Episode
Gunsmoke: The First People
Overview
Matt has to intervene when a honest, but strict Indian agent charges an innocent Indian of murder of his assistant.
Details
- Series
- Gunsmoke
- Season
- Season 13
- Episode
- Episode 23
- Air date
- 1968-02-19
- Runtime
- 45 min
Episode context
The First People is Episode 23 in Season 13 of Gunsmoke. It aired on 1968-02-19. The runtime is 45 min.
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Episode 22: The Jackals
Matt tracks the four men responsible for the murder of his friend an lawman who was shot at his retirement party.
Episode 24: Mr. Sam'l
Durning a drought, a watch witch (someone who can find water), comes to town. Meanwhile, a businessman attempts to buy up farms during this time, no matter the method.
More episodes from this season
Episode 21: The Gunrunners
A buffalo hunter tracks the five men responsible for injuring his Indian son.
Episode 25: A Noose for Dobie Price
Matt and former outlaw Elihu Gorman go after Dobie Price who has just broken jail.
Episode 20: Hill Girl
Hillbilly girl Merry Florene comes to town to get some schooling to better herself. Meanwhile her two cousins also arrive in Dodge and force her to rob Mr. Jonas' store.
Episode 19: Blood Money
The father of a young gunfighter tries to end his son's career by wounding his gun hand.
Episode 18: Nowhere to Run
A teenage burglar involved in a murder is shot and left to die by his partners.
Episode 17: Deadman's Law
While Matt is out of town tracking outlaws, the cattleman's co-op takes over the town putting their own man in charge of the law.
Episode 16: The Victim
Matt investigates a murder in a nearby town, trying to prove that town simpleton Bo Remick did not kill the son of the town's powerful rancher.
Episode 15: Baker's Dozen
Three baby boys are born on a stagecoach that arrives in Dodge just after being robbed. Their mother dies and Doc fights to keep the boys together instead of going to an orphange.
Episode 14: Wonder
Drfter Jud Pryor tries to clear his name of murder, meanwhile the two brothers of his girlfriend are planning to kill him.
Episode 13: Rope Fever
Falsely jailed on charges of murder and bank robbery, Festus is ordered to lead an aging sheriff and his zealous deputy to the missing loot. (60 mins)