Gunsmoke - Old Time Radio · John Meston

Gunsmoke 56-07-29 225 Lost Rifle

·25 min·2 clips
Marshal Dillon intervenes to protect a boy from a beating, telling him, "You can come see me anytime."
Marshal Matt Dillon investigates the murder of Frank Parrish, found shot in the back while fishing. When his friend Ben Temple becomes the prime suspect, Dillon must navigate town suspicions while protecting an abused boy, Andy, who eventually confesses to the accidental shooting, leading to a deadly confrontation with the boy's violent father.

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A hitch-rack quarrel and Andy's missing rifle push Matt Dillon toward a gunfight.

The episode opens on a hitch-rack quarrel that nearly tips into a gunfight, and the fast setup gives it immediate bite. Ben Tipple, Frank Parrish, and Andy keep the tension moving, with Andy's fear and missing rifle doing most of the work.

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You want a hitch-rack quarrel that snaps into a fast marshal intervention.

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