We finished the 20th year, we all expected to go on for another season, or two or three. For the best experience please update your browser. When retired us marshal matt dillon is badly injured by thieves, he finds himself back in dodge city and under the care of miss kitty. Marshal matt dillon keeps the peace in the rough and tumble dodge city. Return to dodge james arness amanda blake steve forrest 1987 retired marshal matt dillon james arness returns to dodge city to rescue miss kitty amanda blake from his old foe mannon steve forrest. James arness returns to the role of us marshal matt dillon after a twelveyear absence in the madefortv gunsmoke. Gunsmoke was one of my favorite westerns growing up, i was very excited when the 1987 reunion movie return to gunsmoke was made. Return to dodge wikipedia, the free encyclopedia gunsmoke. When retired us marshal matt dillon is badly injured by thieves, he finds himself back in dodge city. The film has no connection to the contemporary radio and later tv series of the same name. Will mannon, product of the devils loins, is released from a frontier prison and promptly goes in search of the people who put him there some 12 years ago. The network never told anybody they were thinking of canceling us. For those who werent around for the original gunsmoke tv series which ran from 1955 through 1975, this film provides us with several clips. His interactions with the other characters in the tv program include deputy sheriff festus, doc adams, the town doctor, and kitty, the saloon owner of the long branch, and the love.
The central character is lawman marshal matt dillon, played by william conrad on radio and james arness on television. Includes 17 episodes no television program ever captured the courage, character and spirit of the american people like gunsmoke. Watch gunsmoke return to dodge deluxe edition where is dodge city gunsmoke, return to dodge movie download, gunsmoke the return to dodge, gunsmoke episode the returning, gunsmoke cast and crew, gunsmoke cast members, gunsmoke return to dodge online, gunsmoke western clas. Return to dodge tv movie 1987 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. Will mannon, product of the devils loins, is released from a frontier prison and promptly goes in search of the people who put him there some 12 years ago matt dillon and kitty russell. Star james arness reprises the role of matt dillon, the toughasnails marshal who must face an old nemesis. Gunsmoke return to dodge revives the exploits of marshall matt dillon james arness, made famous by the gunsmoke television series that played in the 1950s and has lived on until the present day through the wonders of syndicated reruns in this film, dillon is now retired and trying to live a quiet and peaceful life, but when a band of thieves attacks, hes stabbed when he. He must have been looking for the cosy gunsmoke dodge city kittydoc experience that was fantastic then and still enjoyable and great to watch now but he really needs to get a grip. Share onfollow us ongunsmoke western tv show page two back to westerns tv main menu with james arness, milburn stone, amanda blake, ken curtis. The story begins in a frontier town in the late 1800s known as dodge city, where matt dillon is sheriff. Watch full episodes of gunsmoke and get the latest breaking news, exclusive videos and pictures, episode recaps and much more at.
The plot involves dillons reunion with kitty in a dodge city festooned with bad guys, chief among them a plugugly named mannon steve forrest, who has sworn to kill matt. Return to dodge, dvd, tv western, westerns, 097368467842. In total, 233 halfhour episodes and 400 hour episodes were filmed. Amanda blake is also back as miss kitty, hostess of dodge citys long branch saloon. Meanwhile matts old enemy, released from prison, goes after him with a vengeance. James arness and amanda blake repeat their roles as marshal matt dillon and kitty russell, respectively, in this television movie sequel to the longrunning series, gunsmoke. When this movie came out i was a little skeptical at first about buying it since most movies that are based. When he was asked on how gunsmoke 1955s 20season, 635episode series ended, he said we didnt do a final wrapup show. As marshall dillon recovers, he has no idea that a vengeful enemy who was just released from prison is hunting him. When retired marshal dillon is badly wounded in a fight with a band of thieves, miss kitty returns from new orleans to nurse him back to health. Return to dodge 1987 a greenhorn army officer is held captive by friends of matt while matt tries to beat him to the man theyre both chasing. Starring james arness, milburn stone, amanda blake, dennis weaver, ken curtis, burt reynolds, buck taylor, glenn strange. Gunsmoke television show free to watch online gunsmoke started out on radio in 1952. Return to dodge is the first tvmovie based on the 20year 19551975 television version of gunsmoke starring james arness.
Return to dodge is the first madefortelevision western film based on the 20year 19551975 television version of gunsmoke starring james. Return to dodge 1987 09271987 us tv movie, action, western 1h 40m user score. Return to dodge 1987 full movie putlocker123, download gunsmoke. Return to dodge is the first tvmovie based on the 20year television version of gunsmoke starring james arness. Will mannon, product of the devils loins, is released from a frontier prison and promptly goes in search of the people who put him there around twelve years ago, marshal matt dillon and miss kitty russell. Gunsmoke will take you on a journey back to the wild west. Return to dodge featured the continuing adventures of the characters made famous on the longrunning western series. Return to dodge the 1987 madefortelevision film gunsmoke. Gunsmoke is a 1953 western film directed by nathan juran and starring audie murphy, susan cabot, and paul kelly. Return to dodge on dvd 097368467842 from paramount pictures.
Gunsmoke cast members to reunite in dodge city cbs news. Return to dodge movie, hero, heroine, etc is available in our gallery section. James arness admitted for wanting to do this tv film reunion very badly. Although it is supposed to be set in the wilds of kansas, it was filmed in alberta, canada. The stories take place in and around dodge city, kansas, during the settlement of the american west. Ken curtis, burt reynolds, dennis weaver, and roger ewing were in this if they only had a cameo appearance.
Gunsmoke is an american radio and television western drama series created by director norman macdonnell and writer john meston. The film was based on the 1951 novel roughshod by norman a. Unfortunately i wished they had brought back all or most of the regulars that were still living. Return to dodge cast and crew including actors, directors, producers and more. Come with us as we visit the front range mountains of alberta to duplicate some scenes from the 1987 tv movie, gunsmoke. Now, return to dodge city with this collectible 50th anniversary edition of the longestrunning primetime series in the history of television. Not only was gunsmoke 19551975 tvs longest running western, it was also televisions longest running primetime series with continuing characters. He also reprised the role of marshall matt dillion in television movies such as gunsmoke. Gallery of 2 movie poster and cover images for gunsmoke. I have always been a huge fan of gunsmoke the series. Gunsmoke return to dodge full movie watch gunsmoke.
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