Gunsmoke

Good evening.

My name's wayne.

Some of you may have seen me before.

I hope so.

I've been kicking around hollywood

A long time.

I've made a lot of pictures out here.

All kinds.

And some of them have been westerns.

And that's what I'm here to tell you about tonight,

A western.

A new television show called gunsmoke.

No, I'm not in it.

I wish I were, though.

Because I think it's the best thing of it's kind

That's come along.

And I hope you'll agree with me.

It's honest,

It's adult,

It's realistic.

When I first heard about the show gunsmoke,

I knew there was only one man to play in it,

James arness.

He's a young fella and maybe new to some of you,

But I've worked with him,

And I predict he'll be a big star.

So you might as well get used to him,

Like you've had to get used to me.

And now I'm proud to present

My friend jim arness in gunsmoke.

Gunsmoke...

Starring james arness as matt dillon.

I try to remember that if they'd argued a little,

They might not be here.

Arguing doesn't fill any graves.

Take me, I'm a u.S. Marshal.

How many times I'd rather have argued

Than gone for guns.

Take dodge city over there.

"gomorrah of the plains" they call it.

Jump-off spot.

People coming and going all the time,

Good, bad and worse.

Tempers high.

A man'll draw his gun quicker to prove a point

Than he'll draw on his logic.

That's where I come in,

Whether they like it or not.

When they draw their guns, somebody's gotta be around.

Somebody on the law side.

And lord knows they hate that.

Dan.

It's me, bird.

dan grat.

Dan.

Open up.

It's unlocked.

Dan.

You...

Been ridin' pretty hard, bird.

You won't like what I come to tell ya.

Wanna drink?

He died, dan.

Lay there and bled to death.

A man deals crooked cards to me,

Don't matter how hard he dies.

Gave him a chance to draw.

That's not it.

What you're not gonna like is...

What?

He wasn't armed, dan.

Hello, mr. Chester.

Hello there, miss jessica.

Welcome back,

After all the time you shouldn't have taken.

Well...

I'm sorry I'm so kinda late.

It's five miles to fort dodge,

And five miles back.

I'm figurin' the time you were gone,

You musta traveled about two miles an hour.

Well, major hokum kept me waitin'

For close to three hours.

Why didn't you leave the wanted posters

With the first sergeant?

Well, you told me to leave 'em

With the major.

I should've explained.

Aw, that's all right, mr. Dillon.

Me and the first sergeant

Spent close to three hours

Enjoyin' a couple of beers at the suttlers.

Oh, I trust when it came to it,

The major didn't mind waiting?

Huh?

No, it was me

That was waitin', mr. Dillon.

me and the first sergeant.

You see, when I got there-

Never mind, chester.

It doesn't matter.

After all, it's been a pretty hot day.

Oh, hot.

That ain't the word for it.

Comin' back from fort dodge,

My horse's neck was so-

Marshal dillon?

Here.

Jim hill, marshal. From amarillo.

How do you do? This is chester goode.

Pull up a chair.

What can I do for you?

I'm lookin' for a man, marshal.

Fellow called dan grat.

Do you know him?

No.

Well, he's comin' here.

He told one of his girls in amarillo he was.

I'll wait for him.

You're waitin' for any special reason?

Mm, kinda special.

Murder.

Murder?

This man's about as ruthless a killer as there is.

I don't know how many killin's he's done outside o' texas,

But he shot three men in amarillo.

Two of 'em in a fair fight.

But he made a mistake on the last one.

You see, grat didn't know it at the time,

But the man wasn't even armed.

Was the murdered man a friend of yours?

No, I didn't know him.

Some gambler.

Why are you takin' it on yourself to chase this grat?

I thought maybe you'd heard of me, marshal.

I'm sheriff of amarillo.

Oh.

Well, it's been some time since I was in amarillo.

Now, you say this grat didn't know the man wasn't armed,

Then what's he running for, then?

Well, he found out after he'd shot him.

That's a fine time.

They say it shamed him,

Shooting an unarmed man,

There's one thing about grat, marshal.

He's no coward.

He's not one small part

Of a coward.

He just likes to go after a man,

And gun him down.

Uh, let me tell you somethin', marshal.

Dan grat's not very well-known,

But he's as 'bout as handy with a gun

As anybody in the state of texas.

Men that have seen him say

He's the fastest they ever saw,

Bar none.

That'll make you pretty good

If you can outplay him, then.

Won't it, sheriff?

That's not the point.

Isn't it?

I'll help you take him, sheriff.

No, you won't.

I only came here to tell you

What I was doin' in dodge, marshal.

I don't need your help.

Why take a chance?

Well, I'm pretty good myself.

I'm not afraid of him.

All right.

And...

If you run into him first,

Save him for me?

I'd hate to have made the ride up here for nothin'.

Well, I don't quite make him out, mr. Dillon.

Well, sheriff hill is like a lot of people, chester.

He's too proud.

Too confident in himself.

It will get him into a lot of trouble someday.

Maybe sooner than that.

You can buy another,

Then come on over.

Sure, I'll buy another...On you.

Uh, you wanna pay me for these beers

Now or later?

Now.

What do you want, matt?

Do you know?

Oh, maybe fishing.

I'd like to fish more than I do.

It's about what I figured.

At least you could take me along,

Once in a while.

Oh, I did take you.

Sure,

Two or three months ago.

I like fishing, matt.

Next time I get a day off, we'll fish.

Good.