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Gunsmoke 53-09-19 (074) There Was Never a Horse
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Gunsmoke 53-09-19 (074) There Was Never a Horse
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This Labor Day at Lowe's shop member only doorbuster deals for a limited time. Save $50 on an ego string trimmer now $169 plus get 50% off select Holland pavers. Not a rewards member. Sign up for free today, but hurry. Labor Day. Doorbuster deals won't last long. Lowe's we help you Save. Valid through 91, while supplies last. Program subject to terms and conditions. Details@lowe's.com Terms subject to change. Around Dodge City and in the territory on west, there's just one way to handle the killers and the spoilers, and that's with a U.S. marshal. And the smell of gun smoke. Gunsmoke. Starring William Conrad. The story of the violence that moved west with young America. The story of a man who moved with it. Matt Dillon, United States. Marsh. Sam. What'll it be, mister? Shot of rye. Bought him. I ain't too sure I got any left. Well, make sure. What kind of a saloon is this anyway? There's other saloons in Dodge. What if I like this one? If I don't have any rye, you might not like it. You're talking to the wrong man. You go look for that bottle if you want to live. Now go on. All right. Never said I wouldn't, Luke, did I? Hey, you're a stranger in Dodge, ain't you? It beats living here, miss, than being drunk. The boot. I'm only a little drunk. No business of yours. Come back to your pigs. Go home, milk your cows. Yeah, you talk pretty big. You know what I think? You're a gunman, and you ought to have sense enough to keep your mouth shut. What's your name, anyway? I killed men for asking that. You're so crazy, I'll tell you. My name is Ken Creed. Ken Creed. I never changed it the way I heard it. King Creed. Pretty fast with a gun. Well, you heard right. Now shut up. Here's your eye, mister. You're better bartender than I thought. Hey. Ah. Hey, Creed. I told you to sh. Well, now, look at you. Sure, look at me. You may be fast, Creed, but you ain't smart. Not with my gun aimed right at your belly. Makes it kind of dangerous to take a drink around here, don't it? Well, you. It does. I'm sorry it's gotta be this way, Creed, but I am a little drunk. I can't take any chances. Man with a gun in his hand, he's taking chances, friend. Especially when he was appointing it at me. Still talking big, ain't you? Go back to my pigs, huh? I'm gonna kill you for that. I'm gonna be the man that killed King Cree. Lester, that man ain't been born yet. All right. Put the gun away, mister. Who are you? I'm a U.S. marshal. Put it away. You ain't arresting me? No, it was self defense. He looked away from you when I yelled. And he was drunk, but he drew first. All right, then, I'll put my gun away. Chester, get a couple of men and take his body out back, huh? Yes, sir. Give me a hand here, will you? Your name must be Dillon. It is. I'm Ken Creed, Marshal Arizona. You hear to me who ran you out? Nobody runs me out anyways, Marshal. Including Dodge. I don't like gunmen, Creed. Cause trouble here and I'll run you out. I hear to you, too, Marshal, your hand is a gun. I'm still alive. Didn't mean a thing to me. Shoot that drunk they just carried out. I ain't at all proud of it. I know you're a kind creep. I think I'm gonna like Dodge. You have a right to protect yourself here, but that's all. Don't forget it, Mr. Dillon. That fella had a friend who's gonna see he gets buried. Come on. Chester. Yes? Who is that man? His name's Ken Creed, Chester. I never heard of him. I have. Oh, he's a gunman to me, huh? Yeah. Well, I'll say one thing. He was mighty fast. I'm not sure I ever saw anyone faster. You seem worried, Mr. Dillon. Chester Creed's killed a lot of men just to build his reputation, but that's all he cares about. You didn't hear him, but he said he wasn't proud shooting that man in there. What he meant was he'd like to kill me. That'd make him proud. Oh, you think he'll try? He'll try. Then why don't you go out right now and shoot him down? I'm a law man, Chester, not just a gunfighter. Why should I risk my life to satisfy whatever's wrong in Ken Creed's head? Yes, sir. You're right. I guess I just wasn't thinking. If he breaks the law, I'll fight him. But I won't fight him over anything as stupid as reputations and the like? No, sir. I sure do wish he'd haul himself out of here, though. Well, that isn't likely now. There's no use worrying about it. Say, I've got an idea. Maybe you ought to wire abilene and get Mr. Hickok to get come over Here for a little visit. You think I'm afraid of Ken Creed? Oh, no, sir. It isn't that, Mr. Dillon. My. I just thought maybe he'd leave town if there was more than one man to face. Creed's as fast as any man I ever saw, Chester. Maybe he can beat me. I don't know. And I sure don't like the idea of dying. But I got over being afraid of it a long time ago. Yes, sir, I know. And if I asked Wild Bill for help, he'd come expecting 20 men like Creed, not one. Now, why don't you go upstairs and get Doc? 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Could you spare some more of that coffee, Matt? Well, you're paying for it, doc. Here. Help you something? Thank you. Ah, yeah. I won't be able to pay for anything much longer. Business. It doesn't pick up some around here, doc. Why don't you get a steady job back east in a hospital or something? I worked in a hospital once, Chester. But why'd you leave? Oh, I didn't like it much. That's not what you told me, doc. An affair of the heart, Chester. A woman of great beauty and an evil spirit. Oh, she never told me she was married to the head of the board of directors. Oh, no, she never said a word about him. Her husband mentioned it, though. Very first time I met him, the night he fired me. My goodness. You're better off here, doctor. Oh, yes, and safer, Matt. Oh, yes, much safer. Evening, Marshall. Hello, Creed. And Chester. Seeing him this afternoon. Tell me this is Doc. How are you, doc? I'm fine. I'm fine. You work on horses or people, doc? Sometimes I prefer horses. I don't know as I like that. Leave him alone, Crete. What do you want here anyway? I don't like croakers. They kill people slow. I kill them fast. You'll come whining for help someday, mister. Why don't you carry a gun? That's enough, Creed. Is it, Marshall? You heard me. You got a gun. Dylan, get out of here. If you're calling me, draw. Go on, draw. No, no, Creed. Not this time. Sure, Marshall. Sure you're not. Well, I'm sorry I got you into that, man. Oh, you didn't, Doc. He's just trying to start a fight any way he can. A fight? But what fight says? Maybe you can say he killed Matt Dillon. No other reason. Come on, let's get out of. Sit down, Matt. Oh, thanks, Kitty. Drink? No, not tonight. They're talking, Matt. Oh, who's talking? About what? People? About you and King Creed. They say he backed you down at Delmonico's earlier tonight. I can't stop their talk. I just thought you ought to know, Matt. Yeah, sure. Thanks, Kitty. What really happened? He backed me down. It's true. Then you got a reason for letting him? No reason. Sometimes I don't understand you one bit, Matt. And try to understand Creed and his reasons. It's his play, this business. Matt. He just came in over there. Yeah, I see him. He doesn't look worried about anything. No, he doesn't. Oh, here he comes. Yeah. Saw you sitting here, Marshall. So? And that's your right pretty gal. You gonna introduce me? Go back to the bar, Creed. Do your drinking there, huh? That's not friendly, Marshall. My name's Ken, Creed, miss. Nobody asked you and Peppery. And I like them that way. Beat it. Why, sure. When you get rid of your friend here. Why, you and me can get together later. Okay, Creed. I've about had enough of you. That's so, Marshall. All you want is for me to draw on you, isn't it? That's all, Marshall. And if I don't? As you will, Marshall. Sooner or later you'll have to. I'll think of something. I don't understand this map. It's simple, kiddie. Real simple. You're not afraid of him? I don't think I ever saw anyone handle a gun faster than Creed. But if I were afraid of men like that, I'd have to get out of this business. He thinks he can kill you anyway. He's willing to gamble on it. Why? It'll make him a bigger man, that's all. And I'm not interested in that. No matter what people are saying. You're in a bad spot, Matt. Yeah. Yeah, it looks that way. We will return for the second act of Gunsmoke in just a moment. But first, nature is kinder by far to her woodlands than we are forest fires. 9 out of 10 are man made to preserve for humanity all the products that spring from healthy timberland. Redouble your efforts to eliminate forest fires. Crush out every cigarette, break matches in two and grind them with your fingers. Douse campfires and turn them over until no ember remains. The extra moments you take sure before you abandon a campsite can save a fortune in property and save human lives. Now, the second act of Gunsmoke. Good morning, Donk. Good morning. 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If Creed breaks the law, I'll go after him. People ought to know that. People aren't very smart sometimes, Matt. Yeah, they sure aren't, Mr. Dylan. Oh, hello, Dodge. Hello, Chester. Where have you been, Chester? No place. I was just coming down the street and somebody told me there's trouble at the Olapaganza. Oh, what kind of trouble? A fight. And they mentioned Ken Creed. No. Yes, sir. I didn't hear any shooting, though. I come looking for you right away. Well, let's go over there. See you later, doc. Be sure, Matt. And good luck. Yeah, thanks. Bye, doc. When did this happen, Chester? Well, it couldn't have been very long ago. Maybe Creed's killed another man in self defense. I don't know. We'll soon find out. There's a man laying on the floor there. Yeah, but I don't see Creed. He ain't dead. Marshal just got knocked out. Who did it, Sam? Kin Creed. Where is Creed? He went outside a couple of minutes. What happened? Well, properly speaking, Marshall, it wasn't even a fight. This fellow would just stand there with his back to Creed. Wasn't even talking to each other. All at once, Creed pulled out his gun and cracked him over the head with it. I see. Got no idea why he did it, Marshall. Just meanness, I guess. Maybe you better get that man up the dock, Sam. He may be hurt worse than you think. Sure, Chester. Come on. Yes? What do you make of it? It's simple, Chester. Now, Creed's got his fight. You mean with you, Mr. Dillon? I don't think he'll submit to arrest. No, I guess he wouldn't. I gotta stop him. Now, why don't we go after him with shotguns? No, no, I'll face him. I don't like him, not one bit. Now, this is as good a place to wait as any. Creed'll be along soon. It just don't make sense, Mr. Dillon, you having to shoot it out with a man like that. No, I can't let him go any further. He'll kill somebody next tonight. I can't let some innocent man die. Well, you're Innocent? You haven't done anything. I'm a marshal, Chester. There's a difference. And anyway, he hasn't killed me yet, you know. Oh, no, sir. I didn't mean. Well, of course he hasn't. You don't think he can, do you? Chelsea, you know the saying. There was never a horse that couldn't be rode, nor a man that couldn't be throwed. Yes, sir, I understand. Accrete's fast. Maybe that's not enough. Maybe it is. Here he comes now. Right down the middle of the street. I guess he knew you'd be waiting for him. You keep out of it. Yes, sir. Looking for somebody, Marshall? I'm looking for you. Yeah, I am. It's against the law to slug people in Dodge. Figured it was. Sure. I don't suppose you'd come along to jail? You know I won't, Marsh. All right, go ahead and draw, Creed. It doesn't matter now. All right, Dylan, I will. Hey, you miss me, Creed? You hit my gun, but you miss me. What, with your neck bullet. Glance into it. Yeah, I could kill you easy now, Marshal, but you won't. You couldn't brag about shooting an unarmed man. No, I couldn't. Get yourself another gun, Dylan. You're fast, Creed, but you don't shoot very straight. We'll see about that. All right. I'll be back as soon as the doc patches me up. Take your time. I don't mind waiting. That was a chance shot, Creed. If you hadn't hit my gun, you'd be lying dead. Are you sure you won't come to jail? You're wasting time, Marshall. Yeah. You hurt bad, Mr. Dillon? I don't think so, Chester. But it's sure more than a flesh wound. You know, if he'd have shot you when you was unarmed there, I'd have killed him ashore. No, I couldn't have stopped that. I'm going up to docks here, Chester. There's a gun in my desk drawer. Bring it up to me, will you? Yes, sir. I'll go get it. Thanks. I saw the whole business, Matt. Oh, yes, that's all right. I was just getting my things together here and I was going to come down. It's not too bad, Doc. Well, come on over here now. Let me see it. Yeah, that's it. Now sit down. Sit down, Matt. Right here. That's it. Now, here, you wipe your hands with this. Yeah, thanks. That's good. Now let me see this thing. Just missed the vein. You're lucky, Matt. You might be lucky. Yeah, she tore the muscle there. That's not bad, though. No, I'll just take a couple of stitches, and you'll be as good as new. Almost. Hurry it up, will you, doc? You just hold still on. You'll be very good. See? What's the matter? Won't you hurry? I want to face creed before my neck gets stiff. Might throw me a little. That's all right now. You mean you're going back after him? Of course. Of course I am. That's all right now. But that's crazy, Matt. That's plumb crazy. Let's see. He's all speed, doc, unless he's right next to him and it's luck if he hits him. He missed me. Yes, but he hit your gun. Do. But that wouldn't happen again in a. In a thousand times. Yeah, well, maybe you're right. You know, it takes nerve, doc, to stand there and hold your fire for that one second you need to aim, and I don't think. I don't think Creed has that kind of nerve. Yeah, I hope not, Matt, but we'll see in a minute. Ah, there you are. Now. Now. Now, just wrap a bandage around your neck and we're through. How is he, doc? Well, he's pretty good, Chester. If he doesn't tear those stitches out, you can always sew me up again, doc. Oh, sure. Yes. Is this a gun you wanted? Yeah. Yeah, that's it, Chester. Well, I'll see you later, doc. Matt. Yeah? I want to take a look at that in the morning. You come by then. Yeah. Thanks. Do. Where do you suppose he is? He'll be Longchester, just like last time. Maybe he's having a drink. He's a fool if he is. Everybody sure is staying off the street, ain't they? Just as well. You better take cover, too. I will when Creed shows. My neck's getting stiff already. Maybe you better go look for him. Well, I would, Chester, but there's too much chance of some bystander getting hit that way. I'd rather meet him in the street here. Yes, sir. What's that? It was in the Texas trail over there. Come on, Chester. Somebody must have been shot. Where? They're all crowded around back there. Yeah. All right. Here, let me throw him. Let him out of the way, please. It's Creed, and he looks dead to me. All right, all right. Quiet. Quieter. Shut up. Now, who shot Creed? I shot him. I shot king Creed. All right, I'll take your gun, mister. No, you won't. I'm a gunman, too, Marshall. You ain't taking my gun. You're drunk. Get your hands up. I'll kill you, too. All right. Throw him in jail, Chester. Yes. That fell is pretty sober now, Mr. Dylan. Says his name's Chuck Carter. You want to talk to him? No. I heard the whole story, Chester. There were plenty of witnesses. Carter claims he don't remember what happened. Well, he'd better remember. He'll probably hang for it. You mean he started it? It wasn't even a fight, Chester. It was just like that man Creed club. Only Carter didn't club him. He shot him. How? Right in the back. Creed didn't even know it was coming. Funny way for a man like him to die, ain't it? Yeah, but maybe it's best this way. How do you mean? Well, if Crete and I had shot it out, the survivor would have been just that much more of a prize for some drunken bum like Carter. And that had been you, Mr. Dillon. Yeah, maybe. But I'll never know for sure. Chester. Not now. Well, Mr. Dillon, I'll tell you something. I was scared. Plumbed to pieces. Well, Mr. Proudfoot, I'll tell you something. So was I. Gunsmoke, under the direction of Norman McDonnell, stars William Conrad as Matt Dillon, U.S. marshal. Tonight's story was specially written for Gunsmoke by John Meston with music composed and conducted by Rex Corey. Featured in the cast were Lawrence Dobkin, John Dana, and Ralph Moody. Parley Bear is Chester, Howard McNear is Doc, and Georgia Ellis is Kitty. Gun Smoke has been selected by the armed forces radio Service to be heard by our troops overseas. Join us again next week as Matt Dillon, U.S. marshal, fights to bring law and order out of the wild violence of the west in Gun smok. It's a double celebration this coming Monday for radio station WTAR, Norfolk, Virginia. This coming Monday, WTAR celebrates its 30th anniversary. And on the same day, this popular, powerful Norfolk radio station becomes a CBS radio affiliate. Welcome to the ever expanding coast to coast CBS radio family, wtar, and for all our affiliates throughout America. This is wishing you a happy birthday and your listeners happy listening at the star's address. George Walsh speaking. America now listens to 110 million radio sets and listens most to the CBS Radio Network.