Gunsmoke Season 1 Episode 27
Cooter brings Mr. Ben Sissell, a gambler, a drink. A kid accuses Ben of dealing off the bottom of the deck, and draws. The third man at the table, Pate, shoots the kid. Matt asks Ben how long Pate has been working for him. Ben and Matt go to see Pate. Matt calls Ben a coward and tells Pate to get out of Dodge. Matt tells Ben the next time you make a mistake I’ll see you hang. Cooter is packing a gun. Doc says Cooter was shot in the head and shouldn’t be allowed to carry a gun. Ben hired Cooter. Ben tells Matt Cooter says he’s gonna kill you, because he thinks you are going to take his gun away and lock him up. Cooter enters and tells Matt he’s gonna kill him. Matt outdraws him. Cooter asks Ben did I do the joke good. Matt tells Cooter the joke’s on you and me. Matt throws Ben out. Cooter puts a gun in Ben’s back. Ben runs, Cooter cuts him down.
Serie: Gunsmoke
Episode Title: Cooter
Air Date: 1956-05-19