Gunsmoke - 50th Anniversary Collection, Volume 2 | 
| Directors: Antony Ellis, Clyde Ware, Gary Nelson, Harry Horner, John Dunkel
Actors: James Arness, Milburn Stone, Amanda Blake, Ken Curtis, Dennis Weaver
Studio: Paramount
Category: DVD
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Rating:  8 reviews
Sales Rank: 26660
Format: Box Set, Black & White, Color, Ntsc
Language: English (Original Language)
Rating: Unrated
Region: 1
Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
Number Of Discs: 3
Running Time: 601 Minutes
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 7.1 x 5.4 x 0.6
MPN: D888044D
ISBN: 141571519X
UPC: 097368880443
EAN: 9781415715192
ASIN: B000BITUZC
Theatrical Release Date: 1964
Release Date: January 3, 2006
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Product Description
Marshall matt dillon is responsible for keeping the law & respectability in dodge city in this western action-drama. Studio: Paramount Home Video Release Date: 01/10/2006
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Gunsmoke: 50th Anniversary Edition Volume 2 picks up exactly where Volume 1 ends, with the long-running series entering its 10th year, each episode an hour long and Ken Curtis now a permanent member of the cast as the buffoonish Festus. A couple of other actors will come and go as cast regulars, but the core group remains: James Arness as U.S. Marshal Matt Dillon, Amanda Blake as saloon keeper Kitty, and Milburn Stone as Doc. This collection of programs cherry-picks its way through season 19, emphasizing guest stars of note including Leonard Nimoy, excellent as a wry Indian and skinner in "Treasure of John Walking Fox," and William Shatner as a wily outlaw posing as a deputy sheriff in "Quaker Girl." (Arness, who provides a brief, vocal introduction to each episode, notes that Shatner was already starring on Star Trek by the time "Quaker Girl" was broadcast in 1966.) Bette Davis, Bruce Dern, and Tom Skerritt all appear in "The Jailer" (the first color episode in this collection), in which the legendary Davis plays a vengeful widow who kidnaps Kitty in order to lure Matt to his own execution. Ed Asner provides optional commentary for "Hung High," in which he stars, while a young Dennis Hopper turns up as a villain out to kill a bounty hunter (a charismatic John D. Barrymore, father of Drew). Carroll O'Connor is very effective in "The Wrong Man," Jon Voight (in the same year as Midnight Cowboy) makes a splash as a convicted murderer who saves Kitty's life in "The Prisoner," and Kurt Russell is solid and sympathetic as a young man determined to avenge the death of his father in "Trail of Bloodshed." Special features include a couple of gag/blooper reels, a 1968 Emmy Award presentation to Milburn Stone, and a pair of old television interviews with Amanda Blake. --Tom Keogh
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Gunsmoke 50th Anniverary Collection Volumne2 February 28, 2009
Elizabeth (BC Canada)
We enjoyed this series of Gunsmoke and it was worth every penny. Just Excellent we loved it.
Another wonderful collection of Gunsmoke's best episodes! June 25, 2008
Henry-Clyde (North of Nowhere, South of Everywhere, East of There, West of Here)
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
The new "Gunsmoke 50th Anniversary Collection, Volume Two" DVD set is actually just as good as Volume One. Here is where the show changed into a program more about the lives of people in and around Dodge City, rather than just the main cast. But it is still a great show because it keeps the same spirit that it always had, while at the same time surprising us with new storylines that are always exciting. "GUNSMOKE" was, still is, and always will be an excellent show, and I hope it will always keep that same feeling living inside of its many fans. Below is a list of episodes included in this 3-disc set.
--- Ratings based on my opinion of episode; 4 **** Rating System---
1. HUNG HIGH ****
2. ONE KILLER ON ICE ****
3. TREASURE OF JOHN WALKING FOX ****
4. THE JAILER ****
5. THE WRONG MAN ***
6. QUAKER GIRL ***1/2
7. THE PILLAGERS ***1/2
8. THE PRISONER ***1/2
9. CHATO ****
10. P.S. MURRY CHRISTMAS ***
11. A QUIET DAY IN DODGE ****
12. TRAIL OF BLOODSHED ****
SPECIAL FEATURES
"HUNG HIGH" audio commentary by Ed Asner
"THE JAILER" audio commentary by Bruce Dern
"THE PILLAGERS" audio commentary by Buck Taylor
"A QUIET DAY IN DODGE" audio commentary by James Arness
James Arness birthday surprise blooper
CBS Fall Preview (1963)
1968 Emmy Awards: Best Supporting Actor Milburn Stone
Amanda Blake on "THE DAVID FROST SHOW" (1972)
Gag Reel (1973)
Amanda Blake on "THE MIKE DOUGLAS SHOW" (1974)
A CBS executive remembers "Gunsmoke"
Photo Gallery
Westerns Channel Gunsmoke Memories: Dennis on Milburn
Westerns Channel Gunsmoke Memories: Chester and Newly
Two syndication promos
THIS REVIEW IS DEDICATED TO ANYONE, LIVING OR DEAD, INVOLVED IN THE MAKING OF "GUNSMOKE".
Nostalgia February 8, 2008
Shirley Hercules (Nashville, TN United States)
I appreciate having the episodes of my old favorite TV series available for viewing. The Gunsmoke package is reasonably priced and the episodes are well chosen. Just like being back in the '60s. Good buy.
Dodge City May 13, 2007
S. Breese (illinois)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
As with all episodes of the great western series they are good. They will hold your attention till the end. Good family viewing. Great actors. We just wish they would put Gunsmoke out season by season like other TV series.
Its like finding new episodes! January 19, 2007
JSnTexas (Texas)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
These old Gunsmoke DVDs are great. Most of the shows we have never seen on TV since the powers to be seem only interested in showing the last couple of seasons. It is really neat to watch the characters evolve. Definitely recommend for any fans of Gunsmoke, or any old westerns for that matter.
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