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In Reply to: RE: Early Gunsmoke ... John Meston posted by Condorsat on January 05, 2012 at 11:38:24
So on your tip,I started watching the first season on You Tube. It's even better than I remembered (then again I was only 10 in 1955).It seems like realistic period stories ( embellished though).A few hokie things now and then (keeping up with the old west preconceptions sometimes).A dollar back then was probably worth 50 times todays dollar. I'm keeping track of all the surrounding towns mentioned and the 'wanted' posters on the marshals office. I'm not sure how accurate some of the posters are relating to the 1870s. Black Bart was there and a few others. I don't expect complete accuracy but it would be interesting if some of those posters were in the same time frame. Ross' general store seemed fairly realistic for the 1870s.
I guess you noticed that I take an interest in details ...factual or not.
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If you take an interest in details ... watch the Gunsmoke Season 3- Episode 90- How to Kill a Woman ... First aired on CBS 11/30/1957
In showdown between Marshal Dillon & fast draw gunfighter Nate Pilcher (Pernell Roberts)... Pilcher easily outdraws Dillon but misses because he was more worried about drawing fast and fanning the gun vice accuracy.
According to the writings of Wyatt Earp ... many men could draw fast but not hit a target accurately. Earp claims to have witnessed gunfights where both men fired all their rounds without hitting each other.
To view the Gunfight ... fast forward to YouTube video ... PT 3 Gunsmoke In How to Kill a Woman ... 3.30.
Also notice that Marshal Dillon is reloading his gun after the Gunfight ... very accurate ... a true western gunmen never holstered an empty gun.
If you understand, things are just as they are; if you do not understand, things are just as they are.
--Zen Proverb
My only memories of Gunsmoke are from the early 1970's. My father and my uncle (both passed)were avid fans ... they never missed an episode.
I don't remember watching the half hour episodes (syndicated) on TV in my youth ... not sure if they were aired or not ... I do remember the color hour episodes.
As stated in my earlier post ... John Meston was one hell of a writer. He often "implied" things in his stories ... you had to draw your own conclusions.
The other night I was watching Season 3- Episode 89- "Fingered" First aired on CBS 11/23/1957.
Plot summary: Jim Cobb comes to town to marry a woman from back East. Hank accuses Jim of murdering his first wife then of murdering his second wife. Hank doesn't like Jim because Jim got a claim on some land before him.
After watching the show ... ask yourself ... who was telling the truth?
Marshal Dillon believed Jim Cobb ... as the casual viewer to show would believe. But ... spoiler alert *** Jim Cobb was telling Mat "his story" about how his second wife died (filmed scene). So was the filmed scene reality? ... or just a clever contrived tale? If Cobb's story was true ... why was he so quick to leave town?
If you understand, things are just as they are; if you do not understand, things are just as they are.
--Zen Proverb
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