Episode 16
The Cover Up
Sat, Jan 12, 1957 30 mins
Matt searches for the gunman who shot a homesteader. Hoffer: Roy Engle. Sara: Vivi Janiss. Baxton: Tyler McVey. Ritter: Ted Marcuse. Matt: James Arness. Chester: Dennis Weaver. Kitty: Amanda Blake.
Episode 17
Sins of the Father
Sat, Jan 19, 1957 30 mins
Angie Dickinson plays Rose in this drama of prejudice and vengeance. Dan: Peter Whitney. Matt: James Arness. Dobie: Gage Clarke. Chester: Dennis Weaver. Doc: Milburn Stone. Kitty: Amanda Blake.
Episode 18
Kick Me
Sat, Jan 26, 1957 30 mins
A thief schemes to con a banker. Myers: Robert H. Harris. Torbeel: Frank de Kova. Matt: James Arness. Chester: Dennis Weaver. Jennifer: Julie Van Zandt. Harry: Paul Lambert. Kitty: Amanda Blake.
Episode 19
Executioner
Sat, Feb 2, 1957 30 mins
To prove his prowess with a gun, a ruthless young gunslinger kills an older man. Matt: James Arness. Abe: Bob Keys. Morgan: Michael Hinn. Clegg: Liam Sullivan. Chester: Dennis Weaver. Doc: Milburn Stone.
Episode 20
Gone Straight
Sat, Feb 9, 1957 30 mins
Carl Betz plays Nate Timble in this story of townspeople protecting an outlaw they believe has reformed. Postil: Tige Andrews. Matt: James Arness. Chester: Dennis Weaver. Doc: Milburn Stone. Mrs. Timble: Marianne Stewart. Kitty: Amanda Blake. Gunter: Joe De Santis. Ace: John Dierkes.
Episode 21
Bloody Hands
Sat, Feb 16, 1957 30 mins
Matt (James Arness) decides to turn in his badge after shooting down an unarmed man. Brand: Ed Platt. Clay: Joe Perry. Howie: Paul Sorenson. Doc: Milburn Stone.
Episode 22
Skid Row
Sat, Feb 23, 1957 30 mins
An Eastern girl makes the long trip to Dodge, only to find that her fiancé has lost his money and won't marry her. Ann: Susan Morrow. Jack: Joe Sargent. Matt: James Arness. Chester: Dennis Weaver. Hank: Guinn Williams. Doc: Milburn Stone.
Episode 23
Sweet and Sour
Sat, Mar 2, 1957 30 mins
A dance-hall girl deliberately goads her admirers into gunfights. Rena: Karen Sharpe. Kitty: Amanda Blake. Matt: James Arness. Laster: John Alderson. Joe: John Mitchum. Chester: Dennis Weaver. Garrett: Walter Reed. Doc: Milburn Stone.
Episode 24
Cain
Sat, Mar 9, 1957 30 mins
Ex-gunslinger Joel Adams' past is about to catch up with him. Adams: Mark Roberts. Cain: Harry Bartell. Matt: James Arness. Chester: Dennis Weaver. Doc: Milburn Stone. Kitty: Amanda Blake. Pritchard: Paul Dubov. Pete: Howard Ledig.
Episode 25
Bureaucrat
Sat, Mar 16, 1957 30 mins
A Washinton official is determined to tame Dodge City. Propter: John Hoyt. Matt: James Arness. Doc: Milburn Stone. Kitty: Amanda Blake. Husk: Ned Glass. Stroud: Ken Lynch.
Episode 26
Last Fling
Sat, Mar 23, 1957 30 mins
Matt fills out a report on Chester after he is believed to have shot a man, Matt wants to take Chester away to protect him.
Episode 27
Chester's Murder
Sat, Mar 30, 1957 30 mins
Matt is forced to arrest Chester for murder. Chester: Dennis Weaver. Matt: James Arness. Nita: Peggie Castle. Buley: Murray Hamilton. Pickard: Tom Greenway.
Episode 28
The Photographer
Sat, Apr 6, 1957 30 mins
An Eastern photographer tries to cross hostile Indian country alone. Jacoby: Sebastian Cabot. Gart: Norman Fredricks. Matt: James Arness. Chester: Dennis Weaver. Doc: Milburn Stone. Kitty: Amanda Blake.
Episode 29
Wrong Man
Sat, Apr 13, 1957 30 mins
A cowboy vows vengeance when his friend is mistakenly shot as a criminal. Sam: Don Keefer. Matt: James Arness. Kitty: Amanda Blake. Chester: Dennis Weaver. Doc: Milburn Stone. Letty: Catherine McLeod. Catlin: Robert Griffin.
Episode 30
Big Girl Lost
Sat, Apr 20, 1957 30 mins
Philip Locke is looking for Laura Simmons, but she doesn't want him to know where she works. Laura tells Matt she and Philip were to wed she asks Matt not to say anything about her job.Philip warns Matt that he will be killed if he doesn't tell the truth. Laura decides to meet Philip at the bar, Philip wants to take Laura away from The Long Branch she doesn't want to leave putting the Barkeeps life in danger.
Episode 31
What the Whiskey Drummer Heard
Sat, Apr 27, 1957 30 mins
Matt feigns death to draw a gunman into the open. Matt: James Arness. Hawkins: Vic Perrin. Roberts: Robert Karnes. Sheriff: Robert Burton. Chester: Dennis Weaver.
Episode 32
Cheap Labor
Sat, May 4, 1957 30 mins
A former gunfighter has turned away from violence, but his fiancee's brother is determined to goad him into a gunfight. Fos: Andrew Duggan. Stancil: Robert Simon. Doc: Milburn Stone. Kitty: Amanda Blake. Matt: James Arness. Flora: Peggy Webber.
Episode 33
Moon
Sat, May 11, 1957 30 mins
Wanted: evidence to convict a poker dealer of murdering a gambler. Nan: Rebecca Welles. Matt: James Arness. Brewer: Stafford Repp. Vint: Phillip Pine. Salter: Tom Palmer. Chester: Dennis Weaver. Doc: Milburn Stone. Kitty: Amanda Blake.
Episode 34
Who Lives by the Sword
Sat, May 18, 1957 30 mins
A gunman goads two boys into a shootout. Joe: Harold J. Stone. Billy: Steven Terrell. Lew: Robert C. Ross. Snyder: Harry Woods. Matt: James Arness. Chester: Dennis Weaver. Kitty: Amanda Blake. Doc: Milburn Stone.
Episode 35
Uncle Oliver
Sat, May 25, 1957 30 mins
Matt stalks an outlaw who wounded Chester. Matt: James Arness. Stang: Earle Hodgins. Chester: Dennis Weaver. Viney: Paul Wexler. Kitty: Amanda Blake. Doc: Milburn Stone.
Episode 36
Daddy-O
Sat, Jun 1, 1957 30 mins
Kitty's father arrives in Dodge, determined to lure her back to New Orleans. Russell: John Dehner. Kitty: Amanda Blake. Matt: James Arness. Chester: Dennis Weaver.
Episode 37
The Man Who Would Be Marshal
Sat, Jun 15, 1957 30 mins
A retired Army officer wants Matt to make him a deputy. Egan: Herbert Rudley. Matt: James Arness. Gere: Rusty Wescott. Willoughby: Alex Sharp. Boxeman: Clancy Cooper. Chester: Dennis Weaver. Kitty: Amanda Blake. Doc: Milburn Stone.
Episode 38
Liar from Blackhawk
Sat, Jun 22, 1957 30 mins
A braggart tries to provoke a gunfight with a harmless drunk. Shinn: Denver Pyle. Matt: James Arness. Chester: Dennis Weaver. Doc: Milburn Stone. Kitty: Amanda Blake.
Episode 39
Jealousy
Sat, Jul 6, 1957 30 mins
Jack Kelly plays a hot-tempered husband who thinks Matt is after his wife. Matt: James Arness. Pike: Than Wyenn. Tilda: Joan Tetzel. Chester: Dennis Weaver.