 Gun smoke brought to you by Chesterfield Chesterfield packs more pleasure because it's more perfectly packed thanks to Accu-ray They satisfy the most Around Dodge City and in the territory on West there's just one way to handle the killers and the spoilers And that's with a US Marshal and the smell of gun smoke Gun smoke starring William Conrad the transcribed story of the violence that moved West with young America And the story of a man who moved with I'm that man Matt Dillon United States Marshal The first man they look for and the last they want to meet It's a chancey job And it makes a man watchful And a little lonely Here's everyone's been he's cutting that man's hair. Oh, are you in a hurry Chester? No, sir. I ain't but I don't take the setting around the Tom's oil the entire day There you are like he's through now. Well, it's about time. That'll be 25 cents, mister Chester, why don't you go first? Oh, no, sir. I don't mind waiting. You go first Yeah, that'd be like eating pork chops in front of a starving man Well, if you insist I Guess I'm gonna be next mr. Tears I'll be glad to get you out of here Chester You're fixing around over there and they made me put a brand on that man. Well, it's just cuz I'm hungry mr. Tears I ain't at my dinner yet. Well next time eat before you come in for your haircut I sure will and bring a lunch to set still Marshall yeah, what's it heard something yesterday might interest you know A couple of strangers was in here heard him say they was taking the Santa Feet of Wichita last night Yeah, that's pretty interesting ain't through yet they come from Texas Marshall San Anton What they said was there's a gambler down there who's coming to Dodge said he'd be here on the stage tomorrow Tears if you cut hair the way you tell a story you'd go broke put your head down Chester This particular gambler Marshall Well, they said he's real clever and also the biggest crook they ever knew ours. That's so they said he could outsmart anybody Well, did they say his name mr. Cheater? Yes, they did and I remembered it. It's search Nick search Nick search You sure to this that's what the sad Marshall Well, uh Maybe they were just talking now. How do you mean? Well any man's got enemies Especially a gambler. You sound like you don't leave me. Mr. Don Well, I don't want to Chester. You don't why Nick search isn't only a gambler He's also about as handy with a gun as anybody I ever knew now Marshall. You don't mean you're afraid of it We were friends once teachers Real good friends Packs more pleasure packs more pleasure just to feel packs more pleasure Because Chester feels more perfectly packed The more perfectly packed your cigarette the more taste and mildness are released for you Chesterfield made by exclusive Accuray has an open easy draw that unlocks all the pleasure of fine tobaccos Now Accuray ensures an even distribution of tobacco from one end of your Chesterfield to the other Chesterfield is firm and pleasing to the lips mild yet deeply satisfying Chesterfield packs more pleasure because Chesterfield's more perfectly packed To the touch to the taste Chesterfield packs more pleasure because it's more perfectly packed by Chesterfield mild yet. They satisfy the most Uh stage R be here any minute mr. Dylan. Yeah How long has it been since you saw this Nick search anyway? Oh 10 12 years It was in Texas. You knew him. Well there in other places. Yeah, like I said, he was a good friend Chester Yandere comes My you make it sound like he must have saved your life or something. I was just the opposite as a matter of fact What I saved his you did a man tried to shoot him in the back And I put a stop to it Well, oh there he is Hey Nick Nick search. Hey, he sees you Oh Nick, how are you? Well, I heard down the trail you was Marshall here and I heard you were on your way Then who told you? All right, it doesn't matter. Nick. I want you to meet Chester proud. Well, Chester. Well, I'm glad to know you Matt mad if this don't beat off. Yeah Uh, yeah, you're planning to stay a while You know a fella here named a Sam Noonan. Well, sure. He runs a long branch. That's it Yeah, tell you what Matt you wait here till I dump my war sack in that hotel over there, and then we'll go see him Gambler can't work without a place to gamble I'll be back directly. Okay Well, I declare he seemed like a nice fellow mr. Don Yeah Hey, you don't believe what they mean told mr. Teeters. Do you about him being a crook? And Chester when he comes back I I'm gonna have to ask him about it. That's the long branch man. Yeah, that's it Nick What's matter? I I want to ask you something. We'll go ahead the Men who said you were on your way to dodge They said something else about you What was that? Well, they They said you were a crooked gambler Did you believe them I'd rather believe you Nick Yeah You saved my life once man If you catch me cheating at cards You can try to take it back again. That's not a very clear answer nick I'm no crook Matt I'm too smart for that Yeah, let me go and talk to this Sam noon and then we'll have a drink. Okay nice place Oh, that's Sam behind the bar there. I'll introduce you. No, no matt. No never mix friends with business Well, then I'll wait for you. Um, I'll be with that girl in the corner over there I won't be long Hello, kitty. Hello matt. Who's your friend? Yeah, his name's nick search kitty So that's nick search Oh, do you've heard of him? A couple of Texans were talking about him the other day Who were those men kitty? They never said their names matt They were sure talking about nick search Nick's an old friend of mine He is And I think those men were lying Well, I hope so for your sake Oh, why for my sake He's an old friend of yours That's not what you meant kitty No They also said he's pretty fast with a gun Yeah, he is And so if I back him up here, then it's gonna look like I'm doing it because I'm afraid of him, huh? Not to me. You know that Yeah, but the most everybody else I don't know matt Here he comes sam's bringing him over Hello marshal. Hello sam Marshal I seen you come in with search here. So I figured you must know him Well, won't he admit it? I don't like mixing friends with business. You don't have no choice this time search Not if you want to deal in a long branch. What is it sam? Those two Texans and their stories. Well, I heard them We all heard probably a couple of saddle bums lost their pay in an honest game and now to blame the dealer for it Happened every day. I know that but they they said other things about you like what? Well, you can handle a gun Marshal are you a good friend of this man? You want me to say it's okay for him to deal here Now wait a minute if matt's got to get involved. I can go someplace else. No, it's all right nick. I don't mind Well, what do you say marshal? Yeah, sam. I'll vouch for him I run clean games here And I run a clean town here All right, I'll take the marshal's word search. You can open your game tonight. Oh good Come on matt. Let me buy you that drink. How can it? I'll I'll see you later kids. Yeah What's the matter sam? Oh Oh, it's nothing kitty Why is it's just a hate to think marshal dillon standing up for that fella for the wrong reason Started with sam noonan Before long everybody got to think and I was backing up nick search because I was afraid of him I talked to nick about it But he laughed he said there were as many fools and dodges anyplace we'd ever been And maybe he was right Anyway after a month passed without any complaints about his deal and I began to forget it So one afternoon when chester and I were taking our ease on the porch in front of my office Mr. Dillon Did you ever know any Irishman? Well, of course I have chester I mean do you know much about him? Well, I have a feeling anything. I don't know you're about to tell me Oh, no, sir. It's not me. It's fella. I used to live with he was born on a place called bingo bay That's in Ireland. And what did he tell you? Well, sir, he told me never shoot an Irishman What yes, sir Because he said if you can lick one of them, then he'll be your friend for life But he warned me about that too He said be careful never punch one of them in the face Just give him a good whack in the belly and then a little child could whip me That's a good thing to know chester. I'll remember that. Yes, sir. I've always remembered it I've made lots of friends that way Irishman yes, sir all Irishman all of them all of them Irishman They're mighty fine people mr. Dillon. Yes, they are chester. I sure do like them Hey ain't that olinic mills? Oh, what? You know under coming down the street there Yeah Looks mighty serious about something too. Well far as the richest cattle barn dogs. I'd look serious too Just thinking about all the money. He's got sober as me Hello marshal chester. I do mr. Mill sit on in it. Oh some other time marshal. I gotta get back I gotta clean this fella out. Why that gambler nick search All right, you in a game with nick search. Yeah, I've been going on for 12 hours I got him going marshal. I've been winning steady Now I'm about ready to double on everything I've won and really taking I see Uh, how much money does it amount to in it? Well, it's what I just got from the bank to throw in it'll be some five thousand dollars. Yeah What's the game poker head and head? Just him and me and the only time he wins is when I deal So I don't do any betting till he gets the deck now. I'm really going to give it to him I'll break him good. I gotta get back now. Easiest money I ever made I guess nick ain't so much of a gambler after all any mr. Dillon nick knows what he's doing chester I'm gonna follow him down. I want to watch this Packs more pleasure packs more pleasure just to feel packs more pleasure Because chester feels more perfectly packed The more perfectly packed your cigarette the more taste and mildness are released for you Chester field made by exclusive accu-ray has an open easy draw that unlocks all the pleasure of fine tobaccos Now accu-ray ensures an even distribution of tobacco from one end of your chest to feel to the other Chest to field is firm and pleasing to the lips mild yet deeply satisfying Chest to feel packs more pleasure because chester feels more perfectly packed To the touch to the taste Chester field packs more pleasure because it's more perfectly packed by chester field mild yet they satisfy the most Hello nick Hello, man Well, you're just in time morsel came just about to get started again. That's fine. You look uh You mind if I watch? Oh, of course not. Here you're a deal nick Here's your dick Now pick it up and deal What are you waiting for nick makes me nervous to have people watching me. Nick. I told you that Marshall ain't people go on deal I'll join you later for a drink man You mean I'll spoil the game if I watch Maybe that's what I mean Let him have his way Marshall. Don't bother him for it makes him nervous. I'm sorry, nick. I'm staying Oh, you're not matt So you lied to me nick And now I'm warning you You threw her in the Am I now don't do it His hand Marshall you to kill me if I hadn't I'll kill you yet. Yeah, sure. But first you better let doc fix that hand. Come on. I'll take you up to him There you are That's the best I can do for it here nick Have another drink. I could drink that whole bottle not feeling on stomach That hand will hurt worse tomorrow Tell me doc Your hand's pretty badly smashed, nick It's gonna be stiff I won't be able to deal cards very well, will I You won't even be able to hold a deck. Well matt, I guess that does No more taking my time setting up suckers like enic mills For one big steak and leaving town fast after it's done. I guess that's all over. Yeah, I guess it is, nick My gun hand too Mm-hmm Funny thing matt now that it's all over I feel You're kind of relieved Like you've got nothing to worry about no more You said you were gonna kill me nick Doesn't that worry you You saved my life once matt Saved it again tonight I'd be pretty ungrateful hold that against you wouldn't I Yeah, I guess There's one thing I do hold against you What? Well, maybe I'll get used to it again Looks like I'm gonna have to go back to being honest And Doc, uh, yes, ma'am. Why don't you and I sit down and help nick finish that bottle? Yeah Oh, that's it matt I knew there was something more that we could do for him In a moment our star William Conrad Chest appeal packs more pleasure because chester fields more perfectly packed Chester field made by exclusive accurate packs more pleasure because it's more perfectly packed Unlocks all the pleasure of fine tobaccos chest appeal packs more pleasure because chester fields more perfectly packed Firm and pleasing to the lips chester field mild yet. They satisfy the most You know frontier cattle and often fought and died over grazing land or because of water rights with sheepmen But next week a few flares up because of two people in love But that was the west good night Gun smoke produced and directed by norman mcdonald stars william conrad as matt dillon u.s. 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