The scene is associated with the marriage. There were 635 episodes and many of the outdoor scenes for this show were shot in Johnson Canyon near Kanab, Utah. The U.S. Answer: the right Dennis Weaver first became familiar to television audiences as Matt Dillon's assistant Chester Goode in Gunsmoke (1955). "Chester's Indian" was the 32nd episode of Season 7 of Gunsmoke, also the 265th overall episode of the series. It lasted to 1975. Look at the lead horse. Other mistake: Near the end of the episode, there's a gunfight, and they show Matt Dillon reloading his gun. It started as a radio series, then moved to CBS television (with a completely different cast) in 1955. Marshal Matt Dillon and the citizenry of Dodge City, Kansas. When he feels forced to shoot him, he tells Matt to arrest him for it before the marshal's r Doc, on his way to an accident at a local farmhouse, is confronted by a stranger barring his way. buck skin vest, light tan Levis and a tan hat were Factual error: In the opening scene Marshal Dillon walks in Boot Hill cemetery. In an interview conducted four years before his death, Dennis revealed that he invented the character's disability during his audition. He even lied about his age to get his first Look at the lead horse. This episode features a character named Hans Gruber (played by John Van Dreelen). During the series, a total of 480 original episodes were broadcast, including . He died with Share. See production, box office & company info, (story by) (screenplay by) (based on the radio series created by), (based on the radio series created by) (uncredited), (developed for television by) (uncredited), Another look at the soul of a pioneer doctor. Around 1963, production was moved to CBS Studio Center, formerly Republic Studios, where it remained for the rest of the show's run. At the end of the episode Marshal Dillon and Chester discuss an Army deserter who had just been acquitted of a murder that Marshal Dillon was sure he had committed. The army deserter is being sent back to his unit to fight the Sioux and Cheyenne Indians under Gen. Custer. Throughout his career, Arness worked with many different horses and became known for his skills as a rider. Kitty later gives the poke of gold back to Jeb and tells him, "The party is on me." The back-and-forth banter and adversarial nature between Doc and Festus (the smart Doctor and the country fool) was similarly used in Star Trek between the country doctor and the smart alien, McCoy and Spock. Are you sure you want to leave and cancel your review? Other mistake: Festus returns from catfish fishing carrying a gunny sack full of fish that is bone dry when it should be dripping wet or at the minimum damp from the fish. Chester is forced to take the Indian out into the woods and care for his gunshot for several days. hired to kill Dillon. Chester confronts the pair of drunken cowboys, but they laugh at him. While on a fishing trip, Chester shoots an Indian who was courting a white teenage girl, whom Matt tries to save from her ruthless father. You can unsubscribe at any time. Have seen 3 different series designs used on Gunsmoke. Adam and Frank go to town, while Callie gathers up some things and goes looking for the Indian. When camera cuts to the judge with a clear shot of where the almanac was left, it is not there. Directed by Joseph Sargent, the episode, which was written by Kathleen Hite, was originally broadcast on CBS-TV on May 12, 1962. Chester's character had no surname until Baer ad libbed "Proudfoot" during an early rehearsal. When she leaves, the scene cuts back to Dillon and the cross is missing. Chester: Old Doc just had to have somethin' to eat. Callie is also afraid that her father Adam (Karl Swenson) and brother Frank (Lew Brown) will kill Eddie if they find out Callie is in love with him. After playing the part for nine years, he moved on to star in his own series, Kentucky Jones (1964). No one told the cast about the series being cancelled. He was a struggling actor in Hollywood in 1955, earning $60 a week delivering flowers when he was offered $300 a week for a role in a new CBS television series, Gunsmoke (1955). Chester goes to a house for help and is instead taken prisoner. Dates on grave markers include 1883 and 1882. Adam Kimbro. Why did Chester walk with a limp? I'll give it eight out of ten Stars. Callie's dad Adam hates Indians; he has Callie locked up in the house because he does not want her to meet any men (and leave her home-servitude as the family maid), and he is riding the prairie hoping to kill the Indian. The Indian appears and asks for help. One at the end of the Separate from membership, this is to get updates about mistakes in recent releases. Chester, Quint, and Festus only appeared together in one episode during the series' run. The first episode of the series originally aired in the United States on April 26, 1952, and the final first-run episode aired on June 11, 1961. You are about to exit without submitting your review. Add more and vote on your favourites! Doc Adams first name on the show was Galen. With James Arness, Dennis Weaver, Milburn Stone, Amanda Blake. Revealing mistake: 15 minutes in, they blow open a safe. Chester's Indian - S7-E32. (00:44:00). However, there are only 14 ranchers in the room. Chester goes to a house for help and is instead taken prisoner. Crazy Credits Three of the children from The Brady Bunch (1969) appeared in episodes: The cast of the radio version was completely different than the television version. Follow/Fav Intentions. The china/dishes you will see in many episodes are the Blue Willow designs. (00:00:25 - 00:24:30), Continuity mistake: When the school teacher is questioning the father in court, he places a farmers' almanac on the judge's bench and walks away leaving it. Other mistake: The pot belly stove in the Sheriff's office has the stovepipe exiting through the front wall, there is no stovepipe or chimney showing on the front of the building? Matt Dillon: I see. The two rustlers later change positions in the wagon for no apparent reason. Matt finds him and Doc Adams reports that he doesn't know if Chester is going to live. On his way to a fishing vacation, Chester stumbles into a human drama when he shoots and wounds a fleeing Indian (Eddie Little Sky) that he mistakes for a thief. Sarah comes out and they talk. Why Was Chester Written Off of Gunsmoke? 495). Matt and Chester jump on horses and ride out, and if you look closely at the background, there's the car, traveling by for about two seconds. way. Far from Dodge, Chester finds himself in the uncomfortable position of trying to extract a bullet in order to save Doc's life after the two are ambushed by a pair of savage prairie wolfers. The shadow of the boom mic is extremely obvious. cheek of his rear end. S4, Ep18 10 Jan. 1959 Marshal Proudfoot 7.6 (165) Rate Matt sets out with a vengeance to capture two trouble-making Texas cowhands who dragged Chester and left him near death.Matt sets out with a vengeance to capture two trouble-making Texas cowhands who dragged Chester and left him near death.Matt sets out with a vengeance to capture two trouble-making Texas cowhands who dragged Chester and left him near death. The half-hour episodes in the early years of the series are by necessity stories that lack the depth of the later ones of a full hour. Mount your horses and prepare for a wild ride revisiting the cast of Gunsmoke. His right eyebrow is sticking up on the right side and you can see his real eyebrow underneath it. Matt arrests two cattle rustlers and ties them up back to back in their wagon for the ride back to Dodge. Trivia: Although they played father and son in this episode, Jack Elam was only six years older than Harry Dean Stanton. At 20 seasons, the TV version was/is the longest-running live-action prime time American dramatic series (Law & Order tied this record in 2010 . After sixteen seasons, the producers decided to let, The gunfight between Matt Dillon and an unknown gunman that opened every episode was shot on the same main street as that used in. Visible crew/equipment: When Marshal Dillon helps Kate down off the carriage, the moving boom mic casts a shadow on the wall on the left side of the screen. In 1975, CBS considered renewing the series while. See production, box office & company info, (story by) (screenplay by) (based on the radio series created by), (based on the radio series created by) (uncredited), (developed for television by) (uncredited). Gunsmoke Killed Gilligan's Island. In "The Callie goes to get water. However, there are only 14 ranchers in the room. deputy's job. This is not a mispronunciation, as the river flowing in that area is really said that way, and not as the state of Arkansas. the twenty years Gunsmoke Yesalthough he has stated that they sometimes get in the This is a trick question. He was in the forefront of environmental activism, a proponent of alternative energy and recycling (his Colorado home, called "Earthship", was primarily constructed from recycled tyres and aluminium cans). In the scene behind Callie is an unidentified man who disappears when the scene cuts to Chester. Starting around 1970, CBS produced it in association with The Arness Company (. A black stone means "fight" and a white stone means "let her be." This scene is taken from a Gunsmoke two-part episode entitled His last episode, titled "Bently," saw Chester leave Dodge City, Kan. to find a murderer following a suspicious deathbed confession. on the picture. Details: Chester is leaving to visit his cousin Thurlow. The door starts to open before the explosion goes off. Yes only in the early episodes and then only when there He even says his name earlier in the scene shortly after he walks in and he pronounces it the same way. See production, box office & company info, (teleplay by) (based on the radio series created by), (based on the radio series created by) (uncredited), Stage 5 & Stage 6, Paramount Sunset Lot, 5800 Sunset Blvd, Los Angeles, California, USA. The other ranchers, upset about losing their water supply, vote on whether to fight the woman or let her be. Later it is heard the Indian escaped. He installs a wood cross at the grave. Another horse, pictured below, is named Marshal. During the last ten years of the series, James Arness was suffering from severe arthritis, which got so bad that all of his scenes for each episode were shot on a single day, allowing Arness to rest and recuperate in between. Camera shot changes to Matt's point of view and Chester has no blanket as he speaks. Young Dennis proved himself a gifted track and field athlete while studying for a degree in fine arts at the University of Oklahoma. I wanted to be a leading man instead of a second banana." Thankfully though, William Paley, who was the network's president at the time, was a big fan (along with his wife) and didn't want it to end. Dennis Weaver first became familiar to television audiences as Matt Dillon's assistant Chester Goode in Gunsmoke (1955). When the barrel is emptied, there are 23 black stones. This meant that the opening title sequence had to be re-filmed. himself up while extracting nitro from dynamite. At the end of the episode Marshal Dillon and Chester discuss an Army deserter who had just been acquitted of a murder that Marshal Dillon was sure he had committed. Dennis Weaver, who played Chester, started his program and had to leave Gunsmoke. (00:23:05), Visible crew/equipment: During the sequence with the fire going on in the town, there is a shot with several guys on horseback riding parallel with the camera. In the radio version, Chester's last name was Proudfoot ("borrowed" from the works of J.R.R. The indian finally gets better, and Chester lets him ride away with his horse, his saddle, and his rifle. Now let's turn our "Gunsmoke" glasses on another main character, Miss Kitty, played by Amanda Blake.Everyone knows Miss Kitty ran the saloon in Dodge City, where you either could get a stiff drink or cold sarsaparilla. They're talking while riding. The setting of Gunsmoke is Dodge City, Kansas during the 1870's. Did James Arness have a bad leg? TV Shows Gunsmoke. one old friend was even Character mistake: When Festus is arresting his cousin portrayed by Shug Wooley, as he helps him up off the floor, he distinctly calls him Henry when that cousin's name is Emory. While on a fishing trip, Chester shoots an Indian who was courting a white teenage girl, whom Matt tries to save from her ruthless father. Most memorably, the phrase was made famous by this show, in which villains were often commanded to "get the hell out of Dodge". This person is in cowboy clothes, but could be part of the crew, not realizing the scene was being filmed. Shiloh alerts Marshal Dillon to the events. Canary played ranch hand Candy on Bonanza for 2023 METACRITIC, A FANDOM COMPANY. The well-dressed man was, to Chester's way of thinking, sitting way . (00:47:00), Continuity mistake: When Matt and Chester get up in the morning, Chester is in a chair with a blanket covering him up to his chin. As Chester cares for the young indian, he becomes his friend. Chester Goode, Matt Dillion's friend and deputy for the first nine years (1955-64) of the TV version of Gunsmoke was given the limp and "twangy" accent by the actor Dennis Weaver. Gunsmoke is an American western radio series, which was developed for radio by John Meston and Norman Macdonnell.The series ran for nine seasons and was broadcast by CBS. After the war, Weaver forsook sports for a career on the stage, undertaking further drama classes at the Actor's Studio in New York. seated across the table from him. Chester: Well, I didn't wanna do it, Mr. Dillon, but I, I just didn't have no choice. Alternate Versions Accented in a slow Texan drawl (his regular catchphrase was "There you go..") and decked out with cowboy hat, lasso and sheepskin jacket, McCloud went about his tasks pretty much the same way he would have done out in the West -- often to the chagrin of his boss, nevertheless always apprehending the villain in the end (sometimes on horseback). Between 1971 and 1977, McCloud (1970) (based in part on the Clint Eastwood film Coogan's Bluff (1968)) was part of Universal's "Mystery Movie" which filled a slot at NBC with films lasting from 74 to 97 minutes (longer than your average TV episode) and which rotated several productions, the most important being Columbo (1971) (Peter Falk), Banacek (1972) (George Peppard), McMillan & Wife (1971) (Rock Hudson) and Hec Ramsey (1972) (Richard Boone).Weaver hailed from Joplin, Missouri, where his father (who was of mixed English, Irish, Scottish, Cherokee, and Osage ancestry) worked for the local electric company. 15 minutes in, they blow open a safe. Each man votes by dropping a small stone into a barrel. In one episode Festus refers to Dillon's horse as 'Buck'. ``I don't hang anyone. He languished in relative obscurity until he landed several guest spots on Jack Webb's Dragnet (1951). They're talking while riding. The biggest mistakes you never noticed in Gunsmoke (1955). His experience with horses began long before he landed the role of Marshal Matt Dillon on the iconic television series. Chester goes to a house for help and is instead taken prisoner.While Chester is out searching for Doc, his horse is injured. Depending on who made them and the exact design, some are quite valuable. As he drives off, the character who filled up his car is seen, from a distance, walking back towards the station, walking in a stiff-legged limp, like Weaver's Chester Goode character from this show. Oneas a reminder that he killed a friend. Comedy writer. He then goes on to the sick man's house, but he dies anyways. The production made sure that all three characters (Dillon, Chester, and Festus . (00:21:40), Continuity mistake: Matt arrests two cattle rustlers and ties them up back to back in their wagon for the ride back to Dodge. The Dodge House, Lady Gay, and Long Branch were actual businesses in Dodge City. See production, box office & company info, (based on the radio series created by) (uncredited), (developed for television by) (uncredited), Stage 5 & Stage 6, Paramount Sunset Lot, 5800 Sunset Blvd, Los Angeles, California, USA. No he was always covered by a shirt or blanket. He calls him "Emery." But only one episode brought Matt Dillion's gang all together. Some call this sweeping western America's very own Iliad and the Odyssey. Factual error: There's a 1930s/40s vintage car in the background of this episode. Anyways, don't you think somebody ought to go reckon with him?U.S. Sholo, Jeb's mining partner, says, "There's $700 worth of gold there. James Arness was a talented horseman who was able to perform most of his own stunts on Gunsmoke. Callie is broken hearted, because she wanted to go with the indian, and he rejected her. Please enter your birth date to watch this video: You are not allowed to view this material at this time. 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