Gunsmoke: Matt for Murder (1958)
Season 4, Episode 1
9/10
Okey-Dokey
28 August 2017
Warning: Spoilers
**SPOILERS** I can't go any higher than 9 on this one, because I agree with the other reviewers. There is also, a serious point about Matt being arrested by a town sheriff, even if it WAS Bill Hickok. Matt was a Deputy U.S. Marshal, Bill was a town sheriff; he had no jurisdiction over Matt. And since Kansas was a state, they'd have a real tough time getting ANY say over a Federal lawman, whose jurisdiction is pretty much wherever he's at. It would take another Marshal to arrest him.

I'm also gonna say that I agree with the point that it was a waste to have Matt and Bill get set for a gunfight against the bad guys and then have it turn into a small time draw down. The part about leaving the dead guy right there isn't too important; they were just waiting for Doc to confirm his gonerness.

Two fine bit players: Bruce Gordon, and Elisha Cook. Elisha Cook was one of the best of the best when it comes to being a character actor.
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