Gunsmoke - "Meshougah" (1953)

Gunsmoke presents “Meshougah,” originally broadcast on CBS Radio on February 21, 1953. Listed as episode 44, this Antony Ellis story stars William Conrad as Marshal Matt Dillon and Parley Baer as Chester, under the direction of Norman Macdonnell.

Dillon and Chester ride from Dodge to the small settlement of Pierceville to deliver government papers to postmaster Bill Holton. But the quiet town holds a dangerous situation, and Dillon must weigh every move when frightened residents are caught between an outlaw gang and the law.

Old Time Western Radio presents the original broadcast with a newly produced contextual introduction, a shor...