Boxcars711 Overnight Western "Gunsmoke"
Alarm At Pleasant Valley (Aired September 10, 1955)
William Conrad in 1952, when Matt Dillon was created on radio. Matt Dillon was played on radio by William Conrad and on TV by James Arness. Two versions of the same pilot episode titled "Mark Dillon Goes to Gouge Eye" were produced with Rye Billsbury and Howard Culver playing Marshal "Mark" Dillon as the lead, not yet played by Conrad. Conrad was one of the last actors to audition for the role of Marshal Dillon. With a resonantly powerful and distinctive voice, Conrad was already one of radio's busiest actors. Though Meston championed him, Macdonnell thought Conrad might be overexposed. During his audition, however, Conrad won over Macdonnell after reading only a few lines. Dillon, as portrayed by Conrad, was a lonely, isolated man, toughened by a hard life. Macdonnell later claimed, "Much of Matt Dillon's character grew out of Bill Conrad."
THIS EPISODE:
September 10, 1955. CBS network. "Alarm At Pleasant Valley". Sponsored by: L & M cigarettes. A band of Kiowa Indians attacks the Clayburn family. Sam Fraser decides to give up and leave the territory. This is a network, sponsored version. William Conrad announces that "Gunsmoke" will begin on television tonight! The script was used on the Gunsmoke television series on August 25, 1956. William Conrad, George Walsh (announcer), Vic Perrin, Norman Macdonnell (producer, director), Parley Baer, Rex Koury (composer, performer), Sam Edwards, Tom Hanley (sound patterns), Bill James (sound patterns), Eleanor Tanin, Helen Kleeb, John Dehner, John Dunkel (writer), John James. 30:24. Episode Notes From The Radio Gold Index.
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