Episode
Gunsmoke: Anybody Can Kill a Marshal
Overview
Two men want to rob the bank in Dodge, but are unwilling to try it while Matt lives. A man agrees to accept the job of killing the marshal, attaching some rather peculiar conditions to his acceptance.
Details
- Series
- Gunsmoke
- Season
- Season 8
- Episode
- Episode 26
- Air date
- 1963-03-08
- Runtime
- 45 min
Episode context
Anybody Can Kill a Marshal is Episode 26 in Season 8 of Gunsmoke. It aired on 1963-03-08. The runtime is 45 min.
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Episode 25: Quint's Indian
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