Also features Morgan Woodward, Arthur Batanides, and Roger Ewing as Thad. Guest stars include Nehemiah Persoff, John Marley, Warren Oates, Bruce Dern, and Zalman King.Īfter a successful search for gold, A gold prospector ( Ed Begley) hire a man ( Wayne Rogers) who shows up at their campfire as a bodyguard. Someone has placed a fabulous price on Matt's head, and there are many competing to earn it, as he must find who hired the gunfighters that he's been facing. Guest stars include Jack Elam and Allen Jaffe. Thad trails the four tough guys who caused his father (Paul Fix) to suffer a fatal heart attack. Thad Greenwood ( Roger Ewing), son of and deputy to an Oklahoma sheriff, arrives in Dodge pursuing vandals on his father's warrant, not realizing the Oklahoma warrant isn't executable in Dodge. Matt must arrest the remaining son after the other's dying declaration and make it to Hays City in time to stop the hanging. When Matt is believed killed, Festus and Doc have a plan to lure Gore into a trap, even though his usual plan is to leave by dawn.Ī buffalo hunter is convicted and sentenced to hang for a crime which he did not commit, of robbing and murdering his partner, but the sons of Matt's old friend are responsible. Here in Season 11, Roger Ewing joined the cast, playing the role of Thad Greenwood.Įpisodes Season 11 (1965-1966) Season 11 episodes This would be the final season in which the series was filmed in black and white, as in the very next season, Season 12, it would begin filming in color for the first time. The seasons opener, "Seven Hours to Dawn", premiered on Septemits finale, "Prime of Life", aired on May 7, 1966. A total of 32 episodes aired in the season. This page lists all of the episodes aired during the eleventh season of the CBS-TV series Gunsmoke. All of it was well within the bounds of actual history, and the canon of this iconic series."Gunsmoke" Season 11 DVD (volume 2) cover. We got an excellent portrayal of deepest evil versus greatest good. I also am impressed with how vulnerable everyone in the primary cast was shown to be. I do respect that TPTB recognized that Matt and his intrepid deputies would never have made it out alive without the "cavalry" arriving. One thing I just can't get past is how so many folks could be so closely following Matt as he pursued the Bonners, but somehow escaped all attention by them. I was a bit stunned to see such in this series. Doc's reaction, "My God!" when he got to the severely wounded Kitty was as deep-throated, pure, and raw as any ever seen. Not sure that either would have actually survived what was portrayed, but props for the stark reminder of how random and dangerous it was in that place and in that time. Full points for allowing such horrible violence come to Festus and Kitty. He, and the gang, more than merited additional attention and a much more complete backstory. The leader, Jude, is a real piece of work. We are introduced to the Bonners, who are a notorious gang of some numbers. Mega points for the attempt, but cramming all this into one ep was a major error.
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