Boxcars711 Overnight Western "Gunsmoke" - General Parsley Smith (07-02-55)

Boxcars711 Overnight Western "Gunsmoke" - General Parsley Smith (07-02-55)

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.

THIS EPISODE:

July 2, 1955. CBS network. "General Parsley Smith". Sponsored by: L & M. "General" Smith is warning Dodge about Drew Holt and his new bank. He accuses Holt of being a thief, but General Smith is a liar! The script was used on the Gunsmoke television series on December 10, 1955. William Conrad, John Meston (writer), Parley Baer, John Dehner, Joseph Du Val, Vic Perrin, Georgia Ellis, Howard McNear, George Fenneman (commercial spokesman), Norman Macdonnell (producer, director), Rex Koury (composer, conductor), Tom Hanley (sound patterns), Bill James (sound patterns), George Walsh (announcer). 30:38. Episode Notes From The Radio Gold Index.