Gunsmoke | Ep37 | "Westbound"

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Audio Credit: The Old Time Radio Researchers Group is licensed under CC BY-NC-ND 3.0

[@quantumpotential7639]

The smell of gunsmoke in my coffee maketh a man smile proudly.

[@KingBeevr]

It's really easy to think of Chester as just a helper or a bit of an unsophisticated sidekick. But he was Matt Dillon's deputy for a reason. Dude could hold his own and was as loyal as they come.

[@dontaylor7315]

Chester is a completely reliable gunfighter whenever Matt needs backup, and unfailingly courageous no matter what the odds. This is often overlooked because Chester isn't flashy about it. He's overtalkative in a way.that provides good comic relief. He's just an overall nice guy. But unfortunately he's not the best jailer. He's lost enough prisoners to get a dozen jailers fired. It's an artificial situation because so many episodes have plots that call for an escape - so, since poor old Chester is the only jailer Matt has, he has to be the one who's either careless or gullible over and over again. It's a weak spot of the series rather than a personal failing. So let's have a moment of respect and appreciation for Mr Chester Wesley Proudfoot. Edit/PS: l think Chester is the prototype that led Larry McMurtry to create the character Pea Eye in the novel Lonesome Dove.

[@kathrynellison5636]

Thank you. So enjoy these shows.

[@edmonddantes3640]

Hotel clerk, " My, your friend seems to have suffered quite an injury.' Chester, " Yessir....he bumped his head." Spewed my sweet tea laughing. Chester is on a roll in this episode.

[@parapoliticos52]

It's very good. So much so that is addictive.

[@lonniedeckermusic]

Sounds like John Dehner as the Hotel clerk

[@anthonypusateri1888]

A truly great cast.

[@philclark5868]

Excellent, thxs

[@BETTERWORLDSGT]

Years ago i used to think they were talking about Abeleine Tx. but theyre talking about abeline Ks. President Eisenhowers family moved there in 1892, , and it used to be a maajor Cattle town, they did a lot of Cattle drives to there! I spent a day in Abeline about 15 years ago!

[@Engelbird]

just listened to this episode on wgn. love the meek hotel clerk, ha!

[@captmark97]

I think that was John Dehner using an unusual character voice instead of his own deep, resonate voice.

[@granny13ad33]

Dillon got'um again.

[@izzy8823]

"you called me a liar?" Pow bam boom..

[@TowGunner]

3:10 to Yuma

[@bruceczarnecki1999]

Good call, your absolutely right, nicely done.

[@American-Nobody]

3:10 to Yuma or in this case, 9:00 to Dodge City.

[@dontaylor7315]

Yes! I kept thinking that all the way through this one. Elmore Leonard is an author well worth borrowing from.

[@JR-yl5iw]

Love to listen while I'm driving make me day dream of these times but I no a black man didn't have a chance back then🐍💣💣🐍

[@edmonddantes3640]

Not necessarily, a 1/4 of the cowboys herding cattle on the drives from Texas to Abilene, Dodge City were Black. One of the greatest U.S. Marshals was Bass Reeves who enforced the law in the Indian Territory for "Hanging Judge" Issac Parker. He killed, wounded or captured over 3,000 outlaws.

[@1701echopapa]

@@edmonddantes3640 In those days, Hollywood pretended that we Black people didn't exist in the old West.

[@AuroraBoarder1]

Check out books by William Loren Katz.

[@brianboisguilbert6985]

@@1701echopapa Right, “in those days”. that’s the past don’t be like the woke with their CRT crap, live in the now, acknowledging the wrongs in the past but seeing the positive changes that have progressed in the present.

[@dontaylor7315]

@@brianboisguilbert6985The o.c. didn't say anything that's a denial of the present. A post about the Old West isn't supposed to be about the present (unless it mentions black Americans apparently, according to you.)