Episode
Gunsmoke: The Boots
Overview
Onetime gunman Zeno Smith faces an unenviable choice. If he does not help would-be gambler Hank Fergus rob Mr. Jonas's general store, Fergus will tell 12-year old orphan Tommy the full story of how Zeno's descent into deprivation and alcoholism dates to the day he backed down from facing Fergus in a gunfight.
Details
- Series
- Gunsmoke
- Season
- Season 5
- Episode
- Episode 10
- Air date
- 1959-11-14
- Runtime
- 26 min
Episode context
The Boots is Episode 10 in Season 5 of Gunsmoke. It aired on 1959-11-14. The runtime is 26 min.
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Episode 15: Tag, You're It
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