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Gunsmoke: Season 3, Episode 2

Gun for Chester (21 Sep. 1957)

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Chester claims the new stranger in town is really there to kill him and Matt investigates, but remains skeptical even after Chester is shot in the arm by an unseen person.

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Chester claims the new stranger in town is really there to kill him and Matt investigates, but remains skeptical even after Chester is shot in the arm by an unseen person.

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Chester Gets Angry
2 August 2011 | by (Claremont,USA) – See all my reviews

It's Chester as we rarely see him, all combative and het-up. He's convinced a new guy in town, Ledbetter, has come to kill him, but won't say why. Matt investigates, yet the stranger seems like a harmless enough guy, (good turn by actor Coley). Then Chester gets shot in the arm—is it the roistering cowboys on Front Street or Ledbetter who still seems like a nice fellow. Now Matt doesn't know what to make of things.

Weaver gets to show an unusual side of the generally easy-going deputy. We wonder along with Matt since both men seem so convincing. The usual gruffly humorous by-play between Doc and Chester is on good display here, showing the excellent chemistry between them. In my view, writer Meston was better at setting up conflict than in resolving it, as I believe happens here. Still, he has to accomplish both within a tight half-hour framework that requires expedients of some sort. And, of course, some work better than others. All in all, the entry remains a Weaver showcase.
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