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Greater Love

Episode Number: 49    Season Num: 2    First Aired: December 1, 1956    Prod Code: 548
Doc is sick and tired of working day and night and being paid off in promises. He wants to go to San Francisco. The stage comes in with the guard dead. The driver says is was three guys. One was Haeard Brant. The driver says they hit two of them. Matt, Chester and Doc go out to the Brants. Howard can't talk. Mrs. Brant says the other two were Jed Butler and Rod Blake. They dumped Howard and rode off. Doc says he has to stay with Howard. Chester sees Mrs. Brant with a wagon and her husband's body in it. Doc was supposed to ride ahead to make arrangements with the undertaker. He never showed. Doc was captured by Jed and Rod. After a stand off and talking Matt gets Jed and Rod.

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Story: John Meston
Director: Ted Post
Star: Burt Reynolds (Quint),  Dennis Weaver (Chester),  Roger Ewing (Thad),  Buck Taylor (Newly O' Brien),  James Arness (Matt Dillon),  Milburn Stone (Doc),  Amanda Blake (Kitty),  Glenn Strange (Bartender),  Tom Waters (Bartender)
Recurring Role: Ken Curtis (Festus),  Claude Akins (Jed Butler),  Frank DeKova (Tobeel)
Guest Star: Amzie Strickland (Mrs. Brant),  Ray Bennett (Hank)

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Guest Star Claude Akins (1918-94) makes his first appearance in a Gunsmoke episode. In all he did 6 episodes from 1956 to 1972. His film credits include, From Here to Eternity (1953), The Caine Mutiny (1954), The Sea Chase (1955), The Defiant Ones (1958), Rio Bravo (1959), The Killers (1964), and Falling from Grace (1992). He starred in the television series, Movin' On (1974-76) and The Misadventures of Sheriff Lobo (1979-81). (edit)

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Episode: Greater Love
Season Number: 2
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