Kitty takes a buggy ride with a dandified stranger. When he makes a pass, her spirited rejection of it results in her being left alone on the prairie.Kitty takes a buggy ride with a dandified stranger. When he makes a pass, her spirited rejection of it results in her being left alone on the prairie.Kitty takes a buggy ride with a dandified stranger. When he makes a pass, her spirited rejection of it results in her being left alone on the prairie.
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- John Meston(uncredited)
- Norman MacDonnell(uncredited)
- Charles Marquis Warren(uncredited)
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- TriviaKitty tells Rackmil that she is half Indian.
- Quotes
Jim Rackmil: [toasting a drink to Kitty] To a very kind lady.
Kitty Russell: Kind? Well, I've been called a lot of things but that is a new one.
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Jumping to Conclusions
A well-dressed stranger from New York named James (Jim) Rackmil is having a drink at the Long Branch Saloon. When he meets Kitty Russell, he invites her to go for a moonlight ride with him to Indian Springs, and she accepts.
The next morning, Kitty is missing. Bill Pence at the Long Branch Saloon tells Chester Goode Kitty left with some dude the night before, and he has not seen her since. Matt Dillon investigates and finds a sharply dressed man rented a horse and buggy from Moss Grimmick the night before. Moss knows there was a woman with the man, but he did not see her. Moss tells Matt the man asked for directions to Indian Springs and indicated they were going for a short ride. Moss is concerned that his horse and buggy have not been returned. Matt and Chester set out to try to find Kitty.
Meanwhile, Rackmil and Kitty are stranded on the prairie. As they rode along the previous night, Rackmil tried to kiss Kitty, and she slapped him. Rackmil subsequently ran over a log and bent the axle on the buggy. Rackmil has not been successful at repairing the buggy. He also had no matches for building a fire. Kitty is furious at the situation and becomes even more angry when Rackmil sees a small group of American Indians approaching and rides off on the only horse available.
Warren Stevens plays Jim Rackmil in this story. Stevens should be familiar to any television viewers in the late 1950s or 1960s or has watched classic television shows in reruns as he was a frequent guest on shows produced during that timeI Stevens is one of several actors that had parts in the 1956 sci-fi classic film Forbidden Planet and also appeared in one or more episodes of Gunsmoke. Along with Stevens, Anne Francis, Leslie Nielsen, Jack Kelly, Richard Anderson, Earl Holliman, George Wallace, Robert Dix, James Drury, Morgan Jones, and James Best all appeared in both that film and on Gunsmoke. Stevens appeared in two more Gunsmoke stories.
This episode mostly features Stevens with Amanda Blake, James Arness, and Dennis Weaver. Gage Clarke makes another appearance as Jim Dobie from the Dodge House. George Selk plays the Moss Grimmick role in a scene. Stephen Ellsworth takes his only turn at playing Long Branch half-owner Bill Pence.
This is an unusual, enjoyable, change-of-pace installment in the Gunsmoke series. It is a nice exercise in avoiding jumping to conclusions. Blake is especially outstanding, as she often was when she needed to be. This story helps build on the portrayal of the Kitty Russell character as an independent, tough woman.
An interesting, underlying aspect of this story is the dynamic between the Matt and Kitty characters. Kitty takes a late-night carriage ride with a stranger, and Matt is not even visibly upset once he finds out. He even invites Rackmil to join them for dinner. (Another reviewer makes the claim this episode takes place before Matt and Kitty were romantically involved, but the two have frequently dined together in episodes prior to this episode, and Kitty frequently made comments implying they were involved romantically on some level as far back as the first season.)
The next morning, Kitty is missing. Bill Pence at the Long Branch Saloon tells Chester Goode Kitty left with some dude the night before, and he has not seen her since. Matt Dillon investigates and finds a sharply dressed man rented a horse and buggy from Moss Grimmick the night before. Moss knows there was a woman with the man, but he did not see her. Moss tells Matt the man asked for directions to Indian Springs and indicated they were going for a short ride. Moss is concerned that his horse and buggy have not been returned. Matt and Chester set out to try to find Kitty.
Meanwhile, Rackmil and Kitty are stranded on the prairie. As they rode along the previous night, Rackmil tried to kiss Kitty, and she slapped him. Rackmil subsequently ran over a log and bent the axle on the buggy. Rackmil has not been successful at repairing the buggy. He also had no matches for building a fire. Kitty is furious at the situation and becomes even more angry when Rackmil sees a small group of American Indians approaching and rides off on the only horse available.
Warren Stevens plays Jim Rackmil in this story. Stevens should be familiar to any television viewers in the late 1950s or 1960s or has watched classic television shows in reruns as he was a frequent guest on shows produced during that timeI Stevens is one of several actors that had parts in the 1956 sci-fi classic film Forbidden Planet and also appeared in one or more episodes of Gunsmoke. Along with Stevens, Anne Francis, Leslie Nielsen, Jack Kelly, Richard Anderson, Earl Holliman, George Wallace, Robert Dix, James Drury, Morgan Jones, and James Best all appeared in both that film and on Gunsmoke. Stevens appeared in two more Gunsmoke stories.
This episode mostly features Stevens with Amanda Blake, James Arness, and Dennis Weaver. Gage Clarke makes another appearance as Jim Dobie from the Dodge House. George Selk plays the Moss Grimmick role in a scene. Stephen Ellsworth takes his only turn at playing Long Branch half-owner Bill Pence.
This is an unusual, enjoyable, change-of-pace installment in the Gunsmoke series. It is a nice exercise in avoiding jumping to conclusions. Blake is especially outstanding, as she often was when she needed to be. This story helps build on the portrayal of the Kitty Russell character as an independent, tough woman.
An interesting, underlying aspect of this story is the dynamic between the Matt and Kitty characters. Kitty takes a late-night carriage ride with a stranger, and Matt is not even visibly upset once he finds out. He even invites Rackmil to join them for dinner. (Another reviewer makes the claim this episode takes place before Matt and Kitty were romantically involved, but the two have frequently dined together in episodes prior to this episode, and Kitty frequently made comments implying they were involved romantically on some level as far back as the first season.)
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- Jan 21, 2022
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- Runtime30 minutes
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- 1.33 : 1
- 4:3
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