Episode
Gunsmoke: Half Straight
Overview
A man has been hired to kill Matt, but when he meets and quickly falls in love with a decent girl, he has a change of heart--or does he?
Details
- Series
- Gunsmoke
- Season
- Season 7
- Episode
- Episode 20
- Air date
- 1962-02-17
- Runtime
- 45 min
Episode context
Half Straight is Episode 20 in Season 7 of Gunsmoke. It aired on 1962-02-17. The runtime is 45 min.
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