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 central character is lawman Marshal Matt Dillon, played by William Conrad on radio and James Arness on television.
The best episode of "Gunsmoke" season 15 is "The Devil's Outpost", rated 8/10 from 177 user votes. It was directed by Philip Leacock and written by N/A. "The Devil's Outpost" aired on 9/22/1969 and is rated 0.1 point(s) higher than the second highest rated, "Stryker".
Outlaw Yancy Tyce and his outlaw gang try to free Tyce's younger brother now under arrest and being taken to Dodge by Matt.
Director: Philip Leacock
Writer: N/A
Former Dodge Marshal Josh Stryker arrives in town just being released from prison for killing a outlaw in cold blood. He holds Matt responsible for the loss of his arm and the years he spent in prison.
Director: Robert Totten
Writer: Herman Groves
Matt is summoned to Coreyville, a run-down cowtown, by a young woman whose brother is on trial for murder.
Director: Bernard McEveety
Writer: Herman Groves
An old friend of Kitty's learns he is dying comes to Dodge to try to ""go out in style"".
Director: Bernard McEveety
Writer: N/A
A white woman refuses to accept her half-breed son, who Festus brings to her home wounded and needing help.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
Abelia, the young widow who once saved Festus' life, returns. She learns that she isn't a widow when her outlaw husband appears and forces her to exchange his stolen gold for cash.
Director: Vincent McEveety
Writer: N/A
Matt, his hardened prisoner Charlie Noon, an Indian woman and her white stepson are tracked by the Comanches as they try to cross the desert. The Indians are going to kill all of them unless Matt hands over the woman, because she left the Comanche leader years before.
Director: Vincent McEveety
Writer: N/A
Festus gets mixed up with Merry Florene and her hillbilly clan again as they try to hide a moonshining still and a stolen prize bull in the cellar of the local school.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
Louie Pheeters is found at the scene of a murder, the dying man's last words implicate the town alcoholic, who is too drunk to remember what he had just seen.
Director: Robert Totten
Writer: N/A
Festus acts as guide and driver for a Eastern missionary teacher on route to her first assignment. The only problem is trying to stay ahead of a murderous hillbilly family following them and planning a ambush.
Director: Marvin J. Chomsky
Writer: N/A
In an attempt to help his blind daughter, farmer Ben Hurley steals horses for an outlaw gang. Deputy Newly O'Brien arrives at his farm investigating, followed by the outlaws.
Director: Bernard McEveety
Writer: N/A
Ex-guman Jake MacGraw arrives in Dodge after spending 20 years in prison. The townspeople think he has come for revenge.
Director: Philip Leacock
Writer: N/A
Amos Sadler, a dirt farmer faces the loss of his home when a panic closes down the Dodge City bank. To save it he and his wife plan to break into it and steal some money.
Director: Philip Leacock
Writer: N/A
A scoundrel tries to con three nuns.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
Sergeant Holly, a alcoholic loving veteran is getting ready to retire. Just hours before it, a Apache prisoner in his custody escapes with Kitty as a hostage, forcing the Sergeant to go AWOL to get the prisoner back.
Director: Bernard McEveety, Vincent McEveety
Writer: William Kelley
An orphan steals from Matt but could risk his own life when he tries to help out in an ambush.
Director: Philip Leacock
Writer: N/A
The feund between Noah Haimes and Clete Bloden gets very bad as romance begins between Haime's son & Bloden's daughter.
Director: Vincent McEveety
Writer: N/A
Doc Adams's old friend is thought to be a thief.
Director: Bernard McEveety
Writer: Calvin Clements Sr.
Kitty leaves Dodge City after seeing Matt hurt again.
Director: Vincent McEveety
Writer: N/A
After a Bank teller tries to foil a bank robber the bank teller takes some money which could cause trouble.
Director: Vincent McEveety
Writer: N/A
Matt must rescue a teenage girl from indians and bring her back to her family.
Director: Bernard McEveety
Writer: N/A
A friend of Newly's is about the victim of a con game.
Director: Philip Leacock
Writer: N/A
With Matt out helping the Army deliver a gold shipment, Dodge is wide open for Morgan and his men to come in with a Gatlin gun and take over. Breaking into the Long Branch, Morgan is helping himself to whiskey when Kitty shoots him hitting him in the shoulder and the face. With Matt and the gold on the way and Morgan sitting with a big gun and a fever and a crazy streak from the permanent scar he's gonna have, Dodge can only wait to see what comes next.
Director: Bernard McEveety
Writer: N/A
Sam takes a special interest in Eric Tabray, who is running around in a gang committing crimes in Dodge.
Director: Philip Leacock
Writer: N/A
An ex-convict wants revenge against the partner that ran out on him.
Director: Vincent McEveety
Writer: William Kelley