Episode
Gunsmoke: The New Society
Overview
Matt is ordered to Ridge Town to reopen the case of an army major who was murdered 12 years before, when a dying outlaw he shot swears he did not commit the crime, and it appears the whole town is hiding something.
Details
- Series
- Gunsmoke
- Season
- Season 10
- Episode
- Episode 35
- Air date
- 1965-05-22
- Runtime
- 45 min
Episode context
The New Society is Episode 35 in Season 10 of Gunsmoke. It aired on 1965-05-22. The runtime is 45 min.
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Episode 34: Honey Pot
A man comes to town and tells Sam he's going to shoot Matt. It's soon understood he is an old friend of Matt's. Soon this drifter is Involved in shooting and killing a man, and his and Matt's friendship is stretched as he claims self defense even though he was the only one armed.
Episode 36: He Who Steals
A buffalo hunter who doesn't hold with ranching is acquitted of shooting the man who tries to stop him from stealing a calf, but he isn't finished with stealing to get his way.
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Episode 33: Two Tall Men
Doc, carrying money on an errand for Matt, is found near death. In Matt's absence, the townsfolk figure there's no need to wait for official justice to deal with those deemed responsible.
Episode 32: Bad Lady from Brookline
Just arriving in Dodge, Molly McConnell looks for her husband. When she finds out he's been killed, and Dillon is responsible, she wonders why he didn't tell her in the first place and sets out to learn how to shoot so she can kill him.
Episode 31: Gilt Guilt
Drought and crop failure leave Dodge without fruit or vegetables and a farming widow and her son very ill with scurvy.
Episode 30: The Pariah
A mousy local man is hailed as a hero when he shoots and kills a man wanted for murder. Then a newspaper reporter interviews him and uncovers facts that cast a very different light on the shooting.
Episode 29: Twenty Miles from Dodge
On a stagecoach returning to Dodge, Kitty and her traveling companions are waylaid and held for ransom.
Episode 28: Dry Road to Nowhere
A temperance agitator wants to shut down Kitty's saloon and end all the drinking in Dodge.
Episode 27: The Lady
A woman and her adult, attractive niece stop in Dodge to earn some money to complete their journey to San Francisco. When an offer of marriage to her aunt threatens to derail those plans, the niece takes action.
Episode 26: Bank Baby
Bert Clum uses his clan to get what he wants. They are camped outside of Dodge. When they meet a small wagon train, he hatches a plot to rob the local bank. But he needs to snatch a baby to hide behind first.
Episode 25: Breckinridge
A young attorney newly arrived in Dodge works the law to keep his client out of Matt's clutches, then has ample reason to regret it.
Episode 24: Thursday's Child
Kitty welcomes her mentor to town, but her friend is burdened by a secret: she's here to deliver the child of her outlaw son, a man willing to take his own mother hostage.