While Matt is out of town, putting lawman's business ahead of Kitty yet again, a new man in her life has plenty of time and attention to give--perhaps too much attention.While Matt is out of town, putting lawman's business ahead of Kitty yet again, a new man in her life has plenty of time and attention to give--perhaps too much attention.While Matt is out of town, putting lawman's business ahead of Kitty yet again, a new man in her life has plenty of time and attention to give--perhaps too much attention.
Virginia Lee
- Annie
- (as Virginia Lewis)
George Ford
- Party Guest
- (uncredited)
Billy McCoy
- Party Guest
- (uncredited)
Mathew McCue
- Party Guest
- (uncredited)
Fred McDougall
- Baggage Man
- (uncredited)
Rex Moore
- Party Guest
- (uncredited)
Jimmy Noel
- Party Guest
- (uncredited)
Ted Smile
- Party Guest
- (uncredited)
- Director
- Writers
- Kathleen Hite
- Norman MacDonnell(uncredited)
- John Meston(uncredited)
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- TriviaAll entries contain spoilers
- GoofsAfter Kitty returns to work, she is seen going over the prior days business, with Sam. Among the papers, she is also seen handling a modern day clipboard. The clipboard wasn't invented until approximately 1908 by George Henry Hohnsbeen.
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When the bird in hand is a free bird...
... which is what Kitty has in the person of Matt Dillon. This episode probably has more information about the relationship between Kitty and Matt than we've had in the eight seasons of Gunsmoke so far.
The episode begins with Kitty Russell descending the stairs at the Long Branch. She's angry. Her red hair radiates through a black and white TV image she is so mad. She mounts her horse and goes out for a ride on the prairie. She returns and her mood has not improved. It turns out that she is mad because, once again, her plans with Matt have blown up in her face - He has to travel for his work and won't be able to take her to the Ford County Sociable. Matt follows her upstairs and much is revealed about their relationship. Apparently there have not only been other sociables that never were, but at least one trip the two were planning to take together. And for Matt to be so mono syllabic he says how much he regrets them not being able to do the things that they planned, but he does have a job to do. He says it well and empathetically and does not sound like Dudley Do RIght when he says it, yet Kitty is unmoved.
After Matt leaves town for his business trip, Kitty packs a bag and goes to visit friends for a few days, but on the way there finds a man who has fallen and hit his head. She takes the man to her friends' house and goes and gets Doc to tend to the man's wounds. Well it turns out this man is a wanderer but is alone in the world. He also has a great romantic way about him and is not hard on the eyes. Even sitting here in the 21st century I have to wonder - Hmm. A 30 something good looking intelligent man who has managed to NOT be taken - What's wrong?
Is there something wrong? Is Matt on the way out, at least for awhile? Will Matt return to Dodge and find a wanted poster for this guy indicating he escaped from a mental hospital and is a known lady killer? Watch and find out.
Kitty does act badly towards her friends - even to kindly Doc. Perhaps it is because none of them - Matt, Doc, Chester - consider her more than one of the guys, but then she has been spending the last eight years acting like one, and that is probably necessary if you are the owner of a saloon in a wild cowtown like Dodge City.
The photography was interesting here too, several beautiful shots of the western landscape, and the beginning of the episode with Kitty walking stiffly down the Long Branch stairs in a well done tracking shot and the end with her walking stiffly up those same stairs. Director of Photography Fleet Southcott certainly got to show off his talent here.
The episode begins with Kitty Russell descending the stairs at the Long Branch. She's angry. Her red hair radiates through a black and white TV image she is so mad. She mounts her horse and goes out for a ride on the prairie. She returns and her mood has not improved. It turns out that she is mad because, once again, her plans with Matt have blown up in her face - He has to travel for his work and won't be able to take her to the Ford County Sociable. Matt follows her upstairs and much is revealed about their relationship. Apparently there have not only been other sociables that never were, but at least one trip the two were planning to take together. And for Matt to be so mono syllabic he says how much he regrets them not being able to do the things that they planned, but he does have a job to do. He says it well and empathetically and does not sound like Dudley Do RIght when he says it, yet Kitty is unmoved.
After Matt leaves town for his business trip, Kitty packs a bag and goes to visit friends for a few days, but on the way there finds a man who has fallen and hit his head. She takes the man to her friends' house and goes and gets Doc to tend to the man's wounds. Well it turns out this man is a wanderer but is alone in the world. He also has a great romantic way about him and is not hard on the eyes. Even sitting here in the 21st century I have to wonder - Hmm. A 30 something good looking intelligent man who has managed to NOT be taken - What's wrong?
Is there something wrong? Is Matt on the way out, at least for awhile? Will Matt return to Dodge and find a wanted poster for this guy indicating he escaped from a mental hospital and is a known lady killer? Watch and find out.
Kitty does act badly towards her friends - even to kindly Doc. Perhaps it is because none of them - Matt, Doc, Chester - consider her more than one of the guys, but then she has been spending the last eight years acting like one, and that is probably necessary if you are the owner of a saloon in a wild cowtown like Dodge City.
The photography was interesting here too, several beautiful shots of the western landscape, and the beginning of the episode with Kitty walking stiffly down the Long Branch stairs in a well done tracking shot and the end with her walking stiffly up those same stairs. Director of Photography Fleet Southcott certainly got to show off his talent here.
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