Gunsmoke - The Third Season, Vol. 1

Actor: James Arness
Studio: Paramount
Category: DVD

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Rating: 3.5 out of 5 stars 12 reviews
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Format: Black & White, Closed-captioned, Full Screen, Ntsc
Languages: English (Original Language), English (Unknown)
Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Region: 1
Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
Number Of Discs: 3
Running Time: 500 Minutes
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.3
Dimensions (in): 7.4 x 5.4 x 0.6

MPN: PARD892744D
UPC: 097368927445
EAN: 0097368927445
ASIN: B001E6JC1W

Release Date: December 9, 2008  (New: Last 30 Days)
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5 out of 5 stars "The Third Season Vol. 1 ... Gunsmoke ... Paramount Pictures (2008)"    January 4, 2009
J. Lovins (Missouri-USA)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful

CBS Television and Paramount Pictures presents "GUNSMOKE: THE THIRD SEASON VOL. ONE" (14 September 1957- 18 January 1958) (500 mins/In Glorious Black & White) (digitally remastered in Dolby) -- The television series ran from September 10, 1955 to March 31, 1975 on CBS for 635 episodes --- Until 2005, it was the longest run of any scripted primetime series with continuing characters in American primetime television --- According to a James Arness interview, John Wayne was offered the role, but wouldn't do it; Wayne was one of the biggest stars in Hollywood, and at that time, working in television was seen as a huge step down in prestige for a star actor.

In the end, the primary roles were all recast, with James Arness taking on the lead role of Marshal Matt Dillon upon the recommendation of John Wayne, who also introduced the first episode of the series; Dennis Weaver playing Chester Goode; Milburn Stone being cast as Dr. Galen "Doc" Adams and Amanda Blake taking on the role of Miss Kitty Russell, owner of the Long Branch Saloon --- Norman MacDonnell became the associate producer of the TV show and later the producer. John Meston was named head writer --- Arness, in his role on Gunsmoke, achieved what no other actor at the time had ever matched: he played the same character on the same scripted series for 20 years - at the time the longest uninterrupted period a primetime actor had played the same role in the same show.-- (From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia)

List of Season, Episode, Title and Original Air Date:

Season 3

Season 3, Episode 1: Crack-Up (guest star John Dehner)
Original Air Date--14 September 1957

Season 3, Episode 2: Gun for Chester (guest star Thomas Coley)
Original Air Date--21 September 1957
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Season 3, Episode 3: Blood Money (guest star James Dobson)
Original Air Date--28 September 1957

Season 3, Episode 4: Kitty's Outlaw (guest star Howard Culver)
Original Air Date--5 October 1957

Season 3, Episode 5: Potato Road (guest star Morgan Woodward & Jeanette Nolan) Original Air Date--12 October 1957

Season 3, Episode 6: Jesse (guest stars George Brenlin & Ed Binns)
Original Air Date--19 October 1957

Season 3, Episode 7: Mavis McCloud (guest stars Fay Spain)
Original Air Date--26 October 1957

Season 3, Episode 8: Born to Hang (guest stars Anthony Caruso & Wright King) Original Air Date--2 November 1957

Season 3, Episode 9: Romeo (guest stars Barbara Eden & Robert Vaughn)
Original Air Date--9 November 1957

Season 3, Episode 10: Never Pester Chester (guest stars Buddy Baer)
Original Air Date--16 November 1957

Season 3, Episode 11: Fingered (guest stars Karl Swenson & Virginia Christine) Original Air Date--23 November 1957

Season 3, Episode 12: How to Kill a Woman (guest stars Pernell Roberts & Jolene Brand) Original Air Date--30 November 1957

Season 3, Episode 13: Cows and Cribs (guest stars Val Avery & Mabel Albertson) Original Air Date--7 December 1957

Season 3, Episode 14: Doc's Reward (guest stars Jack Lord)
Original Air Date--14 December 1957

Season 3, Episode 15: Kitty Lost (guest stars Gage Clarke & Warren Stevens) Original Air Date--21 December 1957

Season 3, Episode 16: Twelfth Night (guest stars James Griffith & Rose Marie) Original Air Date--28 December 1957

Season 3, Episode 17: Joe Phy (guest stars Morey Amsterdam & Paul Richards) Original Air Date--4 January 1958

Season 3, Episode 18: Buffalo Man (guest stars Jack Klugman & John Anderson) Original Air Date--11 January 1958

Season 3, Episode 19: Kitty Caught (guest stars John Compton & Pat Conway) Original Air Date--18 January 1958

BIOS:
1. James Arness
Date of Birth: 26 May 1923 - Minneapolis, Minnesota
Date of Death: Still Living

2. Dennis Weaver
Date of Birth: 4 June 1924 - Joplin, Missouri
Date of Death: 24 February 2006 - Ridgway, Colorado

3. Amanda Blake
Date of Birth: 20 February 1929 - Buffalo, New York
Date of Death: 16 August 1989 - Sacramento, California

4. Milburn Stone
Date of Birth: 5 July 1904 - Burrton, Kansas
Date of Death: 12 June 1980 - La Jolla, California

Great job by Paramount Pictures and their staff for releasing this long awaited edition with collectible Seasons with unforgettable episodes --- looking forward to more of the same from the rousing CBS Television vintage era --- order your copy now from TvBoxset their Western Classics -- all my heroes have been cowboys!

Total Time: 500 mins on DVD ~ Paramount Pictures ~ (12/09/2008)


5 out of 5 stars Full series probably still available    December 16, 2008
Alice J. Capen
1 out of 2 found this review helpful

I'm not sure if it's still on sale, but the link below takes you to a web site that offers the entire series for almost $200.00. It's a little bit too expensive for me at this time, so I haven't tried to purchase it, but I will when I get my income tax return. I've rated the third season with five stars, because I'm rating the excellent series and not the skinflints that are offering it by piecemeal.

http://www.dvdmediastar.com/product.php?productid=813344


1 out of 5 stars THE MONEY STEALING SPLIT SEASON BANDIT STRIKES AGAIN!    December 3, 2008
Tony Musto (Pittston, PA United States)
1 out of 5 found this review helpful

Once again, Paramount is trying to rob us with this split season nonsence. The show is 20 SEASONS LONG. CAN YOU HURRY IT UP A BIT? I see needing split seasons for the hour episodes but they aren't until approx. season 15. The best episodes are the color 1 hour episodes. I would like to see them again but at this stupid rate, as might as well start digging a hole up on Boot Hill. I LOVE the 3 part episode titled The Bullet,which is located in season 17. It made the series WONDERFUL. I don't have it on vhs and would like to see it before I die. But I'll be in Boot Hill then. This nonsence is taking forever. So HURRY UP.


1 out of 5 stars Love The Show, Hate The Release Format    September 29, 2008
Terence Allen (Atlanta, GA USA)
15 out of 18 found this review helpful

Gunsmoke - The Third Season, Volume 1 continues the release schedule for one of television's alltime greatest television series. Beloved and revered, this series will always be considered one of the alltime best. Yes, because of its' longevity, but also because of the great acting, directing, and writing displayed on the series.

But still, I cannot recommend these sets. There is no excuse, no justification the studio can make for splitting a 20-season series up and dividing each season into multiple sets. It's greed, shortsighted, fear of producing full season sets that won't sell - maybe one or more or all of these things. But the Western lover, loyal as we are to our favorite stars, our favorite movies and series, are being made to pay a price that is way too high to pay. To think how long it may be before the entire series is released is too painful. Suffice it to say that it will be WAY TOO LONG at the current rate.

At this point, it is probably too much to expect the studio to come to its senses. But it is worth it to say that they need to come to their senses, and soon.


5 out of 5 stars Paramount announces Gunsmoke: The Third Season, Vol. 1    September 22, 2008
Curtis A. Planck (Carmel, IN)
7 out of 10 found this review helpful

Good news for Gunsmoke fans who feared an end to this production was inevitable due to poor reviews, Season 3, Volume 1 is on its way! The split seasons, though unnecessary, isn't nearly the problem reviewers imagine it to be, the problem lies in the snail-paced speed in which they are released. Of course, this doesn't bother me nearly as much as it does most, because my wait is for the first six seasons with those tight, half-hour episodes featuring the great Dennis Weaver. I'll take what I can get after that, but as long as the first six seasons are put out there, I will then be happy. Also, it is senseless to give a product 1 star simply because you wish there was more of it sooner. If the product itself is satisfactory, it is inappropriate to slap it with 1 star, possibly driving people away who simply want to buy the second or third seasons of Gunsmoke. All Gunsmoke sets thus far have been top quality, other than the mistake of the missing episode from Volume 1 of Season 2.