If a single year in the life of Gunsmoke could be responsible for winning the show its place as the “Greatest TV Western Series of All Time” by Western Writers of America, I might argue for 1958. This three-disc set concludes the third season of Gunsmoke with the final 20 episodes that ran through June 1958. This volume features touches of Bernard Herrmann’s music, fine subtle underplaying by the cast and the guest stars, and writing that didn’t ever forget the darker radio show that


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