Episode
Gunsmoke: Long Hours, Short Pay
Overview
A gunrunner supplies the Pawnee with weapons. Matt arrests him, but when the Pawnee find out, they capture Matt and free his prisoner.
Details
- Series
- Gunsmoke
- Season
- Season 6
- Episode
- Episode 32
- Air date
- 1961-04-29
- Runtime
- 26 min
Episode context
Long Hours, Short Pay is Episode 32 in Season 6 of Gunsmoke. It aired on 1961-04-29. The runtime is 26 min.
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Episode 31: Bless Me Till I Die
Vengeful former convict Nate Bush sets off a tragic series of events when he informs Matt that well-liked new arrival Cole Treadwell is actually Cole Trankin, an escapee from the Arizona Territorial Prison.
Episode 33: Hard Virtue
Hot tempered Andy Coe and his wife want to sell their wagon to Moss, but can't when Ed Fallon's team spooks and crashes into their wagon.
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Episode 34: The Imposter
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Episode 29: Stolen Horses
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Episode 35: Chester's Dilemma
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Episode 28: Little Girl
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Episode 36: The Love of Money
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Episode 27: Big Man
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Episode 37: Melinda Miles
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Episode 38: Colorado Sheriff
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