Episode
Gunsmoke: Helping Hand
Overview
A would-be tough guy picks on the wrong man in an attempt to make a name for himself when he tries to involve Marshal Matt Dillon by staging a street fight.
Details
- Series
- Gunsmoke
- Season
- Season 1
- Episode
- Episode 21
- Air date
- 1956-03-17
- Runtime
- 26 min
Episode context
Helping Hand is Episode 21 in Season 1 of Gunsmoke. It aired on 1956-03-17. The runtime is 26 min.
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