Cherry Red | Gunsmoke (12-16-56)

Summary

Gunsmoke: "Cherry Red" (December 16, 1956)

Podcast: Gunsmoke | OTRWesterns.com
Host: Andrew Rhynes
Original Air Date: December 16, 1956
Cast Highlights: William Conrad (Matt Dillon), Georgia Ellis (Kitty), Parley Baer (Chester), Howard McNear (Doc)

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Episode Overview

The episode "Cherry Red" centers on the return of tension and violence to Dodge City when Cherry Odell, a young and fiery woman, accuses strangers of disrespect, while word spreads about her missing husband's criminal past. Marshal Matt Dillon finds himself unraveling a web of personal loyalties, deception, and vendetta that leads to attempted murder and hard truths—testing Cherry Odell's beliefs about her late husband and challenging the town’s sense of justice.

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Key Discussion Points & Plot Breakdown

1. Cherry Odell's Anger in the Marshal's Office

• [05:12 – 07:07]
  • Cherry Odell bursts into Matt Dillon’s office, furious that as a “decent married woman,” she can’t walk down the street without being insulted.
  • Matt and Chester try to calm her, teasing her slightly, but Cherry is adamant about her married status, even though her husband Slim has been absent for nearly two years.
  • Cherry maintains faith that Slim will return:
    "Oh, he'll come back all right. Don't you worry none about that…" – Cherry Odell [06:17]
  • Scene establishes Cherry’s pride and her conflicted position in Dodge City.

2. Red Larnard Arrives with Grim News

• [07:07 – 09:19]
  • Red Larnard, a stranger, claims to have been Slim Odell’s trapping partner and carries Cherry’s photo, supposedly given to him by Slim before Slim died.
  • Red says Slim was killed by Indians near the Platte River.
  • Matt, however, has a bulletin from the sheriff stating Slim was killed during a stagecoach robbery, and that his partner escaped.
  • Red suddenly becomes the prime suspect in Slim’s death:
    • Matt: "You're under arrest for attempted robbery and for the murder of two stage line guards. Take his gun, Chester." [09:15]

3. Revelations: Red is an Undercover Agent

• [10:35 – 14:27]
  • As Matt attempts to arrest Red, Red reveals his true identity as a special agent for Wells Fargo, sent to track Slim Odell and his partner Yancy Kleiber.
  • Red explains he was undercover, suspecting even Matt might be protecting the outlaw.
  • Matt and Red discuss Cherry’s devotion to Slim, despite his proven criminality.
    • Matt: "Cherry's a born rebel. I always figured she married Slim mostly. Despite her family. They were only together about two months. He tried Homestead until he found that there was work to it. Then he left town with Yancy Kleiber Kleiber..." [13:16]
  • Red confesses he’s genuinely interested in Cherry, despite the circumstances:
    "But I meant just what I told that girl. I'm gonna marry her." – Red Larnard [13:53]

4. Red is Ambushed

• [14:27 – 18:13]
  • Cherry is seen acting “half wild” in town, looking for Red.
  • Suddenly, word comes that Red has been found shot in the back behind the livery stable.
  • Matt, Doc, and Chester tend to him, and Matt questions him as Doc removes the bullet.
  • Red insists his attacker came from behind, and he didn't get a look at who shot him.

5. Confrontation at Cherry's Ranch

• [20:09 – 23:41]
  • Matt and Chester visit Cherry at her ranch late at night, questioning her about searching for Red.
  • Cherry accuses Red of being a killer and concocts a story:
    "Red Larned shot my husband in the back. Didn't even give him a chance. Then Red made up the story that Slim was trying to rob a stagecoach." – Cherry Odell [21:12]
  • Matt systematically dismantles her narrative with the official account: Slim was an outlaw, killed while robbing a stage, and Red is a Wells Fargo agent.
  • Matt realizes Cherry is protecting Yancy Kleiber, Slim’s old partner, and is likely hiding him.
  • As Matt confronts her, Yancy fires from the dark and is wounded by Matt.

6. Emotional Resolution

• [23:19 – 24:44]
  • Cherry breaks down, admitting she had believed Yancy’s lies and was willing to help him exact vengeance on Red.
  • Matt assures Cherry that Red is alive and suggests she visit him, gently steering her toward a new future as the episode closes.
    • Matt: "Yeah. Yeah, maybe you should." [23:52]

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Notable Quotes & Memorable Moments

• Cherry’s sense of pride:
  “I'm a married woman and I'll thank the men in this town to respect me as one.” – Cherry Odell [06:07]

• Matt’s skepticism regarding Slim's fate:
  “Jerry, Slim's been gone for nearly two years now. A lot of people don't think he's ever coming back.” – Matt Dillon [06:11]

• Red Larnard revealing his true purpose:
  “No, I'm the man who killed him. Special agent for the Wells Fargo Stage Company. My credentials are in my hip pocket.” – Red Larnard [10:53]

• Matt’s pragmatic honesty with Cherry:
  "I've tried often enough to tell you he was no good, but you wouldn't believe it. Or at least you wouldn't admit it. Actually, I think you knew. I think you knew it a week after you married him." – Matt Dillon [21:54]

• Chester’s folksy reflection:
  "By gracious. I just won't. Never understand women, I guess." – "Chester, you're not alone." – Chester and Matt Dillon [24:53]

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Important Timestamps

• [05:12] Cherry Odell’s confrontation in Marshal Dillon’s office
• [07:07] Red Larnard introduces himself and describes Slim Odell’s supposed fate
• [09:19] Red arrested for robbery/murder
• [10:35] Revelation: Red is a Wells Fargo agent
• [14:27] Scene at the Long Branch with Doc, Kitty, and Chester
• [15:50] Red found shot in the back
• [17:14] Red tended by Doc and questioned by Matt
• [20:09] Matt and Chester confront Cherry at her ranch
• [21:12] Cherry’s accusation against Red, Matt methodically reveals the truth
• [23:04] Gunfight—Yancy Kleiber revealed and shot
• [23:52] Matt gently encourages Cherry to visit Red

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Tone & Style

• The dialogue is straightforward, tinged with western stoicism and subtle humor.
• Emotional tension is high, especially in the exchanges between Cherry and Matt.
• The characters rely on pride, duty, and direct confrontation to resolve suspicions and grudges.

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Summary

"Cherry Red" weaves a tense narrative of heartbreak, deception, and justice in Dodge City, as Cherry Odell’s illusions about her outlaw husband are shattered by hard evidence and the return of old friends and adversaries. Red Larnard’s hidden identity as a Wells Fargo agent and Cherry’s misplaced loyalty tragically intertwine, leading to violence, but ultimately offering the possibility of redemption and new beginnings. As always, Marshal Dillon remains the voice of reason and steady authority in the face of the harsh truths of the West.

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For listeners:
This episode captures the classic tonal blend of Gunsmoke—combining gritty realism, the pain of self-deception, and understated hope, all delivered with crisp, authentic dialogue and memorable character moments.

Transcript

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Welcome to the old Time Radio Westerns. I'm your host, Andrew Rines and let's get into this episode. This episode is going to be Gunsmoke original air dates December 16, 1956 and the title is Cherry Red.

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[Matt Dillon (Gunsmoke Character)]

I'm that man. Matt Dillon, United States Marshal. The first man they look for and the last they want to meet. It's a chancy job and it makes a man watchful and a little lonely. Get a little fresh air in this office. Oh. Oh.

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[Matt Dillon (Gunsmoke Character)]

Oh. What's the matter, Chester? Oh, my gracious. You got trouble, Mr. Dillon. Leastwise you're gonna have. That's usually a pretty safe prediction. That red haired Blanchette girl 1 married, that no good Slim Odell, that Cherry Odell, she coming here? She sure is. With her eyes a snapping and the curls a flying. Why, she's madder and prettier right now than she's ever been, mister. Oh, she must have been real insulted this. Look out, here she comes.

[Cherry Odell (Gunsmoke Character)]

What is Marshall Dylan?

[Matt Dillon (Gunsmoke Character)]

Morning, Terry.

[Cherry Odell (Gunsmoke Character)]

What kind of a town are you running, Marshall? When a decent married woman can't walk down the street without. Without.

[Matt Dillon (Gunsmoke Character)]

Without being insulted. Why don't you sit down, Sherry?

[Cherry Odell (Gunsmoke Character)]

I don't want to sit down.

[Matt Dillon (Gunsmoke Character)]

All right. Now which one of the boys do you want to have me hang this time, Nat?

[Cherry Odell (Gunsmoke Character)]

I didn't come here to be laughed at.

[Matt Dillon (Gunsmoke Character)]

No, you want somebody thrown in jail, somebody that made the mistake of paying you a normal human compliment.

[Cherry Odell (Gunsmoke Character)]

I'm a married woman and I'll thank the men in this town to respect me as one.

[Matt Dillon (Gunsmoke Character)]

Jerry, Slim's been gone for nearly two years now. A lot of people don't think he's ever coming back.

[Cherry Odell (Gunsmoke Character)]

Oh, he'll come back all right. Don't you worry none about that. And when he does, these grinning loafers are gonna be mighty sorry that they.

[Matt Dillon (Gunsmoke Character)]

Talked out of turn like me, ma'. Am.

[Cherry Odell (Gunsmoke Character)]

Oh, you see, you've got a nerve coming here.

[Matt Dillon (Gunsmoke Character)]

I reckon I'm the cause of this young lady being all riled up, Marshall. See, I told her I was aiming to marry you.

[Cherry Odell (Gunsmoke Character)]

That's what I meant. A complete stranger, right on the street in broad daylight, if you please.

[Matt Dillon (Gunsmoke Character)]

Well now, Cherry, I doubt if anybody would call that an insult.

[Cherry Odell (Gunsmoke Character)]

You think it's funny, don't you? All three of you. But maybe if you with me, you wouldn't think so. If you'd waited a year and eight months not knowing. Kept hearing story lies about your man.

[Matt Dillon (Gunsmoke Character)]

Ah, Cherry.

[Cherry Odell (Gunsmoke Character)]

Oh, I don't know why I come here. I don't know why I even thought.

[Matt Dillon (Gunsmoke Character)]

Cherry, wait. Marshall. My name's Red Lard. I'm Matt Dillon. Chester. Howdy. How you do? Are you just riding through? I didn't have any actual plans, Marshall. I came face to face with Mrs. Odell up the street there. Ah, that's Odell. Well, I knew who she was before I even spoke to her. I ought to. I been carrying her picture with me for three weeks now. Yeah? How'd you get this? From her husband after he was dead. Dad. Oh, my goodness. That's what I came to Dodge for. To let her know he was dead. I see. Tell me something. Slim o', Dell, how did he die? It was engines renegades up in the Platte river country about a month back. You're sure of that? I was there. Me and him was partners on a trap line. He almost got me too. Chester, hand me that bulletin there back on the desk, will you? Hey, I got word of Slim's death too, Red. The sheriff's bulletin came about three weeks ago. I looked in the post office here. There wasn't any bulletin up. Yeah, I know. I haven't said anything about it. Not even a Cherry slum. Adele was shot to death trying to hold up the North Platte Broken arrow stagecoach. His partner got away. No name, no description. Marshall. That's why I kept the news to myself. I figured his partner might head for Dodge and try to get some Slim's wife to alibi in some way. Now just a minute. You keep your hands right where they are, Red. You're under arrest for attempted robbery and for the murder of two stage line guards. Take his gun, Chester.

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[Matt Dillon (Gunsmoke Character)]

Red Larnard was a pretty nervy customer, walking into my office and telling me a lot of lies about Slim Odell being killed by Indians. The strangest thing of all about it was that I was sure he knew I wouldn't believe him. But whatever he had in mind, I decided not to take any chances with him. When I told Chester to take his gun, he stepped back a few feet, and for a minute, I thought I was gonna have a fight on my hands. Now, wait, Marshall, I reckon we better back up a little here. Get out of the way. Chester, listen to me, will you? We both made a mistake here. Oh, is that so? I came to Dodge for the same reason you kept quiet about that wanted Bulletin. I figured Slim Odell's partner might make for here to hide out. I thought you said you were his partner, Red. No, I'm the man who killed him. Special agent for the Wells Fargo Stage Company. My credentials are in my hip pocket. Yeah, I guess these could be legitimate enough. Marshall, this is Odell's hometown. It's just possible you were friends and you might cover for him. I wasn't sure whose side you'd be on. Well, I'm not on his side, Red. He left here just one jump ahead of arrest. Sit down. Thanks. You were there when Slim and his partner tried to hold up that stage? Yeah, we were bringing through a load of bullion. Two men had jumped one of our stages a week before, so the company took the regular driver off and put an extra guard in his place. I was riding inside. Just the three of them, I said. But o' Dell and his partner outsmarted us, Marshall. They just came riding out of the brush, one on each side. Shot the two guards in the back without saying a word. I dropped Odell. The other man got away. Got a look at him? Just barely. About average height and build. Well, he could be a thousand miles away from here, Red. Maybe. But we got nothing else to go on. Truth is, Marshall, I. I reckon I'd have come here on my own after seeing that girl's picture. Now, Cherry Odell. Mm. And I thought maybe you were just using her to get to her husband's partner. Tell me she's still in love with Odell. Maybe. And maybe she Just thinks she is. Cherry's a born rebel. I always figured she married Slim mostly. Despite her family. They were only together about two months. He tried Homestead until he found that there was work to it. Then he left town with Yancy Kleiber Clyburn. He's the partner you're looking for. At least. I heard four or five months ago they were still together. I've been watching for him since I got that bulletin, but he hasn't showed yet. Marshall, I'm a plain man and I don't know much about women. But I meant just what I told that girl. I'm gonna marry her. You shot her husband, Red. That's not gonna help. What do you figure she'll do when she hears? Well, knowing her, she'll try to. Matt, I sent a boy to look for you a while ago. Oh, I guess he's still over at the jail waiting for you. How much trouble?

[Cherry Odell (Gunsmoke Character)]

Well, I'm not sure, but.

[Matt Dillon (Gunsmoke Character)]

Matt, do you know somebody by the name of Larnard? Red Larner? Hey. Just hit town this afternoon. He's here on business. Why? What about?

[Cherry Odell (Gunsmoke Character)]

Well, Jerry, Adele was in here looking.

[Matt Dillon (Gunsmoke Character)]

For him and here. Yeah, looking for this Red Lard.

[Cherry Odell (Gunsmoke Character)]

And that's all she'd say.

[Matt Dillon (Gunsmoke Character)]

Matt, she was acting half wild. Now, she had a run in with Rhett earlier this afternoon. Well, do. God, if the Long Branch ain't getting to be the most law abiding place in Dodge. At least that's where the law abides most of the time. The law abides. Oh, I am, Doc. It's very funny, Doc. Kitty, you're looking pretty in a young Philly in a field of buttercups. Oh, no, thank you. You just watch this old goat, Kitty. The only thing he really thinks is pretty is a bad case of jaundice or a family done with a croup. Oh, now, Matt, I'll allow you to buy me a drink for that. Just may do that. Mr. Dylan. Mr. Dillon. Yeah, what is it? Just you better come quick. And you too, Doctor. Why, what's the matter? If that fellow Red Larner, they just found him laying back at the liver stable. He's been shot in the back.

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[Cherry Odell (Gunsmoke Character)]

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Easy, now. Watch the top step there, Chester. Yes, sir. I got him. All right. All right, let's get him in. Stretch him out over here on the table, man. Yeah. All right, Doc. All right. Easy, Chester. I'll have to cut that shirt to get it off his shoulder. Sounds like he's coming too, Doc. Yes, it does. Hand me those scissors, Jester, please.

[Cherry Odell (Gunsmoke Character)]

There.

[Matt Dillon (Gunsmoke Character)]

Thank you. Now, let me see. Oh, take it easy. Take it easy. Now, Tom, let's have a look at it. What do you think, Doc? Well, Matt, if I'd been a couple of inches lower, a little to the right, I'd have had myself a car in his fee. As it is, though, I guess he'll probably live. Well, don't sound so disappointed. Hand me those forceps, will you, please, Chester?

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[Matt Dillon (Gunsmoke Character)]

That's right. That's right. Here. Thank you. Can you hear me, Red? Yeah, I hear you. Now, there's no use fooling you, son. This is gonna hurt a little bit, but we've got to get that bullet out. Go ahead. Get it over with. Wait a minute, Doc. It'd be all right if I ask him a couple of questions first? Sure, Matthew. Go ahead. A few minutes won't hurt anything. I've got the bleeding stopped, Red. You feel like talking? I felt more like. Won't do any good anyhow, Marshall. What do you mean? I went over the stable, get my horse. I was able to ride out to Cherry's place. I felt the bullet hit me, and that's all. You didn't see who it was? No, no, they were behind me. Didn't see anybody at all, Marshall. That's a fact. Don't you believe me? I got no reason not to, Rhett. If you claim that's what happened, then that's the way it is. That's all I know about it, Marshall. All right, Red. Good luck. Thanks. Go ahead, Doc. Now, Chester. Yes, sir. Brace yourself now, young fella. Once we get that bullet out, you'll feel. Chester, go saddle a couple of horses, will you? We'll ride out to the CH. If she ain't here, Mr. Dillon, she's here, all right.

[Cherry Odell (Gunsmoke Character)]

Who is he? Who's out there?

[Matt Dillon (Gunsmoke Character)]

Matt Dillon. Cherry. Chester's with me.

[Cherry Odell (Gunsmoke Character)]

What do you want?

[Matt Dillon (Gunsmoke Character)]

A cup of coffee maybe have a Talk with you.

[Cherry Odell (Gunsmoke Character)]

No, no, Matt, you can't come in.

[Matt Dillon (Gunsmoke Character)]

Oh, why not?

[Cherry Odell (Gunsmoke Character)]

Because. Because I'm here alone. It's late. It just wouldn't be right. You. You come back tomorrow when it's daylight.

[Matt Dillon (Gunsmoke Character)]

Well, I think it's all right, Jerry, since this is more or less official.

[Cherry Odell (Gunsmoke Character)]

What do you mean?

[Matt Dillon (Gunsmoke Character)]

I hear you were in town earlier tonight looking for Red Lerner.

[Cherry Odell (Gunsmoke Character)]

What of it?

[Matt Dillon (Gunsmoke Character)]

Why? Did you find him?

[Cherry Odell (Gunsmoke Character)]

No. No, I didn't find him.

[Matt Dillon (Gunsmoke Character)]

What did you want with him, Sherry?

[Cherry Odell (Gunsmoke Character)]

That's my business.

[Matt Dillon (Gunsmoke Character)]

Well, it might be mine too, in a way. You know who he is?

[Cherry Odell (Gunsmoke Character)]

He's a brute that thinks all he has to do is grin at a girl and he's got her. Oh, and along with it, he's a sneaking, cowardly killer.

[Matt Dillon (Gunsmoke Character)]

He is, huh?

[Cherry Odell (Gunsmoke Character)]

Red Larned shot my husband in the back. Didn't even give him a chance. Then Red made up the story that Slim was trying to rob a stagecoach.

[Matt Dillon (Gunsmoke Character)]

Made it up, huh? Why did he shoot Slim in the first place? Jerry.

[Cherry Odell (Gunsmoke Character)]

Red was trying to hold him up. Slim and Yancey Slim had $20,000 in gold dust that he took from the diggings at Grady Fork that he'd worked hard for. Why? So that's where he's been for the last year.

[Matt Dillon (Gunsmoke Character)]

Slama dough working?

[Cherry Odell (Gunsmoke Character)]

Sure, he was working. All them stories about him was lies.

[Matt Dillon (Gunsmoke Character)]

Jerry, Slim hasn't been panning gold. For the last year, he's been rustling cattle, holding up banks. He and Yancy Kleiber together.

[Cherry Odell (Gunsmoke Character)]

No.

[Matt Dillon (Gunsmoke Character)]

I've tried often enough to tell you he was no good, but you wouldn't believe it. Or at least you wouldn't admit it. Actually, I think you knew. I think you knew it a week after you married him.

[Cherry Odell (Gunsmoke Character)]

That's not true.

[Matt Dillon (Gunsmoke Character)]

Slim was killed during an attempt at hold up at a stagecoach between North Platte and Broken Arrow. He was shot by a Wells Fargo agent. And not in the back.

[Cherry Odell (Gunsmoke Character)]

Yes, he was.

[Matt Dillon (Gunsmoke Character)]

Two men were shot in the back, all right, the two guards. Cherry. Red Larned. It is a special agent for Wells Fargo.

[Cherry Odell (Gunsmoke Character)]

I don't believe.

[Matt Dillon (Gunsmoke Character)]

Well, it's true. And I got the sheriff's bulletin on the robbery. Now, you've known me for a long time, Cherry. Have you ever known me to lie to you?

[Cherry Odell (Gunsmoke Character)]

No.

[Matt Dillon (Gunsmoke Character)]

All right. Now, Yancey Clyber told you that wild story, didn't he?

[Cherry Odell (Gunsmoke Character)]

No.

[Matt Dillon (Gunsmoke Character)]

He's here somewhere, isn't he, Cherry?

[Cherry Odell (Gunsmoke Character)]

No, he's not. You're wrong, Marshall.

[Matt Dillon (Gunsmoke Character)]

You know what he did, don't you? He shot Red Larned a half hour ago, and Tawny shot him. In the back, the same as those guards.

[Cherry Odell (Gunsmoke Character)]

Oh, no, Matt. No.

[Matt Dillon (Gunsmoke Character)]

Has he come back yet? Is he there in the house?

[Cherry Odell (Gunsmoke Character)]

No, he's not in the house. He's. He's there at the corner of the porch.

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[Matt Dillon (Gunsmoke Character)]

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[Cherry Odell (Gunsmoke Character)]

Oh, Matt, I. I believed him in it. I was willing to hide him out.

[Matt Dillon (Gunsmoke Character)]

It's all right.

[Cherry Odell (Gunsmoke Character)]

Cherry meant for him to sneak into town and kill Red Barnard.

[Matt Dillon (Gunsmoke Character)]

I said he shot Red Cherry. I didn't say he killed him.

[Cherry Odell (Gunsmoke Character)]

Red's alive.

[Matt Dillon (Gunsmoke Character)]

Ali was lying in Doc's office when we left.

[Cherry Odell (Gunsmoke Character)]

Then he gonna be all right?

[Matt Dillon (Gunsmoke Character)]

Yeah, I'm sure he is.

[Cherry Odell (Gunsmoke Character)]

Maybe I should go see him.

[Matt Dillon (Gunsmoke Character)]

Yeah. Yeah, maybe he should.

[Cherry Odell (Gunsmoke Character)]

Do you think he'll be all right?

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[Matt Dillon (Gunsmoke Character)]

Why not? Oh, Cherry, when you see him, he might explain to him that it wasn't you that shot him.

[Cherry Odell (Gunsmoke Character)]

He thinks that. Oh. Oh, he mustn't think that. He does nothing.

[Matt Dillon (Gunsmoke Character)]

Where is she going, Mr. Dillon? How to saddle a horse, I imagine Chester to ride into town. By gracious. I just won't. Never understand women, I guess. Chester, you're not alone.

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[Matt Dillon (Gunsmoke Character)]

You know, Christmas on the frontier usually meant just a little more hurrah than usual. And it was far from a time of goodwill toward men. But next week I'll a touch a real Christmas comes to Dodge. And that was the West Gun Smoke.

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[Cherry Odell (Gunsmoke Character)]

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[Matt Dillon (Gunsmoke Character)]

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