Boxcars711 Overnight Western "Gunsmoke" - Cows and Cribs (05-13-56)

Boxcars711 Overnight Western "Gunsmoke" -Cows and Cribs (Aired May 13, 1956)

Gunsmoke is an American radio and television Western drama series created by director Norman MacDonnell and writer John Meston. The stories take place in and around Dodge City, Kansas, during the settlement of the American West. The radio version ran from 1952 to 1961, and John Dunning writes that among radio drama enthusiasts "Gunsmoke is routinely placed among the best shows of any kind and any time." The television version ran for 20 seasons from 1955 to 1975, and still remains the United States' longest-running prime time, live-action drama with 635 episodes ("Law and Order" ended in 2010 with 476 episodes).

THIS EPISODE:

May 13, 1956. CBS network. "Cows and Cribs". Sponsored by: Chesterfield, L & M. Joe Nadler has been selling the meat from stolen cattle, while his wife tries to adopt an orphan! The script was used on the Gunsmoke television series on December 7, 1957. The system cue is added live. William Conrad, John Meston (writer), Vic Perrin, Georgia Ellis, John Dehner, Virginia Christine, Frank Cady, Jeanette Nolan, Parley Baer, Howard McNear, Norman Macdonnell (producer, director), Rex Koury (composer, conductor), Tom Hanley (sound patterns), Bill James (sound patterns), George Fenneman (commercial spokesman), George Walsh (announcer). 25:38. Episode Notes From The Radio Gold Index.