 The round-dodged city and in the territory on west there's just one way to handle the killers and the spoilers And that's with the u.s. Marshall and the smell of gun smoke Starring William Conrad the story of the violence that moved west with young America The story of a man who moved with it Matt Dillon United States Marshall rifle ammunition to mr. Witherspoon. Let's see You still use that 44 Henry don't you Marshall? Yeah, that's right. How many oh? Couple of boxes will do. Oh, here we are. Thank you All right, Chester. What about you? Any fresh tobacco come in mr. Witherspoon? Yes, sir One catty or spit a drowned tobacco That's all Say could I owe you for this mr. Witherspoon? I've had just about the one unluckiest month. I ever knew you fellas will never learn will you? How to charge you interest that's what well, I won't take it if you'd rather it didn't I'll be a fool Of course you'll take it. Thank you, mr. Witherspoon, but you stay away from those gambling halls You can lose more money than your money there You know you heard about the killing at the Texas Trail last night then huh? I did Where are you Marshall? I've been away mr. Witherspoon. I just got back this morning Nobody told me Then I take it the man who did the shooting he's got clean away. Oh, it wasn't a murder mr. Witherspoon I looked into it. He acted purely in self-defense. Ah, that's what all the witnesses said mr. Witherspoon just another case of men being ruined by good whiskey and bad women. That's all well There was a girl mixed up in it. All right, huh? Who Chester a new girl mr. Dylan called yourself dolly Varden. She's caused nothing, but trouble ever since she got here But what do you mean? I don't exactly know sir something to do with the gambling though Then she'll cause more trouble Uh chester, I think I'll drop by there. All right, sir. Uh, take my cartridges of the office, will you? Yes, sir Be glad you mr. Dylan. Uh, you had an unlucky month too, Marshall. What? You ain't paid me I'm sorry Yeah, yeah Thank you Marshall. Good day. Good day. Mr. Witherspoon Did you have a good trip? Oh successful anyway. Have a sit. Oh, I guess you heard about the killing last night, huh? Hey, uh, yeah, I did Kitty, huh? Who is this dolly Varden? Oh, I don't know Matt. She says she's from st. Louis, but She is the luckiest thing I ever saw Oh Does she gamble? No No, she says that it's spoil it. She's just lucky for other people How? Whoever she's with he wins It's real simple. Oh And they cut her end to stand by them. Is that it? Yeah You never saw anything like it Matt. She goes from man to man whoever pays her the most But they figure it's worth it, huh? Yeah, they sure do Unless she's with a man he just doesn't seem to win So Naturally in time they offer her practically anything to stay with him She's made a lot of money here Which game kitty? Farrell only Farrell She says it wouldn't work with anything else Does anyone walk out ahead of the game? No, no not from what I've heard Everybody's losing sooner or later if they can't afford dolly they Go on trying anyway and the fight starts over one man offering her more money than another is that it? Well, that's what happened last night Who's running the Farrell games? Oh, that's frank peris. Oh, oh, yeah I don't remember. Oh, he came here a few days after dolly did That sounds like an old setup Well, nobody's caught him cheating yet matt And if he and dolly know each other they're pretty smart about it. I've never seen them together once Uh Where is dolly now kitty upstairs you want to meet her? Yeah, I'll go get her. Thank you kitty She was on her way down matt. Uh dolly. This is marshal dillon Hello dolly. How do you do marshal? Watch sit down. Thank you Well, I I'll see you later matt. Yeah, sure kid Tell me dolly You come here with frank peris Well, I know I got here before he did Sure, but that's not what I meant What did you mean marshal? I hear you've got a lot of money for making a man lucky Is that against the law? Only when it leads to trouble And kill him I'm not responsible for what these men do No But I am Then why don't you do something about it marshal? That's why I'm talking to you Go ahead then Have you been this far west before dolly? No Well, you see men out here settle their differences a little faster than they do back east Most of them don't spend much time in towns But when they do come in if there's anything or anybody that smells like trouble That seems like they always find it. What's all that got to do with me? You're troubled dolly Man got killed last night because of you I don't think I like you marshal You'll like me less when I run you out of town Oh You couldn't I'll leave frank paris up to the men if he's caught cheating they'll shoot him But I don't want any more killing because of you You understand No, I don't understand Why should you think it's simple dolly? I don't believe in luck. That's all If I did I'd have been killed a long time ago. Mr. Dillon. Yeah Now I forgot to tell you while you were over at the texas trail this afternoon doc was in looking for you That was four or five hours ago chester. I guess it wasn't very important. No, sure, but I should have told you Oh, uh Matt, hello doc I told him you were looking for him doc. Well, thank you just thank you. What you want doc Well, man, I've been thinking I got an idea. Yeah That fellow that got shot last night. They buried him in his saddle blanket today So well, that's no way for a man to be buried Dodge ought to be ashamed of itself. This is a big town now Well, how would you propose burying him doc? Why in pine box is matt any man deserves at least a pine box Yeah, I agree. Well, that's my idea man I think we ought to form a sort of a committee and raise enough money to bury people properly here Why it's a disgrace this way. No, no doc. I I don't know If we did that everybody'd want to come to dodge to get shot We got enough trouble as it is I'm serious matt. All right. All right. I'll contribute a dollar Oh, now what's that? Sounds like somebody couldn't wait for one of doc's pine boxes. Come on chester You might as well come to doc. Oh, sure matt. I'm coming Stop all this matt. I am kitty. Where is he dead on the floor over there? I meant where's the man who killed him? Oh jack singer there But it was self defense matt anyone can tell you jack singer. Yeah He's not a killer. I know Was it dolly again? Yeah, same thing. Where is she? Oh, I see her. Excuse me kitty dolly Don't bother me marshal. I didn't shoot him. I warned you once dolly They're grown men I'm not responsible for them. There's a stage leaving dodge at noon tomorrow. Be on it I'm sure you've got enough money for a ticket and don't come back to dodge ever Sure marshal sure That's 15 minutes until noon. Mr. D Lacks dolly varden too chester. Oh, she'll be along women don't never get any place ahead of time Only two passengers have showed up so far Maybe you should have run paris out of town too. Well, I don't like to do that just on suspicion But I will as soon as somebody catches him cheating if he lives through it Mr. Dylan, maybe you try too hard to make the law look fair. Yeah, maybe Now anyway, here she comes She's not tearing any bags No, she isn't coming this way. Yeah Goodbye dolly I didn't say goodbye. I said good day Hey When I've thought it over marshal. I've decided not to leave after all There's the stage dolly Get on it No, get on it dolly I said no, all right if you I'll have to You want what marshal now get on the stage No, you're yelling at me marshal That's not gonna do it. Oh Well, what is Well, you'll just have to Throw me on it Throw you on it. Yes Your friend here might help Chester, isn't it? Yes, ma'am chester proud for I'm glad to know you miss dolly. I mean oh shut up chester Yes, well chester could take my arm You could take my feet marshal Of course, it might be a little awkward getting me into the coach, but I'm sure you could manage it somehow Oh my no miss dolly. We can't handle a woman that way. Oh goodness. No. No. Oh, no Then you'll have to do it by yourself marshal Throw me over your shoulder Or maybe drag me your western time dolly. It won't be easy though Because marshal I'll scream and I'll cry and scratch and bite and I'll kick Oh, how I'll kick I'll be a mess when you get me there and I'll have the whole town out watching you be a hero You're serious, aren't you? Of course. You could hit me You could knock me out with your fist or your gun I wouldn't scream so much then gosh mr. Dillon. Well marshal I'm tempted to put you on that stage no matter how dolly But maybe there's another way to handle you the best way to handle me is to leave me alone And have more men get killed if they're fools enough what differences it make I don't think I could explain that to you dolly But anyway, you remember what I said You're through and dodge come on jester Gosh mr. Dillon, how are you gonna get rid of her? I'm gonna start by ruining her game jester. Yeah, but how? I'll show you right here at the dodge house here Yeah Frank paris stays here Go find out what room he's in will you? Yes, sir. Mr. Dillon. All right. How do you know paris lives here? Kitty now here it is pardoned to leave town on the known stage today Oh, she refused I'd have had to force her physically to make her leave well Why are you telling me this marshal because I thought I'd leave you alone paris and let whoever caught you take care of you But I've changed my mind Oh, I don't know what you're talking about marshal Don't you no No, I don't I just remember this if dolly varden comes anywhere near your table from now on you stop the play till she leaves Is that clear? Now look here marshal. I've got nothing to do with that woman If you can't handle her you've got no right wrecking my game trying to why I would never play her left if I started that paris Maybe I can't rough up a woman and run her out of town, but you're a man and I won't even waste time arguing You'll do as I say or you leave There's too much money in dodge for me to leave marshal. It's the way I said paris. 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There's quite a meal tonight Quite a meal. Yeah Sure was doc. I was nearly starved too. Yeah, I haven't had a meal like that since we got snowed in At fort fletcher a few years back. What do you mean dog? Well One night four of us were down to a quart of dried peas and a bottle of vinegar But by heaven it made a better meal than give a monocles puts out. Oh doc. He wasn't that bad Doc likes southern cooking chest and any man who works hard deserves good food I'll let chester answer that doc. Uh, when you threw chester, I'll see you at the office. All right, so i'll be along directly So long doc. Bye Matt. Do you mind if I walk along with you for a minute? What's on your mind? Marshall, I'm sorry I behaved the way I did this noon What? I shouldn't have done that Just that I was so desperate that's all Desperate about what? I've got to tell you And I want to But I can't out here in the street Somebody'll come by and then I'll be embarrassed Here let's Just get around the corner out of the light Please Go ahead. Now. What's this all about dolly? I was sort of hysterical this noon You've got to forgive me You've just got to Now don't cry Just tell me I've been thinking about it ever since last night I can't leave doc Marshall I don't have any place to go Now dolly don't make me go Please I promise I won't go near a gambling table again. I swear. I won't Well It's up to you dolly You do that and don't cause any trouble Thank you Marshall. Thank you I promise you'll see Yeah, sure. I'll see please go now I want to dry my eyes before Get out the street again And stay away from frank paris dolly All right, drop it. You mean you're going to shoot a woman, Marshall? I doubt it Drop it. I will not Give it to me. You're quite a girl dolly. I'll kill you yet. You're going to jail You're too dangerous to be loose woman or no woman He moved his table. It's beyond the bar there. Oh And that's him with his back to us. Yeah What's the trouble man? You're mad about something. I just threw dolly in jail Now it's paris's turn You stay out of this kitty. What's going on here? What's so that's the Marshall? You're all through paris And don't try anything What's the trouble now, Marshall? There's no woman near my table and there won't be not for a long time Dolly vardens in jail. What she tried to shoot me a little while ago and I threw her in jail Oh, I see Well, maybe she's better off there. She did cause a certain amount of trouble around here She can't see it that way paris. She thinks it's all right to lock up a man, but not a woman What's all this got to do with me, Marshall? You're going to jail too You can't arrest me. I'm not arresting you There's no proof of anything against you I got dolly now on attempted murder, but nobody's caught you doing a thing Come on paris. Let's go. No. No, you just said it You can't arrest you're going to jail paris and tomorrow you leave and dodge You're clever, but you're crooked And dolly's in it with you That's all I need to know proof or no proof I should have stopped you the day I got back I told you Marshall that there's too much money here. I don't want to leave. I'm not arguing with you I just wanted everybody here to know about this We were doing fine till you came back Marshall You're in the way now Don't be a fool paris I'll chance My hand you got my hand You're lucky I didn't kill you Now you walk out that door Doc will take care of you in jail Here's their tickets mr. Dillon all the way to st. Louis. Thanks chester and here's your change mr. Parris. Give it to dolly Hear mr. Dolly. Thanks You think I'd better count it chester. Oh, no, ma'am. I counted it. It's all there. Oh, I'm joking I trust you I'm not suspicious of everybody like the marshal here Well, who wouldn't be suspicious? You're both trying to kill him. Sure But he trusts me now Don't you marshal I do You think I'm gonna get on that train without making you throw me on it, don't you Now I'm not sure But I'll throw you on it if I have to yes I know You would now I would why don't you shut up dolly Marshall could still bring us the trial if you wanted to I know Tell me marshal Why didn't you? The judge is busy enough without my hauling and everybody who tries to shoot me And besides you've sort of had your wings clipped How oh dolly. What's the use of lying to him anymore? He's talking about me I may never be able to deal cards that we are used to with his hand. It's the truth But think about it dolly There's quite a few people who managed to get along on an honest living I never knew how but we're gonna have to find out Well, there it is Bye marshal Chester. Bye. Goodbye marshal I don't think I hate you as much as I did Good So long dolly Gun smoke under the direction of norman mcdonnell stars william conrad as matt dillon us marshal Tonight's story was specially written for gun smoke by john meston with music composed and conducted by rex quarry Featured in the cast were virginia greg as dolly with john daner as paris and james griffith as witherspoon parley bair as chester georgia ellis is kitty and howard mcnear is doc Gun smoke has been selected by the armed forces radio services to be heard by our troops overseas Join us again next week as matt dillon us marshal Fights to bring law and order out of the wild violence of the west in Gun smoke dorthy maguire star of broadway and hollywood will be heard on cbs radio next monday evening in a dramatic story Entitled the fall of maggie phillips It's another in your lux summer theater series So be listening for it next monday on most of these same stations The fall of maggie phillips starring dorthy maguire. 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