Gunsmoke: Cheap Labor
Episode score
6.8
Fair
Cheap Labor
- 71.
- Season: 2
- Episode: 32
- First Aired: 5/4/1957
- Prod Code: 567
Matt meets Fos Capper, who wants to marry Flora Stancil. Flora's brother Ben may give Matt some trouble that may lead to Foss Capper's death.
Flora drives to town for supplies Fos waits to help her load the wagon. Chester sees trouble about to happen. Matt heads to the store and hears Fos & Ben argue over Flora being free from Ben's treatment of her. Later Ben & Fos challenge each other to a fight. Matt lends Fos his gun that leads Ben to think Matt is crazy.
Ben begins to realize Fos is a professional at using a gun. Add a recap »
- Writers:
- John Meston
- Director:
- Andrew V. McLaglen
- Stars:
- Burt Reynolds (Quint)
- Tom Waters (Bartender)
- Glenn Strange (Bartender)
- Amanda Blake (Kitty)
- Milburn Stone (Doc)
- James Arness (Matt Dillon)
- Buck Taylor (Newly O' Brien)
- Roger Ewing (Thad)
- Dennis Weaver (Chester)
- Recurring Role:
- Robert F. Simon (Ben Stancil)
- Ken Curtis (Festus)
- James Nusser (Bum)
- Guest Star:
- Allen Emerson (Joe)
- Susan Morrow (Melanie)
- Peggy Webber (Flora Stancil)
- Andrew Duggan (Fos Capper)
- Parl Baer in the radio version plays Chester Proudfoot which aired 6/17/56. edit »
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- Chester: Somebody ought to open him up and fill him full of grass.
Matt: You talk like an indian, Chester. edit »
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