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In a large city and in the territory on the west, there's just one way to handle the killers
and the spoilers, and that's with a U.S. Marshal and the smell of Gun Smoke.
Gun Smoke, starring William Conrad, the story of the violence that moved west with young
America and the story of a man who moved with it.
I'm that man, Matt Dillon, United States Marshal, the first man they look for and the last they
want to meet.
It's a chancey job and it makes a man watchful and a little lonely.
My, what an idea to declare.
You know, Mr. Dillon, a man can get a whole lot out of books if he just puts his mind
to it.
Yeah, I guess he can of that, Chester.
Did you know they got books on everything?
A man takes time to read them.
There's books on politics, history, geography, hog raising.
Which one are you working on now?
Well, this here book ain't exactly one of them top ones, but it's still mighty valuable,
Mr. Dillon.
Now what's it called?
Advanced Theories in the Art of Draw Poker.
Well, you know, there you could stand some improving, Chester, if that game last night
was any sample.
I'll get it back.
That's why Doc loaned me this book of his.
Doc loaned you?
Chester, Doc lost more in that game than you did.
Well, yes, but the card just wasn't with him.
But he's got the theories down cold.
This book tells you every play of the year, Mr. Dillon.
Hello, Tessie.
Well, come in.
Let's come back, Marshal.
Oh, who's come back?
My dad, Stead Rudger.
I just saw him ride in.
I'm afraid, Marshal.
He's been away a long time, Tessie.
I know, but he won't have changed any.
You know the kind he is.
Six years, a man can calm down an awful lot.
Not Stead.
A lot of things have changed since he left.
I guess that's true enough.
When he finds out about me and Tom, there's going to be trouble.
Marshal, can't you arrest him?
Arrest him?
What charge?
He hasn't done anything.
But he will, Marshal.
Believe me, he will.
You've got to keep him and Tom apart.
Where's Tom now?
Over at the Long Branch.
Marshal, what are you going to do?
Look, Tessie, I don't go looking for trouble.
Now, Stead can't expect to find everything the same way as he left.
But he will, Marshal.
I know.
Hello, Stead.
Evening, Marshal.
Boy.
Tessie.
Well, hello, Tessie.
How are you, Stead?
Talk about luck.
Come here to ask the Marshal where to find you, and right here you are.
And prettier than ever.
No, Stead.
No.
Now, what kind of talk is that for a man to hear from his intended?
Marshal, please.
Stead, wait a minute.
You've been away quite a while, haven't you?
Long enough.
Too long, maybe, Stead.
Tessie's married now.
Married?
That's right.
It's been almost three years, hasn't it, Tessie?
Who'd you marry?
Tom.
My brother, Tom?
That's right, Stead.
Sneaking rotten snake.
You've got room to call names, riding out of town free of air.
Never a word from you.
There's no good double-crossing brother of mine.
Sure, he's so no good, he's worked himself half to death trying to save the ranch after
your Pa died.
Pa's dead, huh?
Two years ago.
So Tom got the ranch along with my girl.
Well, Tom made a clean sweep for herself.
Tessie, you better run along now, you leave this to me, will you?
All right, Marshal.
Goodbye, Stead.
Tessie, as far as I'm concerned, you're still my girl.
I said goodbye, Stead.
She's still my girl.
Stead, I'm going to give you some advice.
You forget about her.
You just ride on.
I may just do that, Marshal.
But not till after I talk to Brother Tom.
All right, let's get it over with.
You'll find him at the long branch.
Thanks.
And you'll find me right beside you while you talk.
No call for that.
I just aim to tell him something.
Now, tell him what?
Tell him I'm going to kill him.
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Some things don't change, Martians.
Yeah, such as?
This here old long branch.
Just a little noisier is all.
And your brother's down there at the end of the bar.
So unnoticed.
Well now, Stead Budger.
Hello, Miss Kitty.
You still look the same.
You haven't changed as much yourself, Stead.
Come on, Marshal, let's go.
See you later, Miss Kitty.
Yeah, sure.
Look, Stead, I hope you got it straight.
You go for your gun and you know what'll happen.
Just a little family reunion, Marshal.
Don't you worry about a thing.
Good evening, Marshal.
Haven't seen you for quite a spell, Stead.
Heard you was in town.
Tell me, how are you, Tom?
Stead, it's good to see you.
What you holding your hand out for?
Waiting to rot?
What?
I just thought we'd shake for old time's sake.
For old time's sake, I'm gonna kill you.
Now wait, Stead, if that's a joke or something.
You ran into Tassie in my office, Tom.
I don't think it is a joke.
But, well, Stead, you got things all wrong.
I can explain about things if you just let me.
Same way you explained to Tassie, maybe.
Look, I didn't mean to do it, Stead.
What just happened?
You was gone so long.
Well, I just fell in love with her, that's all.
You're claiming that makes it all right?
I thought you'd forget her, Stead, before you'd been gone a month.
That's how it was with her.
In six months, she was all over.
I'll just bet she was, with you helping her.
I'm telling you, she'd forgot about you.
All right, fine.
Then she forgets easy, Tom.
So in six months, she'll forget about you.
Marshal, are you going to stand for this?
I can't run him in for talking, Tom.
We're going to settle this ourselves, Tom.
Just you and me.
You're a gunman, Stead, for six years now.
I heard about you.
I ain't got a chance against you.
You should have thought of that before.
Wait a minute.
Tom, are you in any position to pay him off in cash for his share of the ranch?
I reckon I could borrow it from the bank, but he ain't got no share, Marshal.
Pa left the whole thing to me.
The whole thing to you?
But tomorrow night, you won't be worrying about the ranch or about Tassie.
What do you mean?
Just listen to me, Tom.
Early tomorrow morning, I'll be sitting in the front porch of the Dodge house, just waiting
for you.
And unless you want it to happen right in front of Tassie, you better ride in.
If you ain't showed there by sundown, I'll ride out after you.
Good night, Marshal.
What am I going to do?
Looks like it's already been done, Tom, the day you married Tassie.
She's the one that counts.
She's the only one.
Stead doesn't see it that way.
He thinks I wronged him, but he won't listen.
He never would.
But I ain't going to let it hurt her, no matter what it takes.
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Well, I tell you what, Doc, I'll stay and I'll raise you 50 cents.
50 how you will, yes, well I'll just go right along with you on that raise, Matt.
Well, I was hoping you would, Doc.
Sure you were.
How many cards you earned?
Let me see now.
Give me three.
Three?
Oh, raised me 50 cents on nothing but a pair.
Oh, man, I'm taking one, man.
You ought to read that book I loaned to Chester.
No.
Might keep you from pulling such darn fool moves as that.
Well, I'll try to get around to it before the wonder's over, Doc.
All right, Doc, here's another dollar at you.
A dollar?
Oh, man, are you crazy?
One way of finding out, Doc.
I had three cards, didn't go right in for a dollar.
You're aiming to bluff, but you're talking to the fellow who invented bluffing.
Is that so?
Well, Doc, if you'll just see.
All right, all right.
I'm staying right with you.
And I'm upping you 50 cents.
Oh, yes, if a man wants to throw his money around like a rum drunk Comanche, I'm always
glad to oblige.
Oh, come on in, Chester.
How's Stead making out?
He's still sitting there on the porch of the Dodge house, but he's getting kindly fidgety
with you.
He isn't.
I reckon he ain't going to wait much longer.
It can't be more than a half hour till sundown.
Well, I guess we better ride out ourselves, Chester.
No, I'm not going to wait.
I'm going to get some rest.
stock and i'll call you
uh...
you raise it some on your greedy dot
okay landon
it is a pleasure
that's right
rule to a flush
although
pot looks like it's worth about five and i have to act
uh... wait a second
you know that there are no
there were cases and i drew three cards
produces
and other things
a full house
but the book says the odds against you and i never read the book back to us
that comes to five dollars and
thank you
as we've got a head out just in
i'm not but that it's against all theory that you're probably right back it was a
hunch that's all
that dot
not going to get much time for reading anymore
get that book back to your first thing in the morning uh... keep it just
keep it
when you don't you know pretty soon
you're going to be nothing but a dog on human icicle
you'll show up justin maybe you won't
he's just too doggone cold for him to even think about killing
it's not cold when you're carrying the hay then you have to stand as just
some downright shame
being being all twisted up this way
it just ain't justice that's all
now but it's a fact
shame
quiet just
must be him right
sure don't care who here
how they told tom what he was gonna do
all that's that but martial talent
you walk up here slow
or there's no more
and still riding her
tom's not here
the light in the house
taxes
well she don't need no protection
maybe she does
i'll ask you something said how do you feel about tassie
no i think maybe
but the lover of up to put her ahead of his so it ain't a matter of that the way
i look at it
i'm afraid of this
you know you're taking quite a bit on to yourself
just try to stop a killer instead
i know you could get into the drawing
claims self-defense you'd probably go free
but it won't get you what you want
it will get me a lot of war
if you'll forgive him in six months you'll never forget it
and they will do
uh... that's a way to make what you do
i could have told you this
but i think it was better to get you out here and show you
that you know
uh... yeah
could you come out of a test same
but instead if you love her you think it over before you go on trying to kill
your brother
no more
stead may be right on tonight my figure that uh...
i have a look at his nephew first one
uh... you know that matches
it's it's a little bit more than a few
we came up
that's you
you and tom
six months old now
i suppose you'd have
here let me
chris name
statement
stonemason he wanted me
it's all off a cold for my home
yet
get back in the house tax
or listen
uh...
what marshall said i'm riding on tonight i just
see him and and say goodbye
and good luck
if if ever you
need for anything like
you can reach
thank you
good luck to you
night martial
that's a by the way tom will be out later here
accidentally got locked up in jail
why you'll explain when he gets here
good night
all right you win martial
it's like poker instead
it's size of your man than your player hunches
i kinda had a hunch that you
really did care for
and get no younger on here
or
see you again sometime
yesterday
this martial
you keep an eye on our way
urn the kid bull
charles
good luck
thank you
uh...
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