Episode
Gunsmoke: Executioner
Overview
A young gunfighter, Tom Clegg, forces farmer Abe Curry into a duel and kills him. Matt can't arrest Clegg since Abe drew first. However, Abe's brother Morgan plots revenge.
Details
- Series
- Gunsmoke
- Season
- Season 2
- Episode
- Episode 19
- Air date
- 1957-02-02
- Runtime
- 26 min
Episode context
Executioner is Episode 19 in Season 2 of Gunsmoke. It aired on 1957-02-02. The runtime is 26 min.
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Episode 20: Gone Straight
Townspeople protect an outlaw (Carl Betz) they believe has reformed (Tige Andrews, Joe De Santis, John Dierkes, Marianne Stewart, and Ward Wood appear).
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Episode 22: Skid Row
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Episode 23: Sweet and Sour
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Episode 14: Cholera
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Episode 24: Cain
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Episode 13: Poor Pearl
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Episode 25: Bureaucrat
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