Boxcars711 Overnight Western "Gunsmoke" - Hound Dog (12-30-56)

Boxcars711 Overnight Western "Gunsmoke"
Hound Dog  (Aired Dedcember 30, 1956)

The series starred William Conrad as Marshal Matt Dillon, Howard McNear as Doc Charles Adams, Georgia Ellis as Kitty Russell, and Parley Baer as Deputy Chester Proudfoot. Doc's first name and Chester's last name were changed for the television program. Gunsmoke was notable for its critically acclaimed cast and writing, and is commonly regarded as one of the finest old time radio shows. Some listeners (such as old time radio expert John Dunning) have argued that the radio version of Gunsmoke was far more realistic than the television program. Episodes were aimed at adults, and featured some of the most explicit content of the day: there were violent crimes and scalpings, massacres and opium addicts.

 

THIS EPISODE:

December 30, 1956. "Hound Dog" (12-30-56.) An Old Man's Hound Dog of 11 years is shot. William Conrad, Parley Baer, Les Crutchfield (writer), John Dehner, Vic Perrin, Richard Beals, Howard McNear, Georgia Ellis, Norman Macdonnell (producer, director), Rex Koury (composer, conductor), John Meston (editorial supervisor), George Walsh (announcer), Tom Hanley (sound patterns), Bill James (sound patterns)  Episode Notes From The Radio Gold Index.