Episode
Gunsmoke: Abelia
Overview
A young woman and her kids and Festus are held hostage from a man Matt is trying to find.
Details
- Series
- Gunsmoke
- Season
- Season 14
- Episode
- Episode 8
- Air date
- 1968-11-18
- Runtime
- 45 min
Episode context
Abelia is Episode 8 in Season 14 of Gunsmoke. It aired on 1968-11-18. The runtime is 45 min.
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Episode 7: 9:12 to Dodge
Matt and Doc are escorting outlaw Johnny August by train to trail for murder. Also on board and waiting along the line are his men waiting for a chance to free him.
Episode 9: Railroad!
Matt clashes with maverick railroad builder Wes Cameron and his wild men running a railroad line through Dodge.
More episodes from this season
Episode 6: O'Quillian
Leary O'Quillan kills a card cheat in self defense and is pursued to Dodge by the man's brother, Clay Tynan.
Episode 10: The Miracle Man
Con man, Bob Sullivan tries to trick a widow with three children out of money for a fake cattle herd, but instead ends up falling in love with her and her children.
Episode 5: Slocum
Grizzily mountain man, Slocum tracks the sons of a man who tried to bushwhack his good friend, Matt Dillon.
Episode 11: Waco
While bringing in outlaw, Waco Thompson, Matt has to deal with his outlaw band following them while he has to deliver a baby.
Episode 4: Uncle Finney
A comedic episode. Two hillbillies attempt to turn their 102 year-old relative in for the bounty on him.
Episode 12: Lobo
Mountain man Luke Brazo joins Matt in a hunt for a vicious wolf terrorizing the area.
Episode 3: Zavala
Good western. Mostly action, not too much girl stuff. Gunplay by Dillon very very good in this one. Story is about Dillon taking a warrant into Mexico. He finds the culprit and outdraws him. One of the latter's gang members travels back to the US and tells Jim Davis that Dillon killed his brother. Davis responds with violence, then rides into Mexico and faces Dillon. The human interest part of this movie centers about the likeable Mexican kid, ""Paco"". Dillon and him get along so good that I'm wondering about the sexuality of one of the film bosses. About Rico Alaniz... top-notch performance. He's the guy who, in the movie ""Magnificent Seven"", was always saying 'no, don't anger Calvera, give him what he wants"".
Episode 13: Johnny Cross
Newly intervenes when two bounty hunters try to kill a desperado who claims he's innocent.
Episode 2: The Hide Cutters
Festus is rescued from a rock avalanche by a young hide cutter. His fellow cutters are following a herd of cattle with hopes of stealing them for the hides.
Episode 14: The Money Store
When he is refused a loan by the bank, Ray Jarvis' children find a way to steal the money.