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Andrew Rines
Foreign. 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 date is November 20, 1955 and the title is Dutch George. Thanks for listening and I hope you enjoy.
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Matt Dillon
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.
Sam
Sam.
Dutch George
Smells good, boy. Now hold it. No need drawing down on me, boy. I'm just a harmless traveler like yourself.
Sam
How in blazes did you sneak up on me? So quiet.
Dutch George
That ain't a friendly way to greet a guest.
Sam
I'll be friendly to anybody comes into my camp with fair warning and guns holstered.
Dutch George
Bacon's burning.
Sam
What? You keep your hands where I can see them.
Dutch George
You gonna turn away a hungry traveler?
Sam
If you're traveling, where's your outfit? Where's your horse?
Dutch George
Over in the next gully there.
Sam
You alone?
Dutch George
You don't see nobody else.
Sam
You ain't the type to ride the planes alone.
Dutch George
You calling me a liar, son? Your bacon's getting cold.
Sam
All right, Red's right there. Use your own knife.
Dutch George
Thank you kindly. Oh, if I ain't the type to ride alone, what type am I?
Sam
You look like a storekeeper. Gambler maybe traveling by request.
Dutch George
You don't fear to say what you think, eh, boy? Say now, this looks right good.
Sam
Dip in the pancreas if you want wave.
Dutch George
That's some bay horse you got hobbled out there. Wouldn't consider selling. No, didn't think so. Only looks like he might be coming down with some kind of hoof trouble, huh? The way he holds his off rear.
Sam
What do you mean? Why, you're crazy. I don't see nothing wrong with it.
Dutch George
Let that be a lesson, boy. Don't never trust a stranger.
Sam
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Sam
Put a smile in your smoking. Just give them a try. Light up a Chester Field. They satisfy. Marshall.
Dutch George
Marshall Dillon.
Matt Dillon
Oh, hello, Moss.
Dutch George
Just about to send word up to your office.
Matt Dillon
Oh, what about?
Sam
That's George, isn't Tom. It's his horse right there. The bay. Left it with me. Wants new shoes all around.
Matt Dillon
Where is he now, Moss?
Sam
Up to the long branch, most likely. Thought you ought to know. Does he still want it?
Matt Dillon
No. That jury in Ellsworth acquitted him.
Sam
He's free, if I can understand him. Everybody in the state knows he's the biggest horse thief west of the Mississippi.
Matt Dillon
Well, with operations as big as Dutch's, it's hard to prove. That's a good looking horse he's got there.
Sam
Sure is. Wonder who it really belongs to?
Matt Dillon
Yeah, I wonder. Thanks, Moss.
Sam
Matt, I'm glad you're here. Look at him. All clustered around like he was a governor or something.
Matt Dillon
Yeah.
Sam
Some poor man steals one horse, they string him to a tree. He steals a thousand to make him a hero.
Matt Dillon
Well, he'll get caught too, sooner or later. Kitty, I'll be back in a minute. Hello, Dutch.
Dutch George
Hello, Matt. Have a drink just for old times sake, Marin.
Matt Dillon
I'll drink to that.
Dutch George
Pour it, Sam. To old times. Ah, old times were all right, weren't they, Matt?
Matt Dillon
Now what I can remember.
Andrew Rines
Up.
Matt Dillon
Now.
Dutch George
It was a long time ago. You were just a kid. Some kid. Always pestering me with questions. Bound to learn every trick I knew. Be just like me. Yeah, well, let that be a lesson to you.
Matt Dillon
It was, Dutch.
Dutch George
Well, then I did you a favor.
Matt Dillon
Yeah, thanks.
Dutch George
You're welcome.
Matt Dillon
But you know, my job kind of puts us on opposite sides of the street.
Dutch George
Now, Dutch, I don't see why. I've got no trouble with the law. I'm a legitimate businessman.
Matt Dillon
I hope so, Dutch. Because if your business gets illegitimate around here, I'll come after you in spite of old times.
Dutch George
Yeah, I expect you would. And you would be a rough enemy, too. Have another drink?
Matt Dillon
No, no, thank you.
Sam
Matt. I didn't know you knew Dutch, George.
Matt Dillon
Well, it was a long time ago, Kitty. I only knew him for a few months. Until the sheriff caught up with him.
Sam
That must have been a shock for you.
Matt Dillon
Like he said, it was a good lesson. You know, the funny part of it is, Kitty, he's not really a bad man at all. He learned to be a horse thief back in the days when it was a game every frontiersman played with the Indians. He just never gave it up.
Sam
Well, I just hope when he does get caught, it doesn't have to be you who does it.
Matt Dillon
Yeah, I hope not too.
Sam
Kenny.
Matt Dillon
Yeah, come in.
Sam
Howdy, Marshall.
Matt Dillon
What can I do for you, son?
Sam
My name's Jimmy McQueen. I got robbed.
Matt Dillon
Oh, where was this?
Sam
East of Dodge, maybe 20 miles. Night before last. I was just cooking my grub when this stranger comes up, real quiet. He seemed harmless, but he slugged me when I wasn't looking.
Matt Dillon
What'd he look like?
Sam
Tall, maybe six feet. Strong looking, with a gray mustache and a arrow scar by the temple.
Matt Dillon
Uh huh. What'd you lose, son?
Sam
$30. But that's not important. My horse is. He was a good one, Marshall. And I aim to find him and get him back.
Matt Dillon
A bay with a white blaze on his forehead?
Sam
That's right. You seen him?
Matt Dillon
Let's go down to Moss Grimmick stable. Your horse may still be.
Chesterfield Announcer
Well.
Sam
I know Marshall. He come and took the horse right.
Dutch George
After I finished shooting. I heard he left town before dark last night.
Matt Dillon
And we'll go after him now.
Sam
Now look, Marshall, you don't need to bother. You just loan me a horse and I'll find him.
Matt Dillon
You know the man you're after, Jimmy?
Dutch George
No matter.
Sam
None to me.
Matt Dillon
It's Dutch George.
Sam
Well, I still gotta get my horse back.
Matt Dillon
You leave that to me. I'll take you along to identify the horse. But that's all you understand.
Sam
I don't know why you're so particular, Marshall. The man's only a horse thief.
Matt Dillon
But a very particular horse thief. And for the first time, we might have some real evidence against him. I don't want you ruining it.
Sam
All right, Marshall, whatever you say.
Matt Dillon
Mo, give me Chester's horse too. We'll pick him up on the way. Now let's pull up here a second. Yeah, here's where he met his men with a herd. You see, the ground's all trampled.
Sam
There must be a couple hundred heads.
Matt Dillon
Yeah, maybe more.
Sam
I guess I don't rightly understand this Dutch George's way of horse, Steven.
Matt Dillon
He steals by the herd, Jimmy, from ranchers or Indians.
Sam
Where does he take them to?
Matt Dillon
West. Over into the line, into Colorado. There he meets another bunch of his men driving a herd stolen from Colorado Territory. They exchange the horses. Sell Colorado horses in Kansas. Kansas horses and Colorado.
Sam
Fella may be smarter than I thought.
Matt Dillon
And tougher too. I think maybe we better camp here tonight for at least two hours. Ahead of us. That'd put them over on Crooked Creek, probably at the Forks.
Sam
Why don't we go on? Come up on them in the dark?
Matt Dillon
Now, we can do the same thing by starting early. A couple of hours before dawn.
Andrew Rines
Now.
Matt Dillon
Horses need the rest.
Sam
Not to mention me.
Matt Dillon
Sure, we'll be happy to get down.
Sam
You notice all the Cheyenne trail sign, marshal?
Matt Dillon
Well, some.
Sam
Some. I've been seeing it all day. This territory's thick with Cheyenne. They must be camped close too.
Matt Dillon
How do you know so much about Cheyenne, son?
Sam
I was raised with him, Marshal. My PA worked at the Cheyenne agency at Darlington.
Matt Dillon
Maybe I underestimated you, Jimmy. Maybe you're not as green as you look.
Sam
I told you I could handle this myself, Marshall, but you wouldn't listen.
Matt Dillon
That's just as well. If you'll take care of the horses, Chester and I'll rustle up some wood for a fire.
Sam
Sure, Marshall. Likely snagging Dylan right over there.
Matt Dillon
Okay, Chester, let's go. See if we can carry it.
Sam
Mr. Dillon.
Chesterfield Announcer
Why, that little whippers.
Sam
Now he's riding on.
Matt Dillon
Yeah, I sure did underestimate him.
Dutch George
What do you expect he's up to?
Matt Dillon
He's probably headed for Crooked Creek. Wants to face Dutch George alone.
Sam
Then he's gonna get hurt.
Matt Dillon
Well, come on. We'll try to catch him before it's too late. Well, that's their camp, Chester, on the edge of the bluff there. Yeah, but where's the horses? Down on the creek bottom. Out of sight, probably.
Sam
I count four men. Three asleep and one on guard.
Matt Dillon
Reckon that's all? Well, except for those riding night guard. On the herd. Yeah.
Sam
I don't see the Kid.
Matt Dillon
No horse?
Sam
No.
Matt Dillon
Maybe he's around somewhere in the dark.
Dutch George
What are we gonna do?
Matt Dillon
You stay here. Now, when I get up by that big tree there, you make some noise, but just enough to draw the guard out. Okay?
Sam
All right. All right.
Dutch George
Who's that?
Sam
Tex. Tex.
Matt Dillon
Hold it right there. Drop it. Drop it, I said.
Sam
All right.
Matt Dillon
Chester.
Sam
Hi.
Dutch George
Is that you?
Matt Dillon
Hi, it's me, Dutch. Matt Dillon. I got your man with my gun on his back, and I'm coming in Now. You throw all your guns on the ground beside the fire. Do you hear me?
Dutch George
I hear you, Matt. Never do as he says, boy.
Matt Dillon
All right, Chester, let's go. You too, Hack. All Right. Everybody rest easy.
Dutch George
Well, Matt, you got more nerve than I thought.
Matt Dillon
Where's the kid, Dutch?
Dutch George
What kid?
Matt Dillon
The boy you stole the bay horse from.
Dutch George
Well, I left him. For all I know, you haven't seen him tonight around here. Is he on the trail too?
Matt Dillon
He's probably out there in the dark right now drawing a bead on you.
Dutch George
You sure you didn't plan it this way, Matt? It could save you a lot of trouble.
Matt Dillon
You'll stand trial, Dutch, if I have my way.
Dutch George
Matt, I don't want to see you get hurt. But I don't want to go to jail either.
Matt Dillon
Now you'll have to decide that, Dutch.
Dutch George
What about old times sake?
Matt Dillon
I decided about old times before I became a lawman.
Sam
I see.
Dutch George
Mr. Dillon, there's something going on down.
Sam
There in the creek bottom.
Dutch George
There's a stampede. Somebody stampeding the horses. Matt, is this some of your doing?
Matt Dillon
Use your head. Why would I want a stampede, Em? I need them for evidence.
Dutch George
We've got to do something.
Sam
Stay still.
Matt Dillon
You go down that bluff and you'll be trampled to death up here. Maybe we're safe.
Sam
Stop. Start smoking with a smile. With Chesterfield?
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Sam
Put a smile in your smoke and just give them a try. Light up a Chesterfield. They satisfy Sam. Mister Trampled to death just like the other one.
Matt Dillon
Well, Dutch, your night herders are dead. Your horses are gone. Looks like the Indians have put you out of business this trip.
Dutch George
Yeah, but you haven't got any evidence against me now. Even if you do find them horses, it'll be the Indians, not Dutch. George has them. Maybe you can arrest them.
Matt Dillon
You know something, Dutch? In a way I'm glad. I'd rather it was somebody else finally put you behind bars.
Dutch George
Nobody's gonna do that.
Matt Dillon
Yes, they will, Dutch. Sooner or later. Unless I can talk you out of this business.
Dutch George
Now, Matt, what else would I ever do?
Matt Dillon
Well, I don't know. You got a long walk ahead of you.
Dutch George
Oh, don't worry about us. We Will find some horses somewhere.
Matt Dillon
I suppose you will. Come on, we'll bury these men. And then Chester and I'll head back to Dodge.
Dutch George
Dillon, Dodge looks just the same.
Matt Dillon
You didn't expect it to change much in three days, did you, Jester?
Sam
Oh, no. What I mean is, it looks good.
Matt Dillon
Chester, look up ahead there, front of the office.
Sam
Well, that's Jimmy McQueen's bay horse.
Matt Dillon
Yeah.
Sam
Howdy, Marshall.
Matt Dillon
Hello, Jimmy.
Sam
I just brought your horse back, Marshall. Jerry's for hitch rail. Much obliged.
Matt Dillon
You're welcome. Well, is that all you've got to say?
Sam
Jimmy, where in the world did you go to? Oh, well, I'm sorry about that, but I kind of had an idea I didn't think you'd cotton to, so I just left.
Matt Dillon
I guess your idea paid off. You got your horse back. Yeah.
Sam
Funny thing. I found him running loose out on the prairie. Very lucky, I guess.
Matt Dillon
Jimmy.
Sam
What, Marshall?
Matt Dillon
I know you and your Cheyenne friends ran off those horses and two men died.
Sam
Man gets trampled in a stampede. That's an accident, ain't it, Marshall? Especially if he stole the horses to start with.
Matt Dillon
Yeah, I guess it is an accident, Jimmy.
Sam
So long, Marshall. Mr. Don, that boy is sure tricky.
Matt Dillon
I know. Trust him.
Sam
Yeah.
Matt Dillon
Let it be a lesson to us how never trust a stranger.
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Dutch George
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Matt Dillon
You know, a frontier peace officer was always ready to face someone who wanted to kill him. But on our next gun smoke, a marshal faces someone who wants to be killed. Well, until then, good night.
Chesterfield Announcer
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Sam
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Sam
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Join us again next week for another specially transcribed story as Matt Dillon, U.S. marshal, fights to bring law and order out of the wild violence of the west in Gun Violence Smoke.
Andrew Rines
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Sam
Sam.
Host: Andrew Rhynes
Podcast Date: January 17, 2026
Episode Theme: A meticulously restored presentation of the classic radio drama “Dutch George” from Gunsmoke (original air date: November 20, 1955). Marshal Matt Dillon must confront a legendary horse thief from his own past, blurring the line between justice, law, and personal history in the wild West.
This episode of Old Time Radio Westerns dives deep into the ruthless, romanticized world of the frontier as embodied by Gunsmoke. “Dutch George” harks back to the age of legendary outlaws and the lawmen who tracked them. The story delivers a tight cat-and-mouse chase between Marshal Matt Dillon and the notorious Dutch George—a man Dillon once admired as a boy.
“Dutch George” spotlights the intricacy of frontier law: personal loyalty collides with duty, reputation overshadows truth, and justice is sometimes delivered not by the law, but by the wild forces of the land and its people. Through the lens of Gunsmoke, the Old Time Radio Westerns Podcast revives the atmosphere, complexity, and living soundscape of a classic Western tale—restored to new clarity for modern listeners.