Ajouter une intrigue dans votre langueMarshal Dillon teams up with old friend Marshal Luke Rumbaugh to tame the town of Hilt.Marshal Dillon teams up with old friend Marshal Luke Rumbaugh to tame the town of Hilt.Marshal Dillon teams up with old friend Marshal Luke Rumbaugh to tame the town of Hilt.
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Kay E. Kuter
- McCurdy
- (as Kay Kuter)
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- Paul Savage
- Norman MacDonnell(non crédité)
- John Meston(non crédité)
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- AnecdotesThere are a couple times that Matt and Luke mention a lawman they knew a long time ago named Kimbro. He was a character in season eighteen's episode Kimbro (1973), which was the final episode for John Anderson, who played Kimbro.
- GaffesMatt Dillon shoots two outlaws in a saloon and the outlaws knock over a couple of tables. There are playing cards and poker chips affixed to one of the overturned tables.
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Changing Times
Matt Dillon has received orders to go to the town of Hilt and work with another law enforcement person to try to restore order there. Hilt is a "boom town" where there is no law enforcement and chaos has become the standard. The plan is for Matt to spend a couple of weeks in Hilt to assist the other person in establishing the rule of law. After everything is more settled, the other person should be able to handle the town alone.
When Matt arrives in Hilt, he is relieved to find Luke Rumbaugh there. Luke first trained under Matt when he was starting in law enforcement. Now Luke is a U. S. Marshal, like Matt. Luke and Matt are able to quickly restore order to the point where they decide Matt can return to Dodge City. Luke knows the deceptive calm on the surface hides the potential for a return to the chaos seething just underneath.
Soon after Matt leaves, a woman and her son arrive on the stage. Her name is Martha, and the son is named Caleb. Martha loves Luke, and Luke is a hero and father figure to Caleb. Luke loves them both, but he is afraid the life of a U. S. Marshal is not compatible with being a family man.
Unfortunately, there are still some people who are not happy with the changes in Hilt. They want the town to return to its lawless ways.
This episode features a wonderful cast of veteran actors in various roles. Many of these actors are familiar faces to any fan of the Westerns genre.
Jim Davis plays Luke Rumbaugh in this story. This marks Davis's eleventh and final appearance in the series. He usually played villains, and it is nice to see him in a more heroic role. He and James Arness make for a couple of grizzled, tough law men. Davis is perhaps best known for his later portrayal of Jock Ewing, the patriarch of the Ewing clan in the hit television series Dallas.
Leo Gordon often played nasty, sinister characters, and he has never been meaner or nastier than he is as the Badger character in this episode. Like Davis, this is Gordon's final Gunsmoke appearance. He had appeared in four previous episodes, including Season 1's "Hack Prine," which was the pilot episode for Gunsmoke.
Rex Holman is another actor that built his career on playing villainous characters. He participated in sixteen different Gunsmoke episodes, which included two two-part stories.
Irishman Sean McClory was often seen in television shows that needed an Irish character. Here he plays one of the harmless rebel rousers in Hilt named Sham. His friend Michael is played by actor Don Megowan, who can often be seen in tough guy roles.
Actor Kay Kuter plays McCurdy, who owns the saloon in Hilt and has employed a clever, secure banking business inside the saloon. The cashier sits at a table inside a circle painted on the floor. If anyone steps inside the circle without permission, they are immediately shot by posted guards without warning. Classic sitcom fans may remember Kuter as the character Newt Kiley on both Petticoat Junction and Green Acres.
Actress Jean Allison fills the role of Martha, and child actor Ike Eisenmann portrays her son Caleb. This episode represents the final appearance in the series for both.
This is a fast-moving, entertaining episode divided into three distinct acts. Act one involves the two Marshals arriving in Hilt and bringing some measure of order there. Act two introduces the love story between Luke and Martha. Act three concerns the attack on Marshal Rumbaugh with the necessary return of Matt and his deputies to restore order.
One of the overarching themes of the story is the transition from the chaotic, combative gun-slinging ways of the old west to a more organized, civilized society. At the beginning, most of the characters are immersed in a masculine, at least partially mythical western society. By the end, a new, tamer society has emerged.
Matt and Luke have been immersed in the "old ways," but they can both see things are changing quickly. This is a theme in many of the best western films -- The Wild Bunch and Once Upon a Time in the West both immediately come to mind -- and it is a theme that is visited occasionally from various perspectives in the Gunsmoke series. This story is one of the more thorough examinations of this theme, but it is not necessarily the best. (That will come during the following and final season of the series.)
In this story, the "taming" of Hilt is an obvious metaphor for the theme. It is discussed early in the episode by Luke and Matt, and then we see it happen during the story. Badger's gang resists the changes and risks facing the consequences of doing so.
The relationship between Luke and Martha is another example of the same theme. Luke makes a key decision during the episode that will either lead him to hold on to the old ways or embrace something different. Although the story does not explore this angle, it is interesting to note Luke's decision and how it affects his future versus the future Matt faces.
Even Luke's relationship with Caleb is impacted by these changes. At first, Caleb views Luke as an admirable figure because of what he does. The boy has difficulty seeing beyond the old ways and embracing Luke for who he *is* instead of what he does.
Side note: There is a scene where Luke and Matt are talking, and Luke asks about a mutual friend named Kimbro. Matt tells Luke that Kimbro has died. This is a likely reference to the character Adam Kimbro, who was one of Matt's (and apparently Luke's) mentors. The character is featured in Season 18's "Kimbro." That episode is another where the theme of transition from old traditions to a new kind of society is explored.
When Matt arrives in Hilt, he is relieved to find Luke Rumbaugh there. Luke first trained under Matt when he was starting in law enforcement. Now Luke is a U. S. Marshal, like Matt. Luke and Matt are able to quickly restore order to the point where they decide Matt can return to Dodge City. Luke knows the deceptive calm on the surface hides the potential for a return to the chaos seething just underneath.
Soon after Matt leaves, a woman and her son arrive on the stage. Her name is Martha, and the son is named Caleb. Martha loves Luke, and Luke is a hero and father figure to Caleb. Luke loves them both, but he is afraid the life of a U. S. Marshal is not compatible with being a family man.
Unfortunately, there are still some people who are not happy with the changes in Hilt. They want the town to return to its lawless ways.
This episode features a wonderful cast of veteran actors in various roles. Many of these actors are familiar faces to any fan of the Westerns genre.
Jim Davis plays Luke Rumbaugh in this story. This marks Davis's eleventh and final appearance in the series. He usually played villains, and it is nice to see him in a more heroic role. He and James Arness make for a couple of grizzled, tough law men. Davis is perhaps best known for his later portrayal of Jock Ewing, the patriarch of the Ewing clan in the hit television series Dallas.
Leo Gordon often played nasty, sinister characters, and he has never been meaner or nastier than he is as the Badger character in this episode. Like Davis, this is Gordon's final Gunsmoke appearance. He had appeared in four previous episodes, including Season 1's "Hack Prine," which was the pilot episode for Gunsmoke.
Rex Holman is another actor that built his career on playing villainous characters. He participated in sixteen different Gunsmoke episodes, which included two two-part stories.
Irishman Sean McClory was often seen in television shows that needed an Irish character. Here he plays one of the harmless rebel rousers in Hilt named Sham. His friend Michael is played by actor Don Megowan, who can often be seen in tough guy roles.
Actor Kay Kuter plays McCurdy, who owns the saloon in Hilt and has employed a clever, secure banking business inside the saloon. The cashier sits at a table inside a circle painted on the floor. If anyone steps inside the circle without permission, they are immediately shot by posted guards without warning. Classic sitcom fans may remember Kuter as the character Newt Kiley on both Petticoat Junction and Green Acres.
Actress Jean Allison fills the role of Martha, and child actor Ike Eisenmann portrays her son Caleb. This episode represents the final appearance in the series for both.
This is a fast-moving, entertaining episode divided into three distinct acts. Act one involves the two Marshals arriving in Hilt and bringing some measure of order there. Act two introduces the love story between Luke and Martha. Act three concerns the attack on Marshal Rumbaugh with the necessary return of Matt and his deputies to restore order.
One of the overarching themes of the story is the transition from the chaotic, combative gun-slinging ways of the old west to a more organized, civilized society. At the beginning, most of the characters are immersed in a masculine, at least partially mythical western society. By the end, a new, tamer society has emerged.
Matt and Luke have been immersed in the "old ways," but they can both see things are changing quickly. This is a theme in many of the best western films -- The Wild Bunch and Once Upon a Time in the West both immediately come to mind -- and it is a theme that is visited occasionally from various perspectives in the Gunsmoke series. This story is one of the more thorough examinations of this theme, but it is not necessarily the best. (That will come during the following and final season of the series.)
In this story, the "taming" of Hilt is an obvious metaphor for the theme. It is discussed early in the episode by Luke and Matt, and then we see it happen during the story. Badger's gang resists the changes and risks facing the consequences of doing so.
The relationship between Luke and Martha is another example of the same theme. Luke makes a key decision during the episode that will either lead him to hold on to the old ways or embrace something different. Although the story does not explore this angle, it is interesting to note Luke's decision and how it affects his future versus the future Matt faces.
Even Luke's relationship with Caleb is impacted by these changes. At first, Caleb views Luke as an admirable figure because of what he does. The boy has difficulty seeing beyond the old ways and embracing Luke for who he *is* instead of what he does.
Side note: There is a scene where Luke and Matt are talking, and Luke asks about a mutual friend named Kimbro. Matt tells Luke that Kimbro has died. This is a likely reference to the character Adam Kimbro, who was one of Matt's (and apparently Luke's) mentors. The character is featured in Season 18's "Kimbro." That episode is another where the theme of transition from old traditions to a new kind of society is explored.
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