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Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Binding: VHS Tape
EAN: 9786302443172
Format: Black & White, HiFi Sound, NTSC
ISBN: 6302443172
Label: 20th Century Fox
Manufacturer: 20th Century Fox
Number Of Items: 1
Publisher: 20th Century Fox
Release Date: May 19, 1998
Running Time: 52 minutes
Sales Rank: 26632
Studio: 20th Century Fox
Theatrical Release Date: September 10, 1955
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No less a Western hero than John Wayne introduced Gunsmoke: The Premiere Episode to television audiences in 1955, giving the series its auspicious start. James Arness as Marshal Matt Dillon is as tough as Wayne but is also as quick with his wits as with his gun. In "Matt Gets It," the first episode, Dillon is shot down early on and must find other means to defeat a crazed gunslinger. Other characters are also introduced: Miss Kitty, Doc, and Dennis Weaver as Chester Goode. The realism and intelligent writing shine through even in this early work, and carry over into "Hack Prine," the pilot shot to launch the series. Some of the concepts integral to the classic Western, such as even villains refusing to shoot an unarmed man, seem a bit dated now, but that lends a charm to the series that is mighty hard to find these days. --Rob Lightner
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These two episodes deal with the same theme, although their airdates differ by seven months. The first, "Matt Gets It" , is the premiere episode of the series, and James Arness as Matt Dillon is introduced by John Wayne. Early in the episode, Matt is gunned down by a gunslinger that is easy to anger and blames everyone else for the inevitable battle. He is then nursed back to health by Doc and fussed over by Kitty. It introduces the main characters and their relationships are established very quickly. ... Read More
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Being a true Gunsmoke fan I have seen this video and can't say enough about it. John Waynes intro for James Arness is absolutly the truth,Jim is an excellent talent.The rest of the cast is so fantastic that you fall in love with each one of them,and wow what a living doll that Amanda Blake! If you don't have this one in your collection you should!
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WHAT A DARN SHAME NOTHINGCAN COMPARE WITH THIS GREATTELEVISION SERIES. THE ACTORS, DRAMA AND THE GENERAL THEME ARE UNMATCHEDIN THIS VIDEO. I WAS BORNIN 1950 AND NOTHING WILLEVER DUPLICATE GUNSMOKE ANDTHE OTHER WESTERN SERIES.
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This is one of those old shows of the fifties, that everyone that might watch it again or for the first time will never forget it. James Arness was a great actor in the series and still is a great actor until now. The rest of the crew like Festus,Kitty and the doctor are great.
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It was really cool to find that this was the very first Gun Smoke ever and even cooler to see John Wayne introduce and endorse the then new program. The vidio contains 2 epasodes in the first its easy to identify with the feelings of the gunslinger who killed a man who cheated him at cards, but he was unaware that the man was unarmed .The killer was a likable man who only wanted to be left alone and come and go as he pleased. The second epasode was about a old freind of matts who was hired to kill ... Read More
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