Gunsmoke 53-12-26 (088) The Guitar

Summary

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Gunsmoke 53-12-26 (088): "The Guitar"

Podcast: Harold's Old Time Radio
Episode Date: October 30, 2025
Original Broadcast: December 26, 1953
Starring: William Conrad as Matt Dillon

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Episode Overview

This classic "Gunsmoke" radio episode unfolds in Dodge City, centering on Weed Pendle, a mild, peculiar drifter with nothing but a scrawny mule and a treasured guitar. When two town bullies target him for his wartime past and his outsider status, tensions escalate to cruelty and violence. Marshal Matt Dillon, with the help of Chester and others, tries to protect Pendle, but tragedy and frontier justice soon collide. The episode explores themes of cruelty, compassion, isolation, and the breaking point of the human spirit.

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Key Discussion Points & Insights

1. Introducing Weed Pendle (02:38 - 06:53)

• Setting: Dodge City saloon. Chester and Doc are joined by the odd, harmless figure of Weed Pendle.
• Pendle's Background:
  • A Civil War veteran, formerly fought for the Union (Third Illinois Cavalry), a fact held against him by ex-Confederate locals.
  • Destitute, rides his mule from place to place, carrying only his guitar—never playing it for anyone but himself.
• Bullying Begins:
  • Town bullies Tyler and Short ridicule Pendle’s appearance and poverty, then threaten to stage a mock hanging to “show him a real hangin’.”
  • "You forget about that and forget about the war, too. It's over. The next time I catch you up to anything like this, you're gonna go to jail." - Matt Dillon (07:17)

2. Pendle’s Struggles and Brief Kindness (07:56 - 10:16)

• After the Incident:
  • Marshall Dillon offers Pendle temporary refuge and a chance at working in the saloon.
  • Discussion about Pendle’s lifelong wandering, isolation, and reluctance to share his music.
  • "I never played it for nobody to hear except me." - Weed Pendle (08:28)

3. Escalation of Bullying — The Mule Incident (12:37 - 15:01)

• Tyler and Short’s Cruelty Worsens:
  • They maim Pendle’s mule as a twisted joke referencing his Union Army past.
  • "I ought to cut an ear off of each of you, but I can't do that. So I'm gonna do the next best." - Matt Dillon (14:36)
• Community Response:
  • Chester and Matt lament the mean-spiritedness and recognize Pendle’s vulnerability.
  • Pendle confessed to never forming close bonds:
    • "He never stayed anywhere long enough to get to know anybody that well." – Kitty (15:35)

4. Forced Performance and Heartbreak (15:51 - 19:11)

• Ultimatum in the Saloon:
  • Tyler and Short threaten to shoot Pendle’s mule unless he plays his guitar for the crowd.
  • Surprise: Despite never playing for others, Pendle’s music beautifully captivates everyone, winning over the town momentarily.
  • "Oh, man, that was beautiful." – Kitty (16:22)
• Retaliation:
  • Tyler and Short, still spiteful, destroy Pendle’s guitar and menace him at gunpoint:
    • "It's a little bit too big for a man like you. But I can make it smaller... There you are, Yankee soldier. Maybe this will learn him." – Tyler (18:30)

5. Double Murder and Aftermath (19:11 - 23:02)

• Discovery:
  • Tyler and Short are found dead with their throats cut, presumably while they slept.
  • Citizens, including Sam the bartender, close ranks to shield Pendle, offering him an alibi.
  • "Any man can take just so much, Chester." – Matt Dillon (19:51)
• Moral Dilemmas:
  • No evidence ties Pendle directly, as townsfolk refuse to cooperate with Dillon’s investigation.
  • Both the law and the community quietly accept the outcome, sympathizing with Pendle over the dead men.

6. Final Reflections and Departure (23:02 - 24:08)

• Pendle’s Exit:
  • Pendle leaves town, riding away on his now one-eared mule, guitarless and alone, but free.
  • Matt and Chester reflect with regret and a touch of hope that Pendle might find new acceptance elsewhere.
  • "Now, Dodge treated Pendle pretty rough." – Matt Dillon (23:12)
  • "He sure did. Poor little fellow. Looks kind of empty like that. He's guitar, don't he?" – Chester (23:16)
  • "Well, maybe you'll find another one somewhere. Anyway, they sure like to hear him play in this town. A couple of the boys in particular, I guess." – Matt Dillon (23:21)

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Notable Quotes & Memorable Moments

• On Vengeance and Limits:

  • "Any man can take just so much, Chester." – Matt Dillon (19:51)

• Pendle’s Nature:

  • "I never played it for nobody to hear except me." – Weed Pendle (08:28)
  • "I guess they're all trying to protect Pendle." – Chester (22:42)

• Rare Kindness:

  • "Well, go on, tell him now..." – Sam, standing up for Pendle with an alibi (21:14)

• On Justice in Dodge:

  • "There's a law against murder, Sam, and it's the same for everybody." – Matt Dillon (22:10)

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Timestamps for Pivotal Segments

• Intro & Setup: 02:38 – Dodge City, Weed Pendle arrives
• Mock Hanging and Rescue: 06:53 – Matt Dillon returns, breaks up hanging
• First Act of Cruelty (Mule): 13:37–15:01 – Pendle’s mule is maimed
• Guitar Performance/Ultimatum: 15:55–17:19 – Pendle is forced to play, wows crowd
• Guitar Destroyed: 18:20–19:11 – Tyler and Short smash Pendle’s guitar
• Aftermath & Murders Discovered: 19:11–22:05 – Tyler and Short found dead, townspeople close ranks
• Pendle’s Departure: 23:02–End – Pendle leaves town

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Tone and Style

• Grim and Gritty: As with many "Gunsmoke" episodes, the atmosphere is suspenseful, dry, and tinged with melancholy.
• Empathetic: The characters, especially Matt and Chester, display increasing empathy for Pendle as his troubles mount.

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Final Thoughts

"The Guitar" stands as a powerful episode exemplifying the hard edges and flashes of compassion that defined the golden age of radio westerns. The story’s melancholy arc—an outsider bullied to the brink, responding with unexpected dignity and possible violence, and the tacit complicity of a weary community—leaves listeners pondering justice, mercy, and the human need for belonging.

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Transcript

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[Narrator/Chester]

You sure are slow with that beer, Doc. I'm ready for another one. You had enough last night, Chester. Matt told me you were still asleep at 9 o' clock this morning. Oh, I was. And it was mighty kind of him not wake me up. Say, are you sure he said he'd be back this afternoon? That's what he told me, so I. Oh, now what in the world was that fella who just came in the door there with Tyler and Short? Oh, him? That's Weed Bindle. He rode in on a mule a couple days ago. Which has the bigger ears, him or the mule? He is funny looking all right. And he acts peculiar too. That's a mighty scrawny mule, Pendle. I seen you on him this morning. Pendle here's kind of scrawny yourself. Short. Maybe some beer would fatten up a little. I'd like some beer all right, but I got no money. Why don't you sell that guitar of yours. Sell my guitar? No, I'd never do that. You must have a nickel at least. Last money I had got stolen. Now, who dares steal money off a tiger like you, Pendle? I was asleep. I started to wake up, but they kicked me in the head. You call that a head? Looks to me more like your neck just growed out and haired over. I ain't very handsome. You sure ain't. Hey, what'd your old lady think of you when she saw you, Pindle? I don't know. She died. Yeah. Laughing, I'll bet. That's enough, Tally. That's too mean. Pindle's a harmless little fellow. Ain't nobody talking to you, Chester. Bartender, three beers. You buying, Tyler? I'm proud too. Fine old soldier like Weed, Pendle. How'd you know I was a soldier? I didn't. Where was you a soldier, Pendle? Third Illinois's Cavalry. Illinois? You was with the Yankees? Well, I never done much. We had hard luck. Never got to see no real Confederates Toll. Just a bunch of ragged tail bushwhackers in South Missouri. They was led by old chicken thief named Klein. Yeah, so there was. Tell me something. Did you ever kill any Klein's men? A few, before I got shot myself. They caught some of them after and hung them. But I never did see a hanging. You never saw a hanging nowhere? I never did. That's so. Well, Bindle, you're in luck. Since we was kinda in the war together, so to speak, I'm gonna show you a hangin. You're about ready, ain't you, Short? My rope's on my saddle. I'll get it and meet you out back. There gonna be a hangin'. A real hangin'. There sure is. You're lucky, Findle. You run into us just in time. What are you talking about, Tyler? Who you gonna hang? It's a kind of surprise, Chester. You can watch too. I hear you know it's against the law to hang people around here. I saw Marshall Dillon ride outtown this morning. When he gets back, it'll be all over. And don't you try to buck me in, Shortchester. You'll die if you do. Come on, Pindle. You don't want to miss it. Sure. What do you suppose they're up to, Doc? And. I don't know, Chesterman. I'd like to find out. Yeah, I guess we'd better. I sure do wish Mr. Dillon was here. I never did think much of Tyler and Short. They play no good. I'm worried, Doc. There they Are. Why, it's Pindle. They got a rope around his neck. Of course, you won't see all the hanging, Pindle. Just the start of it. What are you hanging me for? I ain't done nothing. You was in the 3rd Illinois Cavalry. Well, sure we was. Fighting under that old chicken thief Klein in South Missouri. It's a real pleasure to hang a Yankee like you. But I only done what they told me to. I didn't kill nobody on purpose. All right, now, wait a minute, you two. You've gone far enough. Shoot him, Tyler. You go shooting anybody, and you'll be the ones to end up in a rope. Doc ain't armed. He never is. Go on, Tyler. All right, you can try it. But you're sure gonna have to kill me before you hang anybody. I'll kill you.

[Matt Dillon]

You'll have to kill Me, too, Tyler.

[Narrator/Chester]

Mr. Dillon. Now, where'd he come from?

[Matt Dillon]

Take your rope off that man's neck, Short, and do it quick.

[Narrator/Chester]

Sure, Marshall, Sure. I told you you shouldn't hang me. Oh, we was just fun in the marshal. We wasn't gonna hang you.

[Matt Dillon]

What's this all about, Short?

[Narrator/Chester]

Well, he's a Yankee marshal. Killed a lot of us in Missouri during the war. We was gonna scare him and then run him off.

[Matt Dillon]

Well, you forget about that and forget about the war, too. It's over. The next time I catch you up to anything like this, you're gonna go to jail.

[Narrator/Chester]

Go to jail over a dumb Yankee who don't own nothing but a skinny mule and a guitar?

[Matt Dillon]

Get out of here, Short. Now. You too, Tyler.

[Narrator/Chester]

Okay, Marshal, with this Yankee. Better get out of here, too. Out of dog.

[Matt Dillon]

Shut up, Tyler. I got moving.

[Narrator/Chester]

Sure. See you later.

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[Matt Dillon]

Pendle.

[Narrator/Chester]

Marshall Dillon's here. He wants to see you. I sure do thank you for letting me sleep in your jail last night, Marshall.

[Matt Dillon]

Well, you've been sleeping before, Pendle.

[Narrator/Chester]

With my mule. I always do.

[Matt Dillon]

I hear you broke. What do you do for a living?

[Narrator/Chester]

I never did nothing much, Marshall. Just ride around on my mule.

[Matt Dillon]

What about your guitar? Don't you ever play and take up a collection or something?

[Narrator/Chester]

Oh, no, Marshall. I wouldn't do that.

[Matt Dillon]

Why not? Can't you play well enough?

[Narrator/Chester]

I don't know, Marshall. I never played it for nobody to hear except me.

[Matt Dillon]

All right, Chester, Take him over to the Texas trail. Maybe Sam can give him a job of some kind.

[Narrator/Chester]

Well, it wouldn't be steady, would it?

[Matt Dillon]

Well, I don't know, but why shouldn't it be?

[Narrator/Chester]

Cause I'll be leaving in a day. Or two.

[Matt Dillon]

Oh. Where you headed?

[Narrator/Chester]

Nowhere.

[Matt Dillon]

Nowhere.

[Narrator/Chester]

Just ride around on my mule. I always do.

[Matt Dillon]

Kendall. Where are you from anyway?

[Narrator/Chester]

I was born San Benito.

[Matt Dillon]

Oh, on the Rio Grande.

[Narrator/Chester]

Yes. I left soon after. Took my guitar with me, though. Never did go back.

[Matt Dillon]

Well, if you're from Texas, how come you fought in the Union Army?

[Narrator/Chester]

I don't know. One army's just like another, I guess.

[Matt Dillon]

Well, maybe you're right at that. Chester, take him over to Sam's.

[Narrator/Chester]

All right, sir. I left my guitar back. I'll go get it. He sure is a Peculiar little fellow, Mr. Dillon.

[Matt Dillon]

Yeah, pretty helpless, too.

[Narrator/Chester]

You think Short and Tyler will bother him anymore?

[Matt Dillon]

Well, knowing them, I believe they'd have hung him yesterday if they could have you tell Sam to let me know if they even start talking to him again, huh?

[Narrator/Chester]

Yes, sir, I will. They're about the meanest pair of men I ever knew.

[Matt Dillon]

Yeah, they are. And they'll think of something.

[Narrator/Chester]

Well, penald said he's leaving in a day or two.

[Matt Dillon]

I hope that's soon enough, Chester.

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[Matt Dillon]

Sam gave Weed Pendle a job sweeping up the saloon and let him live in a tiny shack out back. He tried to get him to play his guitar, but Pendle wouldn't do it. And we all began to think that he probably didn't even know how. It's hard to believe that anyone as simple as he was could learn to do anything. I looked up Short and Tyler and warned him again to leave him alone. And they didn't. Until one morning a couple of days later. Chester and I had just come out of Delmonico's and we're walking up Front street.

[Narrator/Chester]

Look at there, Mr. Dillon. Cross the plaza.

[Matt Dillon]

Yeah, I saw them. Let's go over there, Chester.

[Narrator/Chester]

Here's Pendle and his mule, all right.

[Matt Dillon]

Yeah, and Tyler in short, too. I told him to keep away from him.

[Narrator/Chester]

What are they laughing at?

[Matt Dillon]

They're laughing, but he isn't.

[Narrator/Chester]

What do you suppose they've done to him?

[Matt Dillon]

Now look at his mule, Chester. That's what they've done.

[Narrator/Chester]

Oh, my goodness, Mr. Dillon. He's lost a ear. I thought Yankees liked their mule that way, Short. At least I always heard they did. I guess there's just no pleasing to some men. Tyler, you shouldn't have done that to my mule. Well, it's the marshal again.

[Matt Dillon]

Did you men do this?

[Narrator/Chester]

Now, Marshall, we ain't done nothing to Pendle.

[Matt Dillon]

Did they do it, Pendle?

[Narrator/Chester]

I tried to stop him, but Tyler held me. Then they gave me my mule's ear. Marshal. Right here, see?

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[Matt Dillon]

Turn around, both of you. Turn around, I said. Now take their guns, Chester. Yes.

[Narrator/Chester]

Can't do nothing to us, Marshall. We didn't hurt Kendall.

[Matt Dillon]

I don't like what you did to his mule.

[Narrator/Chester]

I got him, Mr. Dillon.

[Matt Dillon]

Now that you can turn around again. I ought to cut an ear off of each of you, but I can't do that. So I'm gonna do the next best.

[Narrator/Chester]

Now look here, Marchie.

[Matt Dillon]

Now, leave him there, Chester. Pendle, I'm sorry about your mule.

[Narrator/Chester]

He ain't Much of a mule anymore.

[Matt Dillon]

Well, you better go take care of him. And maybe these two will leave you alone now.

[Narrator/Chester]

Poor mule. You know what Weed Pendle told me yesterday, Matt?

[Matt Dillon]

Well, it could have been almost anything, knowing him. Kitty.

[Narrator/Chester]

No, this kind of makes sense. I asked him if he was ever lonely and he said no. He never stayed anywhere long enough to get to know anybody that well.

[Matt Dillon]

He's a little strange, all right.

[Narrator/Chester]

Now, what are they up to?

[Commercial Announcer]

Who?

[Narrator/Chester]

Tyler and Short. They just came in with Kendall. Oh, look, Matt. He's got his guitar with him.

[Commercial Announcer]

Yeah.

[Narrator/Chester]

Hey, listen, everybody. Hey, listen, everybody. Little Yankee is gonna play his guitar for us. At least he's gonna try, ain't Yankee. Don't shoot my mule. We ain't gonna shoot your mule. Not if you play good enough. Go on, get started, if you know how. They threaten to kill his mule, Mat, you gotta stop him.

[Matt Dillon]

No, wait a minute, Kitty.

[Narrator/Chester]

Go on. Feno one, play. All right. Oh, man, that was beautiful.

[Matt Dillon]

Yeah, he kind of surprised everybody, didn't he?

[Narrator/Chester]

Tyler and Short don't look so happy about it.

[Matt Dillon]

No, the crowd's with Findle now.

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[Narrator/Chester]

You'll leave him.

[Matt Dillon]

Yeah, they better.

[Narrator/Chester]

Hello, Yankee. Hello. You've been playing that guitar a long time in there, ain't you, Pindle? They wanted me to. They liked it. Me and Short been waiting to tell you how we liked it too.

[Matt Dillon]

Yeah.

[Narrator/Chester]

Let me see that guitar, Pendle. No. You hurt my mule. Give it to me. I got a gun in your belly, Pendle. Don't move. I want my guitar.

[Matt Dillon]

You can have it.

[Narrator/Chester]

I just want to sort of tune it for you first. Please. There. Please don't do that. Another thing that's wrong with this guitar. It's a little bit too big for a man like you. But I can make it smaller. There you are, Yankee soldier. Maybe this will learn them. Let's go, Short.

[Matt Dillon]

Are they both dead, Doc?

[Narrator/Chester]

Oh, my, yes. Real dead. For several hours, at least. Why, they must have been asleep when it happened, Doc.

[Matt Dillon]

It looks like Short there struggled a little, I guess Tyler got his first and woke Short up for a minute.

[Narrator/Chester]

He wasn't awake very long, man.

[Matt Dillon]

Just long enough to see who was cutting his throat, probably.

[Narrator/Chester]

Well, he can't talk now. No, I guess I'm all through here. What do you want to do with him?

[Matt Dillon]

We'll let the hotel worry about him, I guess. It's Weed Pendle I want now.

[Narrator/Chester]

My, and him such a mild little fellow.

[Matt Dillon]

Any man can take just so much, Chester.

[Narrator/Chester]

I sure hate to see poor Pendle hanged for killing These two buzzards, man.

[Matt Dillon]

Chester, wait for me at the jail, huh? I'll bring him over as soon as I can find him, Sam.

[Narrator/Chester]

What'll it be, Marshall?

[Matt Dillon]

Where's Weed, Pendle, Sam? Oh, I just sent him out back.

[Narrator/Chester]

For a bucket of sawdust.

[Matt Dillon]

What do you want him for? Short and Tyler got their throats cut early this morning. Good. I guess their smashing his guitar was too much for Pendle.

[Narrator/Chester]

That so, huh?

[Matt Dillon]

Oh, there he is now. Bindle, come over here.

[Narrator/Chester]

Morning, Marshall.

[Matt Dillon]

Good morning, Bindle. Where was you last night?

[Narrator/Chester]

I don't know. Here, I guess.

[Matt Dillon]

You don't know. Now wait a minute, Marshall.

[Narrator/Chester]

Bindle, where was you after they wrecked your guitar? Well, I sat in the alley awhile. Then I come back here.

[Matt Dillon]

Yeah, that's right. He was so broke up about his guitar, I didn't want to leave him alone. So I took him up and let him sleep on the floor of my room. That right, Bindle? Well, go on, tell him now.

[Narrator/Chester]

Sure, Sam. That's right.

[Matt Dillon]

Are you trying to alibi for him, Sam? I know Marshall Dillon, but I care about him.

[Narrator/Chester]

Some people care about me.

[Matt Dillon]

Who, Pendle? He's just talking, Marshall. Who cares about you, Pendle? Tell me.

[Narrator/Chester]

Those men.

[Matt Dillon]

What men? He means some of the boys that was here when he come back with his busted guitar, Marshal. They just told him how sorry he was, that's all. I see. They liked his music, didn't they?

[Narrator/Chester]

Yes, they did. They liked to hear me play.

[Matt Dillon]

Who was in here then, Sam? Well, now, Marshal Dillon, you know how it is. I'm busy pouring drinks and I don't pay no mind to who's here and who ain't. I? I couldn't rightly say it all. Okay, Sam. I guess I can't beat the truth out of you.

[Narrator/Chester]

Oh, now, Marshal Dillon, who cares about Tyler and Short? Dodger is better off without him.

[Matt Dillon]

There's a law against murder, Sam, and it's the same for everybody. I'll be back later.

[Narrator/Chester]

What are you going to do now, Mr. Dillon?

[Matt Dillon]

Well, I've done all I can, Chester. The whole town's just plain quit talking. Nobody knows anything.

[Narrator/Chester]

Well, I guess they're all trying to protect Pendle.

[Matt Dillon]

Yeah, they are. That he didn't do it.

[Narrator/Chester]

Well, who did then?

[Matt Dillon]

Well, if I could prove who did it, Chester, I'd have him in jail. Say, come over here.

[Narrator/Chester]

Well, I declare, Mr. Dillon, it looks to me like he's leaving town.

[Matt Dillon]

I told him he could go.

[Narrator/Chester]

He looks funnier than ever on that one eared mule. Yeah.

[Matt Dillon]

Now, Dodge treated Pendle pretty rough.

[Narrator/Chester]

He sure did. Poor little fellow. Looks kind of empty like that. He's guitar, don't he?

[Matt Dillon]

Well, maybe you'll find another one somewhere. Anyway, they sure like to hear him play in this town. A couple of the boys in particular, I guess. Yeah, they liked it just fine.

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