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Gunsmoke :: The Big Broad (01x25)

Episode Information

Title:

The Big Broad

Episode #:

01x25

Production Number:

523

Original Airdate:

Saturday April 28th, 1956

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Episode Crew
Director:	Charles Marquis Warren
Story:	John Meston
Teleplay:	Herbert Little, Jr.

Episode Summary

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Big Lena and her little mate Emmett have strolled into Dodge for a game of poker. Lena is a huge woman who is as tough as any man. When Ed James, a buffalo hunter makes a pass at her, he winds up dead. Ed's partner, Nate, wants revenge on the Amazon-like behemoth.

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Guest Stars

Guest Stars
•Dee J. Thompson	played	Lena Wave	Recurring (first appearance)
•Howard Culver	played	Hotel Clerk	Recurring (third appearance)
•Joel Ashley	played	Nate Bannister	Recurring (first appearance)
•Heinie Brock	played	Drummer
•Terry Becker	played	Emmett Fitzgerald

Main Cast

•James Arness	played	Matt Dillon
•Milburn Stone	played	Dr. Galen "Doc" Adams
•Dennis Weaver	played	Deputy Chester Goode
•Amanda Blake	played	Kitty Russell