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Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
Audience Rating: Unrated
Binding: DVD
Brand: Paramount
EAN: 0097368521346
Format: Box set, Closed-captioned, Color, DVD, Full Screen, NTSC
Item Dimensions: 100
Label: Paramount
Languages: EnglishOriginal LanguageDolby Digital 2.0 Mono
Manufacturer: Paramount
MPN: D852134D
Number Of Items: 6
Publisher: Paramount
Region Code: 1
Release Date: July 17, 2007
Running Time: 1051 minutes
Studio: Paramount
Theatrical Release Date: September 10, 1955
Editorial Review:
Product Description:
Marshall Matt Dillon is responsible for keeping the law and respectability in Dodge City in this western action-drama. Gunsmoke captured the courage character and spirit of the Western Frontier.System Requirements:TRT: 1051 Mins.Format: DVD MOVIE Genre: TELEVISION/SERIES & SEQUELS Rating: NR UPC: 097368521346 Manufacturer No: 852134
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A TV series doesn't get a more auspicious launch than did Gunsmoke, the first episode of which, broadcast on Sept. 10, 1955, was introduced by none other than John Wayne ("Some of you may have seen me before"). In this historic prologue (included in this first-season round-up), Wayne hypes Gunsmoke as "honest, adult, and realistic." Of James Arness, starring as United States Marshal Matt Dillon, Wayne predicts, "He'll be a big star, so you might as well get used to him." Viewers did more than get used to him. "Mr. Dillon," as his sidekick Chester (Dennis Weaver) calls him, became a television icon who literally stood tall as a steadfast, incorruptible symbol of justice through two of America's most tumultuous decades. The Bravo network ranked him among TV's 50 greatest characters. Gunsmoke was television's longest running Western, and Arness's 20-year stint as Dillon would be matched only by Kelsey Grammer's Frasier Crane (and, by the way, Milburn Stone, who costarred with Arness as crusty, "vinegar face" Doc Adams).
For those who grew up with Gunsmoke's full-hour color episodes, this first season will be something of a revelation. The show is in black and white, and, at a half-hour, lean and gritty. Not that Dodge City is Deadwood, by any means, but its reputation as "the Gomorrah of the plains," as Dillon notes in the first episode, is well earned. Most episodes begin with Dillon setting the stage, Dragnet-style, like a frontier Joe Friday. "A man will choose his gun quicker to make a point than he'll draw on his logic," he ruminates at one point. "That's where I come in." Gunsmoke has its share of shootouts and traditional Western action, but the best episodes are gripping psychological dramas. In "Reward for Matt," the embittered widow of a racist Dillon was forced to gun down puts a price on his head. In "The Killer," Dillon exposes a gunslinger (guest star Charles Bronson) for the coward he is. Even an otherwise light-hearted holiday episode, "Magnus," in which Chester's backwards, backwoods brother comes to visit, is darkened by a twisted man gunning for "wicked" dance hall woman Miss Kitty (Amanda Blake), queen of the Longbranch saloon (and a close friend of the marshal—just how close is only hinted at). John Wayne was right: More than 50 years later, Gunsmoke remains "the best thing of its kind to come along." --Donald Liebenson
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Stills from Gunsmoke: The First Season (click for larger image)
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Nice to see the shows with Dennis Weaver as Chester. They are the ones I grew up watching every Saturday night. Quality is great and price was right
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My husband and I are big Gunsmoke fans and we both love this set. It will not be the last set I purchase, even our 10 year old son loves to watch it with us. It is fun to see these shows with him and see how he really gets into the stories! We all really love it!!! I can't wait until more seasons are available. I used to watch Gunsmoke with my Grandfather so it always brings back great memories of him for me. Great purchase for our entire family!
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gunsmoke the first year. all 39 episodes in black and white on 6 dvds. I purchased this for my 70+ year old brother- in law. He and father had watched gunsmoke reruns for many years. my brother in law could not believe gunsmoke was available for purchase. he lives alone now and he watched all 39 episodes in 2 days. he is now in the process of watching them again. i would recommend this dvd to any old western lover.
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Gift for husband, excellent shape and he loved them....Miss Kitty is so young in those older versions! And these had Chester in them so hubby was happy!
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First of all, I need to say that I like western movies and television, with all their hokey conventions. And in comparison with other TV westerns of the period, this one was very good. There was something downright comfortable about it. But there are a few things that I con't quite understand.
What exactly was Miss Kitty's source of income? She wore some pretty fancy low cut gowns. Was she a "soiled dove," in the parlance of the Old West? Was she Matt's main squeeze or did she ... Read More
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