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Gunsmoke: Season 1, Episode 24The Pest Hole (14 Apr. 1956)When an epidemic of typhoid fever hits Dodge, some citizens want to take the law into their own hands against the person suspected as the carrier of the disease. Director:Charles Marquis Warren |
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When an epidemic of typhoid fever hits Dodge, some citizens want to take the law into their own hands against the person suspected as the carrier of the disease.
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An episode like this remains largely a matter of taste. A typhoid plague breaks out among Dodge residents turning the jail into a make-shift hospital ministered by Kitty and some of her girls from the Long Branch. Doc is thrust into the limelight as it falls upon him to track down the cause which has the potential to devastate the entire town. In the process, he reacts in very human ways by getting drunk and clashing with Matt over the enormity of the challenge. The potential here is for a searing drama, but the time-frame of 30 minutes means much of that will have to be passed over. On the whole, the emergency is pretty well handled, though look quickly because I think Chester is rather callously thrust into the role of human guinea pig. Considering how real the risk of plague was for people of that time, this 30 minutes serves as a useful reminder of what improved regulations have wrought for the quality of public health. Perhaps this is not the most classic of episodes, but as an historical reminder, it's a real public service.