GUNSMOKE Volume 1 - OLD TIME RADIO - 12 AUDIO CD - 24 Shows - Total Playtime: 11:36:42 (Old Time Radio - Western Series)
Includes: Audition 1 starring Rye Billsbury, Audition 2 starring Howard Culver, 3 Episodes from the Australian Gunsmoke Series ****Gunsmoke is an American radio and television Western drama series created by director Norman MacDonnell and writer John Meston. The stories take place in and around Dodge City, Kansas, during the settlement of the American West. The radio series aired from April 26, 1952 ("Billy the Kid," written by Walter Newman) until June 18, 1961 on CBS. It starred William Conrad as Marshal Matt Dillon; Howard McNear as Doc Charles Adams; Georgia Ellis as Kitty Russell; and Parley Baer as Dillon's assistant Chester Proudfoot. Conrad was one of the last actors who auditioned for the role of Marshal Dillon. With a powerful, distinctive voice, Conrad was already one of radio's busiest actors. Though Meston championed him, MacDonnell thought Conrad might be overexposed. During his audition, however, Conrad won over MacDonnell after reading only a few lines. Dillon as portrayed by Conrad was a lonely, isolated man, toughened by a hard life. ******* SHOWS LIST ***CD 1 52-04-26 (1) Billy the Kid 49-06-11 Mark Dillon Goes To Gough Eye (Audition # 1 starring Rye Billsbury) ***CD 2 52-05-10 (3) Jaliscoe 49-07-13 Mark Dillon Goes To Gough Eye (Audition # 2 starring Howard Culver) ***CD 3 52-05-24 (5) Ben Slade's Saloon 52-05-31 (6) Carmen ***CD 4 52-06-07 (7) Buffalo Killers Al Galeco (Australian) ***CD 5 Beckhouse Finds Alka (Australian) Body By the Road (Australian) ***CD 6 52-07-05 (11) Never Pester Chester 52-07-12 (12) The Boughten Bride ***CD 7 52-07-19 (13) Doc Holiday 52-07-26 (14) Gentleman's Disagreement ***CD 8 52-08-02 (15) Renegade White 52-08-09 (16) The Kentucky Tolmans ***CD 9 52-08-16 (17) The Lynching 52-08-23 (18) Shakespeare ***CD 10 52-08-30 (19) The Juniper Tree 52-09-06 (20) The Brothers ***CD 11 52-09-13 (21) Home Surgery 52-09-20 (22) Drop Dead ***CD 12 52-09-26 (23) The Railroad (Rehearsal) 52-10-03 (24) Cain
Format: Audio CD
{"Date First Available": "January 30, 2013"}