GUNSMOKE: PRAIRIE WOLFER (TV)

Summary

One in this series of western dramas about Marshal Matt Dillon, lawman of Dodge City, Kansas, and the people who live in and pass through that town in the closing decades of the 19th century. In this episode, Guthrie tries to conceal his cattle rustling business by blaming Festus. After Dillon imprisons Festus, Guthrie's daughter, Sarah, helps to clear Festus's name and prove her father's guilt. This episode marks the introduction of the character of Festus Haggen to the series. Includes commercials.

Details

• NETWORK: CBS
• DATE: January 18, 1964 Saturday 10:00 PM
• RUNNING TIME: 0:57:15
• COLOR/B&W: B&W
• CATALOG ID: T82:0506
• GENRE: Drama, western
• SUBJECT HEADING: Drama, western
• SERIES RUN: CBS - TV series, 1955-1975
• COMMERCIALS: N/A

CREDITS

• Norman MacDonnell … Producer
• Frank Paris … Associate Producer
• Andrew V. McLaglen … Director
• John Dunkel … Writer
• James Arness … Cast, Matt Dillon
• Dennis Weaver … Cast, Chester Goode
• Milburn Stone … Cast, Doc Adams
• Amanda Blake … Cast, Kitty Russell
• Burt Reynolds … Cast, Quint Asper
• Ken Curtis … Cast, Festus Haggen
• Noah Berry Jr. … Cast, Nate Guthrie
• Don Dubbins … Cast, Wendt
• Holly McIntire … Cast, Sarah Guthrie
• Glenn Strange … Cast, Sam
• Fred Coby … Cast, Charlie
• James Drake … Cast, Dude