Episode
Gunsmoke: With a Smile
Overview
A rancher's spoiled son believes even after he is convicted of murder that his father's wealth and influence will save him from the hangman.
Details
- Series
- Gunsmoke
- Season
- Season 8
- Episode
- Episode 29
- Air date
- 1963-03-30
- Runtime
- 45 min
Episode context
With a Smile is Episode 29 in Season 8 of Gunsmoke. It aired on 1963-03-30. The runtime is 45 min.
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Episode 28: I Call Him Wonder
An orphaned Indian boy latches on to a cowboy in need of work and the two of them find all doors closed to them in Dodge.
Episode 30: The Far Places
A rancher's widow regrets having spent her life away from the bright lights of a city, and is desperate that her son not share her fate.
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