Review of The Killer

Gunsmoke: The Killer (1956)
Season 1, Episode 28
9/10
Matt uses an unorthodox method to stop a killer.
15 May 2013
In this episode Matt is placed in a dilemma of following the rules of justice or taking matters into his own hands. Either way he knows that he must stop a man that enjoys killing. For the first time in the series Marshal Dillon using some questionable tactics trying to make Dodge and the world safer from killers like Crego.

Crego, played by Charles Bronson, is a gunslinger that tends to pick on the weak and the inexperienced. Like a shining billboard he goes around picking gunfights that he knows he will win and then claims self-defense when and where ever he kills a man. And since he does this either out on the prairie with no witnesses or in a city with many witnesses, he can always claim that he was defending himself as he prods the victim to draw.

Matt knows that Crego is a dangerous man. If something is not done then he will continue killing old men and innocent young boys. Even though Crego would never take a chance in a gunfight with someone that could actually kill him, Matt has to find a way to stop the onslaught of other victim even if it means placing himself in harms way.

Another great tale from the old west which is a pleasure to watch and relive. I found nothing wrong with the acting or the sets since I was absorbed in the story and was waiting for the next scene and action. The episode was entertaining to the very end. Good Watch.
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