Episode
Gunsmoke: Harper's Blood
Overview
A hard man has given his two sons a hard raising, sure that they inherited their mother's bad blood from their murderous ancestor. The old man may be right: one of his sons may be a murderer. Or is it the other son?
Details
- Series
- Gunsmoke
- Season
- Season 7
- Episode
- Episode 4
- Air date
- 1961-10-21
- Runtime
- 45 min
Episode context
Harper's Blood is Episode 4 in Season 7 of Gunsmoke. It aired on 1961-10-21. The runtime is 45 min.
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