"Gunsmoke" (1955) - Review & Commentary
S3 E23 - "Wild West"

0:23 "Bullets kill one just as easy as another. And sometimes those bullets are meant for me. Matt Dillon, US Marshal."

Seems like they needed that Boot Hill opener to be extra short so they could get a minute or so of extra screen time for the story.

6:55 this is pretty diabolical.

11:40 there sure is a theme with these saloon girls marrying up and then being bored as hell with domestic life.

13:08 what is this chick like 4 ft. tall?? https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0167659 Apparently she was 5'4".
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S3 E24 - "The Cabin"

0:30 wow, it's a Dodge City snow storm.

0:45 so apparently the Long Branch has regular doors when needed... *shrug*

3:20 poor Marshal Dillon... he's practically an ice cube.

8:38 the fuck is the big deal with him being a marshal?

9:07 it's just dumb because she could attack him with a skillet or something at any time. No reason to stay in line, especially not with a real man there now. So I don't see why she doesn't just attack him.

15:23 he really does look like a giant.

16:05 I really can't stand people who just do what they're told.

18:58 oh my damn, I've never seen him use a pitchfork before! That was a pleasant surprise, unexpectedly arousing.

19:22 I know a way they can get warmed up real nice.

20:45 "Where's my fuckin' star?"

20:58 "You laid the dick on me real good lastnight, Marshal. I've made you the best coffee of my life."

24:00 I love how the entire end of this episode is him trying to convince her not to become a prostitute and at the end she's still just like "Look me up, Marshal. I'mma get that dick."

I mean, maybe an unpopular opinion but I think it's the right thing for her to do.
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S3 E25 - "Dirt"

3:07 aw, that was sad.

4:25 what is she, a well known alcoholic or something??

6:00 this freaky young feller looks like he's about to commit a killin'!

14:20 I like this Beulah lady, I don't give a shit what she did or how crazy she is, lmao.

15:15 "Just as long as you linger around the crotch!"

15:57 that's right Chester... she's got it keistered.

17:15 she's better looking than the woman he married.

21:05 I love how huge his shadow is on the wall, lol.
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S2 E5

Matt has to open the safe to loan Chester $5. lol
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https://imgur.com/a/HeGaLWp
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S2 E6

The Chinese laundry must be closed for New Year. Kitty's wearing the same dress as last week.
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You have to be bored to pick a knife fight with a kid that young.
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(05-14-2022, 09:53 AM)Dev Wrote: S2 E5

Matt has to open the safe to loan Chester $5. lol

Roflroflrofl. Ahhh man, those were the days!!!
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S2 E7

The intro seems hurried. The narrator talked faster, and got cut off at the end. No Boot Hill sequence in this episode.
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Yeah it was like the worst opening credits sequence/narration ever... they do that when they wanna squeeze every last extra second they can for the story. Pretty sure that intro only happens like one or two other times, they knew it was super bad. Lmao.
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You can tell they had to do some interesting shit in editing sometimes... using the shorter Boot Hill intro clips, using the faster narrator, strange cuts and transitions. Things were different back in the '50s, none of this stuff was digital so I'm thinking the editing was VERY manual.
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S2 E9

Well, they had enough time to let this scene unfold at a leisurely pace.

https://imgur.com/a/CIAbTTs

Manually cutting and splicing was about the only way they had to edit film back then.

Before noiseless recording, it was particularly bad. You could hear a pop every time the camera angle changed.
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(05-14-2022, 04:43 PM)Dev Wrote: https://imgur.com/a/CIAbTTs

I liked that outfit, it was a much different look for her.

One of my favorite looks is her ruffly night gown.

I like Miss Kitty after hours.
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I like it when she lets her hair down... feels intimate and makes me wanna cuddle.
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S2 E10

https://imgur.com/a/oeAIwQ3
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S2 E11

I think they actually speed up the sound in those short intros.
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You'd think the only doctor in town would have a more deluxe office.
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She's cute.

https://imgur.com/a/ciaj84W

She's worried about Pawnees. Chester says he'll fight them Pawnees off of her. lol
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Kitty's dress.

https://imgur.com/a/I8GY54P
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(05-14-2022, 05:26 PM)Dev Wrote: S2 E10

https://imgur.com/a/oeAIwQ3

Thanks for the screenshots, I wanted to screencap her standing in front of that righteous sign, it was a gorgeous scene. I had already taken all my screencaps for that episode though, it takes me a while to crop and upload them.
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