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Distant Drummer

A simple drummer boy from the Civil War is framed for murder by the town bully. The script was used on the Gunsmoke television series on November 19, 1960.

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Gunsmoke is a media franchise centered around the American radio and television Western drama series created by director Norman Macdonnell and writer John Meston. It centered on Dodge City, Kansas, in the 1870s, 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.

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“Distant Drummer.” Gunsmoke. Radio broadcast, February 14, 1960.

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