Episode
Gunsmoke: Bureaucrat
Overview
A Washington official is determined to tame Dodge City.
Details
- Series
- Gunsmoke
- Season
- Season 2
- Episode
- Episode 25
- Air date
- 1957-03-16
- Runtime
- 26 min
Episode context
Bureaucrat is Episode 25 in Season 2 of Gunsmoke. It aired on 1957-03-16. The runtime is 26 min.
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Episode 21: Bloody Hands
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Episode 19: Executioner
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