Gunsmoke "Ben Thompson" live recreation of lost adult western classic audio drama from 1952

About this episode

This episode features a live recreation of the lost Gunsmoke episode 'Ben Thompson' from 1952.

Gunsmoke! The show that created the "adult western" drama genre...the show that moved westerns from the kid-centered "Lone Ranger" into darker, more mature themes... the show that ran for 10 years and nearly 500 radio episodes, and 20 years and 600 more chapters on television. A handful of Gunsmoke audio recordings have been lost for seven decades, but Project Audion now recreates one of those missing episodes - in fact, Gunsmoke's second-ever show from May 3, 1952. Listen to our-country cast bring back Marshall Matt Dillon, Doc Adams, Chester and others in this live Zoom recording of the dark drama titled "Ben Thompson." Denny Thompson, Colorado Glenn Hascall, Kansas Norman Cline, Kentucky Kim Titus, Texas Jane Beverley, New Jersey Pete Fernbaugh, West Virginia Duane Noch, New Jersey Caleb Fisher, Virginia Production supervised by Larry Groebe, Texas

People in this episode

Host: Larry Groebe

Guests: Denny Thompson, Glenn Hascall, Norman Cline, Kim Titus, Jane Beverley, Pete Fernbaugh, Duane Noch, Caleb Fisher

Topics covered

• audio drama
• western
• recreation
• lost episodes
• live performance

Keywords

• Gunsmoke
• audio drama
• western
• live recreation
• lost episodes
• Marshall Matt Dillon
• Doc Adams
• Chester

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: Gunsmoke

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