Ruth Roman worked in a variety of genres, including westerns. In this season 15 offering of Gunsmoke entitled 'Coreyville' Roman plays an influential saloon madame who battles a strong-willed widow (Nina Foch) for control of a town that Marshall Dillon (James Arness) visits on business. The classic episode was originally broadcast in 1969, and it is bolstered by the strong work done by the guest stars.
As for Roman and Foch, both ladies have very different acting styles, so it's rather interesting to see them go toe-to-toe in this story. Incidentally, the actresses costarred with Glenn Ford seventeen years earlier in the film YOUNG MAN WITH IDEAS. So I am assuming they must have been friends and found a way to work together again.
Roman was invited back by Gunsmoke's producers to do a two-parter a couple seasons later, where she would portray a different character. And Foch would later turn up in an episode of Bonanza.
As for Roman and Foch, both ladies have very different acting styles, so it's rather interesting to see them go toe-to-toe in this story. Incidentally, the actresses costarred with Glenn Ford seventeen years earlier in the film YOUNG MAN WITH IDEAS. So I am assuming they must have been friends and found a way to work together again.
Roman was invited back by Gunsmoke's producers to do a two-parter a couple seasons later, where she would portray a different character. And Foch would later turn up in an episode of Bonanza.