Gunsmoke 1953-12-05 The Lamb

0:00Now, sugar crinkles, the sugar rice treat that's just right sweet, is called to present. Guns smoked. Around Dodd City and in the territory on West there's just one way to handle the killers and the spoilers. And that's where the US Marshall and the smell of gun smoke. Guns smoked. The story of the violence that moved west with young America. The story of a man who moved with it. Matt Tillin, United States Marshall.

1:03If there ever was a serial designed to boost a family's breakfast morale, it's new sugar crinkles. Why that sugar rice treat that's just right sweet, makes breakfast more fun than a circus. Come breakfast time, just pour on milk and you've got a breakfast main dish as you like it. Those golden nuggets of sugar coated rice we call sugar crinkles are really special. Not too sweet, the way some sugar coated cereal seem to be, and not like others that don't seem sweet enough. Sugar crinkles really are the sugar rice treat that's just right sweet. And whether you eat them from the bowl for breakfast, from the pack at the snack, or both ways, you love sugar crinkles. Time's over. And now, gun smoke, starring William Conrad.

2:21I got the mail, Mr. Millie. Ah, it looks like official stuff, Justin. Escherchees, all for you, every bit of it. Or you expect them to let it? Oh no, sure. I ever got a letter, it just means trouble sometimes. That's what my mail usually means. And not this time though. No, no wanted notices. And not a one. Looks like all the bad men have had a change in their heart. Sure does. They hasn't been a reward post of anybody over a month. Not that way, no, I've anyway. Mr. Dylan, I think I'll go see if there's any beer left over to Alice for games. You join me? No thanks, Justin. Oh, patient. I'll see you later. Yeah, sure. Hey, listen. Well, hello. Tell me, is it all right to tie my horse here? Of course it is.

3:26Well, sometimes I don't like strangers being too bold. Now, there's mostly strangers in dogs. It's a pretty big time. There are a lot about dogs. Good or bad? Bad mostly. No offense to you. Well, I don't own dogs. I'll buy a beer. I was just going into Alfa Gansy here. No, I fell a few funny ones. Don't know nobody in place. Oh, I've been that way many times. Where are you from anyway? Call a rattlesnake, you know. A lot of country out there. Sure is. Bought to you there? Wait a minute. Sure. Hello, Chester. Hello Sam.

4:27Now, what will it be, stranger? We'd like two beers, please. You must be buying. Yeah, I ain't. Why? Well, you don't look like you got the more than the price of two beers on you. Well, don't mind saying that he gets spells like this. That's all right. It's all right. He says, and if it wasn't all right... Oh, leave me alone. Well, I heard these saddle bumps that ride a hundred miles to a fine saloon and then order a glass of beer. One thing I'll say for the Texans. They may cause a little trouble now and then, but they drink right. Well, I don't take whiskey myself, but I buy you one, Mr. It's all beers, good enough for me. Sam, you stay up too late nights. It's sergeant. It's our anybody. Waiting on a lot of rip-rass. Yes, Sam. Sam, you better take it easy, how you call this fella? I had, huh? You sure had, you know who this is? What do I care who he is? You're a little madeline, ain't you, Mr. Moodell? I sure it is. I've seen him three months ago over Colorado at Clahonda.

5:27He was right across the street and he just shot two men fastest thing ever happened. I'm sure he'd be dangled with him. You really, Lume Delan, Mr. I've seen you right the start, Moodellan. That day at Lannan, he sure bit yourself for reputation since then. Oh, yeah, I've heard talk about you. You don't look like a gunman, no? You're at like one, you know. Well, he said he was real soft talking polite like. I'm proud to know you, Moodellan. My name is Casey. How do you do, Mr. Casey? Mr. Casey. Imagine Lume Delan, call it Mr. Casey. Say, I sure would like to buy you a drink. No, wait a minute, Casey. I sort of hold this man in the polity. The drinks will be on the house, okay? Where? That's kind of your bartender. Sure, sure. I just want you to feel welcome here anytime. Mr. Moodell, how come you're wearing your gun in the holster now?

6:31I always heard you carry this loose in your belt. I can handle it both ways. Maybe you thought people wouldn't recognize you as fast wearing it different. It's kind of marks a man right off carrying this gun in his belt. Yeah. Yeah, I guess it does. I'm sure I'm proud to know you. I never got real acquainted with this man of your breed before. My pleasure. Hey, you sure I'll polite, Mr. Moodellan? No need to be otherwise, I think. Well, one thing you make a lot of friends mighty fast. But, and I guess that's easy for a man like you. Sometimes? Sometimes do. Well, let's move over to the table, gentlemen. Have our beer there. It's Sam. Sam, Mr. Moodellan wants drinks brought to a table. You bet. Be right there.

7:43Mr. Moodellan? Mr. Moodellan? Yeah, what is it, Justice? Say, I've been looking all over for you. Oh, trouble. No, sir, but the shore could be. Did you ever hear of Lumin, Dallan? Is he in town? Yes, sir. He was right in the Alif again to there about an hour ago. I had a beer with him. Oh, what's he doing in Dodge? You find that out? Well, he didn't say, Mr. Dallan, but he is about the nicest politeest selling you ever meant. All I've heard about him is he started killing people a few months ago, happening in Colorado territory. Yes, sir. He's at gunman, all right. He's cases on him in a fight in a honna. He's with him right now. Case is a fool, Justice. Don't you, B? No, sir. It's just that I never met nobody like him. Oh, he's so quiet and easy-going. Sure. I think I'll have a talk with him, Justice. Come on. Say, you think he's here looking for trouble, Mr. Dallan? Not like that's always looking for trouble. No. Yes, sir. Yes, that's too all right.

8:43Right, he's here looking for trouble. That's him. He's sitting right over there, he's casing. He's here with his mother. And I've got three more names here in town. Before I quit my hunt, I said to him, I want to know sure that... Hello, Marshall. I guess, just to told you who this is, eh? This is Lou Madellin, Marshall. Hello, Madellin. Greatest gunman in Colorado territory. Since play Allison went to New Mexico. Yeah. I've heard a little about you, Madellin. But you know what this game, aren't you? Yes, sir. Pretty new? In case you didn't mention it, but my name is Dylan. I'm a US Marshall. I represent the law in Dodge. Let know you're Marshall, Dylan. You plan on to stay here long? Well, I don't make plans much, Marshall. I thought maybe you were here for some reason.

9:45Oh, no. No reason. Now, now, I can think of it anyway. I see. Yeah, I hate to be in your shoes. You try to run Lou Madellin out of Dodge. I told Chester that you're a fool, Casey. Now, I'm telling you. Madellin said, the friend of mine, you better talk easy. Oh, shut up, Casey. Madellin, this is just what I came to tell you. Cripple breeds around them, I'm like you. Somehow it can't be helped. I'm hired to keep trouble out of Dodge. Don't worry about me, Marshall. I'm not worried about you. No, sir. Ain't nobody going to take Lou Madellin. Yes, there is. No matter how good he is, somebody will kill him one day. It always happens sooner or later. You may be, Marshall. Maybe. If he starts any trouble. There's nothing to worry about, Marshall. Don't you tell him a man like you ain't afraid of him, Madellin?

10:47Tell him. I think he knows it. Don't you, Marshall? I'm an old hand at this game, Madellin. You're new. But if you live long enough, you'll find out that being afraid isn't what counts. No? Well, what does worryin' about it? The way you're worried right now. I feel that you've been playing lucky so far, Madellin. We don't count on it last time. I know what I'm doing, Marshall. What are you doing to Dodge, Madellin? I wanted to see the town. You made all right? Yeah, that's all right. For the first sign of trouble and you're through here. Sure, Marshall. Sure. Sure, sure, sure, sure. Sure. Sure. Sure. Sure. Sure. Sure. Sure. Sure.

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12:47As fast from the past all four, can't be big just right sweet sugar crinkles. Now back to gun smoke. I'd seen a lot of gunmen and killers at my time and some of them were mighty peculiar people. But the strangest I'd ever run across was blue Madullen. It wasn't his quiet polite manner that followed me. But the feeling I got that he wasn't very sure of himself or of what he was doing. I didn't see him again that day or the next until a long thought even. I was sitting in Doc's office when Chester came up and told me he'd heard Ab Fisher was in town.

13:51I'd known Fisher some years back and I had heard a lot about him since. So I set out at once to find him. Having one gunman around was bad enough but having two meant certain trouble. He's going to look in the Texas Trail, Mr. Dylan. I might as well try it first as close as possible. Yes, sir. Why does everything have to happen at all? Nothing's happening yet, Chester. You see him? No. What is? Blue Madullen over there. Why are you setting up Mr. Kim? Yeah. Stay here, Chester. Keep your eyes open. Hi, Chester. And maybe tell me. Can you tell you what I'll be doing? Oh, hello, ma'am. Hello, Kelly. Madullen. Pull up the chair. Am I a showhouse, thank you. You look worried about something, ma'am. Maybe it's because I'm sitting with his girlfriend.

14:52You're sitting with me because you got the price of a drink, Mr. Kim. It's not very nice of you, Kitty. Never mind, Madullen. Tell me. You know I have a Fisher. I have a Fisher. No adult, Marshall. Never heard of him. Never even heard of him. Good. So long. Goodbye, Cole. Are you sure worried about something? I know he is. Ah, don't pay any attention to him, Kitty. Have another drink. Where'd you get all the money? You didn't have much last night. Casey over there lent me something. Tell mine, get here. I've heard that story before too. Who's it? Never saw him, look boy. So you're a little Madullen. Who are you? I have a Fisher. I'm beginning to understand this. You gentlemen, excuse me. What do you want, Christian?

15:55Tell me you're in town. Thought I'd like to meet you. Oh, well, I'm glad to know you. I heard about you. In Denver. Oh, sure, sure. They say you're pretty fast. Yeah, I guess I am. A gentleman makes me uncomfortable to be around the man who thinks he's better than I am. Don't feel that way. Here, I'll buy you a drink. Put your money on the table. All right? There it is. There's mine. I don't understand. One of us gets four drinks.

16:59So one that lives. Why? Drama, gentlemen. No, wait. Listen to that. You're killing. You're killing Madeline. Yeah, I did. But you didn't even draw. You never even tried. That's a chance. It lives. I'll give them another one anytime. Right now I'm going to have me four quick drinks. Hold it up. Matt Dillon. Oh, so it is. Don't try anything. Well, shit on, man. They're under arrest, Ed. What for? They're killing Lou Madeline. They say you'd rule first. They was kind of poke your body in my head too.

17:59You can't arrest me, Matt. It's murder, Ed. Yes, you haven't heard. You know, Madeline's got a price on his head. He's wandered in Denver for a shootin' of two citizens while he was robin' a bank dead of a lie, Matt. I'll get $1,000 for this. Is that true? That's true. You're no good anymore, Matt, but at least you never tried to lie your way out of anything I know of. But it wasn't true, Matt. I'd have tried to shoot you. I'll tell a graph about it. But meanwhile, you'll have to sleep in jail. Sure, Matt. It's a price of a room. Well, in case they don't stand there, got Madeline over the box. Here it is, Mr. Dillon. They finally answered your telegraph and add pictures right. $1,000 for Lou Madeline dead or alive. And it's time for the sheriff, up in Denver.

18:59Will I tell Fisher about it? I know. Let him away. Don't worry. He isn't worried, anyway. I'm going to go up the dock and see if Madeline's still alive. Yes. How is he, Doc? Oh, well, he's alive, Matt, but not for long. Can he talk? Oh, he can talk all right, but when he goes, he'll go fast. There's nothing more I can do for him. Where have you got him in the back home? I thought he'd be quiet over there. Come in with me, Doc. Marshall Dillon is here in Madeline. Hello, Marshall. How you feeling, Madeline?

19:59Poorly. I'm going to make it, Marshall. Let's probably shut him up, bed. Yeah. Madeline, I want to ask you something about last night. Huh? Then you find out, no, I haven't found out, but maybe you'll tell me. Why didn't you draw on that, Fisher? I was too scared, like you said. I tried to tell him about everything, but he shot me before I could talk. That doesn't make sense. How could you have killed all the men they say you have acted the way you do? Marshall, I never killed a man in my life. What? No, sir. I just had poor cowboy. I got fired my last job. And I thought maybe I'd find something to do around here.

21:02What are you talking about? It's a truth. A reigning of an authority to bar. They thought I was a big gun. And they gave me a lot of respect, Marshall. I never had no respect before. Well, nobody. Well, I love... What is your name? Koot. Debbie Koot. Yeah, Debbie Koot. And I thought something was wrong. Get on. I don't look like that, no, Madeline. No, no. Are you a fool, Kasey, are you a little bit? Well, I sure couldn't act like someone. No. I'm in bad shape, Marshall.

22:02I'm sorry, Koot. It's all right. First time in my life, I got no respect. But... He's dead, Matt. Debbie Koot, so. Poor devil. Yeah, I can see him. He's kind of sad, Matt. Yeah. He's gonna be kind of sad for Abbishard too. Now I gotta go telling that he killed an innocent man. He will probably hang for him. He's gonna be mighty disappointed.

23:13In just a moment, we'll tell you about next week's adventure on Gunsmoke. If you want to be a real good scout, Mom, tell you what to do. See that your whole tribe sits down to post-tosties for breakfast in the morning. What a way to start the day for every big and little Indian in your wigwamp. You see, post-tosties are heat-good corn flakes. Spank and fresh. Chris, with that sweet, curdled corn flavored toasted right in. It's a feather in your cap to serve them. Sure, because post-tosties are not only the best thing that's happened to corn since the Indian discovered it. Post-tosties are the best thing that ever happened to breakfast. And say, if you want to make a good thing even better, add your favorite fruit to that bowl full of post-tosties, sugar and milk. Mmm, it's mighty delicious nourishment.

24:14Yet post-tosties are heat-good corn flakes next time you shop. The Gunsmall Gunter the direction of Norman MacDonald, stars William Conrad as Matt Dylan, US Marshal. Tonight's story was specially written for Gunsmall by John Messon, with music composed and conducted by Rex Coray. Featured in the cast were Victor Pern, Lauren Stopton, Harry Barclayl and Herve Ellers. Finally, Barry's Chester, Howard McNeer's Doc, and Georgia Ellis's Kid. Gen Peter's Beach. Join us again next week as Matt Dylan, US Marshal, fights to bring Lauren order out of the wild violence of the West in Gunsmall.

25:18We'll see next week at this time when Gunsmall will be brought to you by post-tosties, the heat-good corn flakes.