Amanda Blake Called Miss Kitty ”Liberated”
Plenty of Westerns take a woman and force her into the role of damsel in distress. Often, women in Western …
Gunsmoke series
Ken Curtis Said Festus Had More To Offer Gunsmoke Than Chester Goode
Ken Curtis fans will tell you that the Gunsmoke episode “Hard Luck Henry” is one of the funniest ones focused …
From Dodge To Disappointment: Burt Reynolds’ Struggle With Quitting Gunsmoke And His Father’S Reaction
No matter how hard we try, sometimes we can’t fulfill every expectation. We’re only human, after all. This is particularly …
Chester’S Limp Drew Hundreds Of Letters From Concerned Gunsmoke Fans
In the third season of Gunsmoke, there’s a worrisome episode titled “Never Pester Chester” in which Chester Goode gets dragged …
How ‘Bonanza’ Tried To Replace Pernell Roberts’ Adam Cartwright At Height Of Its Popularity
If you know your Bonanza lore, you should know that the show once tried to phase out Pernell Roberts’ character …
Gunsmoke’ Ending Explained: Does The Classic Tv Western Go Out With A Bang?
Few shows have run on network television for as long as Gunsmoke ran on CBS. For twenty years, the Western …
‘Gunsmoke’: Amanda Blake Said 1 ‘Touching’ Fan Letter Gave Her The Strength To ‘Keep Going’
Gunsmoke actor Amanda Blake never took her fans for granted. The Western show became more popular than the cast and …
‘Gunsmoke’: Milburn Stone Once Said Dennis Weaver And Amanda Blake Didn’T Belong In The Entertainment Business
Milburn Stone was one of the main staples of the Gunsmoke television series. He played the part of Doc for …
Dennis Weaver Couldn’T Stop Limping On Set After He Left Gunsmoke
Sometimes an actor plays a character for so long, it can feel like it becomes a part of them, for …
Why Steve Mcqueen Always Felt A Little Guilty About The Great Escape’S Motorcycle Jump
In the annals of all-time great movie stunts, Steve McQueen jumping a six-foot barbed-wire barrier on a motorcycle in John …