Gunsmoke is one of those long-running classic vintage radio shows that everyone knows and remembers. It's also one that is still respected for its high values, in all aspects. Gunsmoke first aired on the CBS network on April 26, 1952, billed as the first adult western. It was set in Dodge City, Kansas in the 1870's.The main character, Marshall Matt Dillon was played by William Conrad.

"Custer" — Summary Marshal Matt Dillon and Chester cross paths with a suspicious drifter named Joe Trimble, who is caught running a string of horses that belong to Old Man Granby, a reclusive rancher rumored to have hidden money. When Dillon forces Trimble to help return the horses, they discover Granby murdered and his home ransacked. Trimble denies involvement, but the circumstantial evidence is strong enough for Dillon to arrest him. The case collapses at trial for lack of proof, but Trimble's troubles aren't over. The U.S. Army arrives and reveals his true identity: Private Joe Gould, a deserter from the 7th Cavalry. Instead of facing a court‑martial, he is ordered back to rejoin his regiment—now preparing to ride under General George Armstrong Custer toward the Sioux and Northern Cheyenne. The episode closes with the chilling implication that Trimble's fate is sealed on the road to the Little Bighorn.

"Another Man's Poison" — Summary Sally Bogan's world collapses when her first husband, Jeff Lightly—long believed drowned at sea—suddenly appears in Dodge City. In the years since his disappearance, she has remarried Ben Bogan, unknowingly becoming a bigamist. Jeff aggressively insists she return to him, while Ben, blindsided and furious, refuses to give her up. Marshal Dillon tries to keep the peace as tensions escalate toward a deadly showdown. But the real twist comes from Sally herself: rather than choose between the two men, she quietly boards an eastbound train with Slim Randall, a third suitor who has been courting her. Her farewell letter leaves both husbands stunned, realizing they nearly killed each other over a woman who chose neither of them.

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