Episode
Gunsmoke: Hung High
Overview
As Matt takes a convicted man to Hays City for hanging, Matt and the prisoner are waylaid and the prisoner lynched. Matt is framed for the killing, then arrested by a sergeant with a grudge against him.
Details
- Series
- Gunsmoke
- Season
- Season 10
- Episode
- Episode 8
- Air date
- 1964-11-14
- Runtime
- 45 min
Episode context
Hung High is Episode 8 in Season 10 of Gunsmoke. It aired on 1964-11-14. The runtime is 45 min.
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Episode 11: Chicken
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Episode 4: The Violators
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Episode 12: Innocence
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Episode 13: Aunt Thede
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