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Gunsmoke Season 7 Episodes
Season 7 Episode Guide
34 Episodes 1961 - 1962
Episode 1
Perce
Sat, Sep 30, 1961 60 mins
Outlaw Perce McCall surprises everyone when he helps Matt fend off three gunmen. Matt: James Arness. Withers: Chuck Bail. Kemp: Chuck Hayward. Nickols: Ken Lynch. Chester: Dennis Weaver.
Episode 2
Old Yellow Boots
Sat, Oct 7, 1961 60 mins
A fortune-hunting cowboy is the chief suspect when the person standing between him and wealthy Beulah Parker---her brother---is murdered. Beulah: Joanne Linville. Leroy: Dean Stanton. Matt: James Arness. Chester: Dennis Weaver.
Episode 3
Miss Kitty
Sat, Oct 14, 1961 60 mins
Matt tries to learn the identity of a young boy Kitty took off the stagecoach in the dead of night. Matt: James Arness. Kitty: Amanda Blake. Thad: Roger Mobley. Mattie: Linda Watkins. Horace: Harold J. Stone. Chester: Dennis Weaver.
Episode 4
Harper's Blood
Sat, Oct 21, 1961 60 mins
When he learns that his wife was the granddaughter of a murderer, Gip Cooley cracks down on his sons to balance their "bad blood." Kyle: Dan Stafford. Jeff: Conlan Carter. Matt: James Arness. Chester: Dennis Weaver. Kitty: Amanda Blake. Doc: Milburn Stone.
Episode 5
All That
Sat, Oct 28, 1961 60 mins
A rancher tries to prevent his landlord from foreclosing on his property. Quimby: Buddy Ebsen. Shanks: John Larch. Clara: Frances Helm. Matt: James Arness. Doc: Milburn Stone. Chester: Dennis Weaver. Redfield: Guy Raymond. Kitty: Amanda Blake.
Episode 6
Long, Long Trail
Wed, Nov 1, 1961 60 mins
Matt and a young woman fight sandstorms, thirst and Indians on a treacherous journey across the desert. Sarah: Barbara Lord. Farmer: Alan Baxter. Fan: Peggy Stewart. Gody: Mabel Albertson. Jamie: Robert Dix. Chester: Dennis Weaver.
Episode 7
The Squaw
Sat, Nov 11, 1961 60 mins
Fun-loving Hardy Tate (John Dehner) tries to make up for lost time after the death of his wife. Cully: Paul Carr. Natacea: Vitina Marcus. Dillon: James Arness. Bill: Bob Hastings.
Episode 8
Chesterland
Sat, Nov 18, 1961 60 mins
Chester buys a plot of land in anticipation of his marriage to pretty Daisy Fair (Sondra Kerr). Matt: James Arness. Tubby: Earle Hodgins. Ma Smalley: Sarah Selby. Doc: Milburn Stone. Kitty: Amanda Blake.
Episode 9
Milly
Sat, Nov 25, 1961 60 mins
Teenager Milly Glover hits on a way to support herself and her brother: marry the first available bachelor. Jena Engstrom. Joey: Billy Hughes. Glover: Malcolm Atterbury. Matt: James Arness. Doc: Milburn Stone. Chester: Dennis Weaver.
Episode 10
Indian Ford
Sat, Dec 2, 1961 60 mins
Matt tries to prevent an Indian-hating officer from turning a search for a white girl into a bloody clash. Benter: R.G. Armstong. Marz: Pippa Scott. Matt: James Arness. Chester: Dennis Weaver.
Episode 11
Apprentice Doc
Sat, Dec 9, 1961 60 mins
Kidnapped to treat a wounded outlaw, Doc discovers that a member of the gang has an amazing knowledge of medicine. Pitt: Ben Cooper. Matt: James Arness. Clint: Crahan Denton. Augie: Robert Sorrells. Sam: Glenn Strange. Kitty: Amanda Blake.
Episode 12
Nina's Revenge
Sat, Dec 16, 1961 60 mins
Caught between a tight-fisted father and a fortune-hunting husband, Nina Sharky maps plans to rid herself of both of them. Sharky: William Windom. Matt: James Arness. Kitty: Amanda Blake. Garza: Ron Foster. Chester: Dennis Weaver.
Episode 13
Marry Me
Sat, Dec 23, 1961 60 mins
Since family custom dictates that the eldest must marry first, Sweet Billy Cathcart tries to find a mate for his big brother. Orkey: Don Dubbins. Matt: James Arness. Pa Cathcart: Taylor McPeters. Sam: Glenn Strange. Chester: Dennis Weaver.
Episode 14
A Man a Day
Sat, Dec 30, 1961 60 mins
Matt receives a grim warning: a gang will kill a man a day unless he leaves town. Matt: James Arness. Cooner: Val Dufour. Bessie: Fay Spain. Grice: Leonard Nimoy. Hatcher: Garry Walberg.
Episode 15
The Do-Badder
Sat, Jan 6, 1962 60 mins
Two drifters map plans to ambush prospector Harvey Easter, who's headed for Dodge after a big strike. Bunch: Strother Martin. Keely: Warren Oates. Matt: James Arness. Smith: H.M. Wynant.
Episode 16
Lacey
Sat, Jan 13, 1962 60 mins
Jess Ayley is the prime suspect when his fiancée's father is murdered. Lacey: Sherry Jackson. Matt: James Arness. Ellen: Dorothy Green. Parcher: Oliver McGowan. Ma Smalley: Sarah Selby.
Episode 17
Cody's Code
Sat, Jan 20, 1962 60 mins
Wounded outlaw Brack Tracy casts a shadow on Cody Durham's romance with Rose Loring. Cody: Anthony Caruso. Tracy: Wayne Rogers. Rose: Gloria Talbott. Matt: James Arness. Chester: Dennis Weaver. Dukes: Robert Knapp.
Episode 18
Old Dan
Sat, Jan 27, 1962 60 mins
Doc struggles to keep alcoholic Dan Witter away from the bottle. Doc: Milburn Stone. Matt: James Arness. Lem: Philip Coolidge. Luke: William Campbell. Jonas: Dabbs Greer. Gussie: Sharon Wiley. Mrs. Bales: Dorothy Neumann.
Episode 19
Catawomper
Sat, Feb 10, 1962 60 mins
Fed up with her boyfriend's attitude toward her, Kate Tassel tries to make him jealous. Bud: Dick Sargent. Kate: Sue Ane Langdon. Matt: James Arness. Tassel: Roy Wright. Olie: Frank Sutton. Pete: Warren Vanders. George: Harold Innocent.
Episode 20
Half Straight
Sat, Feb 17, 1962 60 mins
Hired killer Lute Willis stalks Matt. Hank: William Bramley. Fanny: Elizabeth MacRae. Hatcher: J. Edward McKinley. Chester: Dennis Weaver. Doc: Milburn Stone.
Episode 21
He Learned About Women
Sat, Feb 24, 1962 60 mins
Matt pursues murderous comancheros who raided a camp and kidnapped a girl. Chavela: Barbara Luna. Matt: James Arness. Solis: Claude Akins. Chester: Dennis Weaver. Rankin: Robert J. Wilke.
Episode 22
The Gallows
Sat, Mar 3, 1962 60 mins
Conflicting emotions plague Matt as he escorts convicted murderer Pruit Dover to the gallows: the marshal is sure Dover is innocent. Ax: Robert J. Stevenson. Matt: James Arness. Pheeters: James Nusser. Feist: William Challee.
Episode 23
The Reprisal
Sat, Mar 10, 1962 60 mins
Vengeful Cornelia Conrad vows to even the score when Matt kills her husband in a gunfight. Harden: Jason Evers. Wellman: Tom Reese. Conrad: George Lambert. Pearl: Grace Lee Whitney. Chester: Dennis Weaver. Doc: Milburn Stone. Kitty: Amanda Blake.
Episode 24
Coventry
Sat, Mar 17, 1962 60 mins
Stranded on the prairie, Jessie Ott and his expectant wife spot Dean Beard, who ignores their pleas for help. Beard: Joe Maross. Ott: Paul Birch. Clara: Mary Field. Matt: James Arness. Rankin: Don Keefer. Hager: Walter Burke. Doc: Milburn Stone.
Episode 25
The Widow
Sat, Mar 24, 1962 60 mins
Priggish Mady Arthur arrives in Dodge just in time to view the shenanigans of Emil Peck. Peck's one joy: drinking. Matt: James Arness. Peck: J. Edward McKinley. Jennings: Alan Reed Jr. Kitty: Amanda Blake. Doc: Milburn Stone.
Episode 26
Durham Bull
Sat, Mar 31, 1962 60 mins
A gang is dogged by bad luck---until they hit Dodge. Silva: John Kellogg. Squires: Andy Clyde. Little Bit: Rickey Kelman. Matt: James Arness. Rudd: Gilbert Green. Polk: George Keymas. Doc: Milburn Stone. Chester: Dennis Weaver.
Episode 27
Wagon Girls
Sat, Apr 7, 1962 60 mins
On the prairie, Matt encounters a mail-order bride who says she's trying to escape a tyrannical wagon master. Feester: Arch Johnson. Kelly: Kevin Hagen. Polly: Ellen McRae. Florida: Constance Ford. Emma: Joan Marshall. Doc: Milburn Stone.
Episode 28
The Dealer
Sat, Apr 14, 1962 60 mins
Lily Baskin's feelings toward suitor Johnny Cole change from cool detachment to hatred when he kills her father in self-defense. Lily: Judi Meredith. Matt: James Arness. Johnny: Gary Clarke. Baskin: Roy Roberts. Sam: Glenn Strange. Champ: George Mathews. Doc: Milburn Stone.
Episode 29
The Summons
Sat, Apr 21, 1962 60 mins
Hoping for a large bounty, outlaw Loy Bishop kills his partner. The irony: there is no price on his head. Rose-Ellen: Bethel Leslie. Matt: James Arness. Dawkins: Cal Bolder. Chester: Dennis Weaver. Mosely: Myron Healey.
Episode 30
The Dreamers
Sat, Apr 28, 1962 60 mins
A grubby miner uses his new-found wealth in a bumbling attempt to court Kitty. Cairn: Liam Redmond. Matt: James Arness. Fogle: J. Pat O'Malley. Annie: Valerie Allen. Julia: Cece Whitney. Botkin: Gage Clarke. Jonas: Dabbs Greer. Obie: Shug Fisher.
Episode 31
Cale
Sat, May 5, 1962 60 mins
A young rider is wounded when he's mistaken for the friend of a horse thief. Sterret: Robert Karnes. Nick: Joseph Hamilton. Matt: James Arness. Miller: Hank Patterson. Archer: Peter Ashley.
Episode 32
Chester's Indian
Sat, May 12, 1962 60 mins
Matt tries to free a teenage girl from her tyrannical father. Callie: Jena Engstrom. Dill: Karl Swenson. Indian: Eddie Little Sky. Chester: Dennis Weaver. Frank: Lew Brown. Doc: Milburn Stone.
Episode 33
The Prisoner
Sat, May 19, 1962 60 mins
The Long Branch gets an unexpected customer: military-prison escapee Billy Joe Arlen. Matt: James Arness. Seth: Ed Nelson. Sarah: Nancy Gates. Emerson: Conrad Nagel. Doc: Milburn Stone. Kitty: Amanda Blake. Ham: William Phipps.
Episode 34
The Boys
Sat, May 26, 1962 60 mins
A snake-oil pitchman concocts a scheme to swindle the townspeople. Eliot: Malcolm Atterbury. Hug: George Kennedy. Matt: James Arness. Nate: Dean Stanton. Park: Michael Parks. Molly: May Heatherly. Doc: Milburn Stone. Kitty: Amanda Blake.