Chester's Murder

March 30, 1957

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Gunsmoke - S2 - E27

Chester is drinking at the Long Branch and gets into an argument with a gambler over a girl. When the marshal breaks it up, he tells Chester to bring the man to jail. On the way there the man is killed and everyone thinks Chester did it. Matt has to prove Chester is innocent.

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Gunsmoke: Season 2 - 39 Episode s

2x1 - Cow Doctor
September 8, 1956
After he is summoned unknowingly by Ben Pitcher to treat one of his cows,a human patient of Doc's dies. Durning a fight with Pitcher, Doc is knifed.
2x2 - Brush at Elkader
September 15, 1956
After his friend Ben Williams is shot down by Lou Shippen, Matt travels to Elkader to bring him him. The only problem, he doesn't know what he looks like and the town is protecting Shippen.
2x3 - Custer
September 22, 1956
Matt refuses to turn the rustler Joe Trimble over to Major Banker for court-martial.
2x4 - The Round Up
September 29, 1956
Matt closes up shops to a group of drunken cowboys, which causes trouble.
2x5 - Young Man with a Gun
October 20, 1956
After gunman, Sam Kercher is killed by Matt, his 16-year old brother arrives to fight Matt.
2x6 - Indian White
October 27, 1956
At Fort Dodge, home of the third cavalry, Mrs. Mary Cullen tells the colonel that the twelve year old white boy they recovered from the Cheyenne is her son Dennis. The tribe had taken him when he was two years old.
2x7 - How to Cure a Friend
November 10, 1956
Matt is used by an old friend (Andrew Duggan) in a con game (Simon Oakland appears).
2x8 - Legal Revenge
November 17, 1956
Doc comes upon a homesteader (Philip Bourneuf) with a busted leg and a gun to protect himself from his wife (Cloris Leachman).
2x9 - The Mistake
November 24, 1956
Matt leaves Dodge City unprotected when he sets out to find a killer (Mike Connors) (Bert Rumsey credited as 'Bartender', but referred to by Chester as 'Sam Noonan').
2x10 - Greater Love
December 1, 1956
An outlaw (Claude Akins) threatens to kill Doc if he does not help his wounded buddy (Frank de Kova and Amzie Strickland appear).
2x11 - No Indians
December 8, 1956
Matt and Chester act as decoys to ambush outlaws (including Mickey Simpson) that are masking their crimes as those of renegade Indians (Fintan Meyler and Herbert Rudley appear).
2x12 - Spring Term
December 15, 1956
Matt discovers that he was the intended victim of a murder he is investigating (Stanley Adams, Jack Kruschen, Paul Newlan, Harry Townes, and H. M. Wynant appear).
2x13 - Poor Pearl
December 22, 1956
Matt helps a woman (Constance Ford) whose suitors (including Denver Pyle) are about to duel for her affections.
2x14 - Cholera
December 29, 1956
A landowner (Paul Fix) tries to terrorize homesteaders (Bartlett Robinson and Peg Hillias) off their land (Gordon Gebert, John Smith, and Stuart Whitman appear).
2x15 - Pucket's New Year
January 5, 1957
An old buffalo hunter (Edgar Stehli) swears revenge on the skinner (Grant Withers) that left him to die (Richard Deacon appears as banker Botkin, Bert Rumsey credited as 'Bartender').
2x16 - The Cover Up
January 12, 1957
Matt traps a cattleman (Tyler McVey) who shot two homesteaders (including Roy Engel) (Malcolm Atterbury and Vivi Janiss appear).
2x17 - Sins of the Father
January 19, 1957
An Indian woman (Angie Dickinson) faces prejudice for her father's raid on Dodge City (Peter Whitney and Paul Wexler appear).
2x18 - Kick Me
January 26, 1957
A bank robber (Robert H. Harris) murders his wife and frames Tobeel (Frank de Kova) for the crime (Paul Lambert appears).
2x19 - Executioner
February 2, 1957
A young gunfighter, Tom Clegg, forces farmer Abe Curry into a duel and kills him. Matt can't arrest Clegg since Abe drew first. However, Abe's brother Morgan plots revenge. Morgan, who is unarmed, follows Clegg constantly. Clegg soon grows tired of it and attempts to take care of his ""problem.""
2x20 - Gone Straight
February 9, 1957
Townspeople protect an outlaw (Carl Betz) they believe has reformed (Tige Andrews, Joe De Santis, John Dierkes, Marianne Stewart, and Ward Wood appear).
2x21 - Bloody Hands
February 16, 1957
The shooting of several members of an outlaw gang, though in self defense, triggers an emotional crisis in Matt, haunted by memories of all the men he has killed (Lawrence Dobkin, Russell Johnson, and Gloria Marshall appear).
2x22 - Skid Row
February 23, 1957
An Eastern girl makes the long trip to Dodge, only to find that her fiancé has lost his money and won't marry her.
2x23 - Sweet and Sour
March 2, 1957
Rena Decker, a new dance hall girl, purposely gets her admirers into fighting over her. Despite Kitty's negative opinion of her, Matt befreinds Rena and gets her a job at the Long Branch. Soon afterward, 4 men are dead and Rena is the cause.
2x24 - Cain
March 9, 1957
Ex-gunslinger Joel Adams' past is about to catch up with him.
2x25 - Bureaucrat
March 16, 1957
A Washington official is determined to tame Dodge City.
2x26 - Last Fling
March 23, 1957
Kitty gets annoyed by a pair of old farmers who are each trying to have a fling with her.
2x27 - Chester's Murder
March 30, 1957
Chester is drinking at the Long Branch and gets into an argument with a gambler over a girl. When the marshal breaks it up, he tells Chester to bring the man to jail. On the way there the man is killed and everyone thinks Chester did it. Matt has to prove Chester is innocent.
2x28 - The Photographer
April 6, 1957
Dodge City meets a Photographer who shows the residents how a camera works. Jacoby wants to take pictures of how the Wild West looks. When Matt learns someone died, he thinks the photographer may have hired someone to kill Grubby for a picture of the west.
2x29 - Wrong Man
April 13, 1957
A cowboy vows revenge for the shooting of his friend, who was mistaken for a criminal (Don Keefer and Catherine McLeod, real-life husband and wife, appear as a husband and wife).
2x30 - Big Girl Lost
April 20, 1957
Philip Locke is looking for Laura Simmons, a saloon girl, but she doesn't want him to know where she works. Laura tells Matt that she and Philip were previously engaged, and she asks him not to say anything about her job. Philip warns Matt that he will be killed if he doesn't tell the truth.
2x31 - What the Whiskey Drummer Heard
April 27, 1957
Matt fakes his death to lure a gunman (Vic Perrin) out in the open (Robert Karnes appears, Bert Rumsey credited as 'Sam').
2x32 - Cheap Labor
May 4, 1957
A former gunfighter has turned away from violence, but his fiancee's brother is determined to goad him into a gunfight.
2x33 - Moon
May 11, 1957
After Charlie Brewer is found dead, Jack Salter who was a friend of Charlie Brewer comes to Matt's office saying Vint killed Brewer. Matt then tries to find out if Jack is right.
2x34 - Who Lives by the Sword
May 18, 1957
Joe Delk causes trouble at The Long Branch after shooting two men who were unarmed.
2x35 - Uncle Oliver
May 25, 1957
Matt goes after an outlaw (Earle Hodgins) who shot Chester (Paul Wexler appears).
2x36 - Daddy-O
June 1, 1957
Kitty's father, Wayne Russell, arrives in Dodge to meet his daughter after abandoning her and her mother as a baby. He insists that saloon life is not fit for a proper lady and wants to take her back to New Orleans so he can pamper her and invest her savings in his freight business.
2x37 - The Man Who Would Be Marshal
June 15, 1957
A former Army Officer wants Matt Dillon's job. Matt then takes Mr. Egan on his rounds. Matt lets Egan try his brand of justice that almost costs Egan his life.
2x38 - Liar from Blackhawk
June 22, 1957
A braggart tries to provoke a gunfight with a harmless drunk.
2x39 - Jealousy
July 6, 1957
Jack Kelly plays a hot-tempered husband who thinks Matt is after his wife.

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2x1 - Cow Doctor

2x2 - Brush at Elkader

2x3 - Custer

2x4 - The Round Up

2x5 - Young Man with a Gun

2x6 - Indian White

2x7 - How to Cure a Friend

2x8 - Legal Revenge

2x9 - The Mistake

2x10 - Greater Love

2x11 - No Indians

2x12 - Spring Term

2x13 - Poor Pearl

2x14 - Cholera

2x15 - Pucket's New Year

2x16 - The Cover Up

2x17 - Sins of the Father

2x18 - Kick Me

2x19 - Executioner

2x20 - Gone Straight

2x21 - Bloody Hands

2x22 - Skid Row

2x23 - Sweet and Sour

2x24 - Cain

2x25 - Bureaucrat

2x26 - Last Fling

2x27 - Chester's Murder

2x28 - The Photographer

2x29 - Wrong Man

2x30 - Big Girl Lost

2x31 - What the Whiskey Drummer Heard

2x32 - Cheap Labor

2x33 - Moon

2x34 - Who Lives by the Sword

2x35 - Uncle Oliver

2x36 - Daddy-O

2x37 - The Man Who Would Be Marshal

2x38 - Liar from Blackhawk

2x39 - Jealousy

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