Episode
Gunsmoke: No Handcuffs
Overview
A dishonest deputy sheriff steals a prisoner from Matt's jail, so Matt and Chester hunt them.
Details
- Series
- Gunsmoke
- Season
- Season 1
- Episode
- Episode 15
- Air date
- 1956-01-21
- Runtime
- 26 min
Episode context
No Handcuffs is Episode 15 in Season 1 of Gunsmoke. It aired on 1956-01-21. The runtime is 26 min.
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