Gunsmoke General Parsley Smith (Season 1, Episode 11)
TV-PG
TV Episode | 30 min | Western

Gunsmoke

General Parsley Smith (Season 1, Episode 11)

TV-PG

TV Episode | 30 min | Western

An inveterate liar is loudly insistent that Dodge City's new banker is a swindler who will abscond with the townspeople's savings at his earliest opportunity.

Director

Charles Marquis Warren

Writers

John Dunkel (screenplay by) | John Meston (story by)

Producer

Charles Marquis Warren

Cinematographer

Fleet Southcott

Casting Director

Lynn Stalmaster

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Edit Released

Updated Dec 10, 1955

Release date

Dec 10, 1955 (United States)

Awards

Series awards

Won 5 Primetime Emmy Awards. Another 10 wins & 25 nominations

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Cast	+ Add Cast
17 cast members

Name	Known for
James Arness Matt Dillon Matt Dillon See fewer	Gunsmoke (1955)
Dennis Weaver Chester Chester See fewer	Touch of Evil (1958)
Milburn Stone Doc Doc See fewer	Gunsmoke (1955)
Raymond Bailey General Parsley Smith General Parsley Smith See fewer	The Beverly Hillbillies (1962)
James O'Rear Drew Holt Drew Holt See fewer	Chinatown (1974)
John Alderson Nash Nash See fewer	South Sea Woman (1953)
Budd Knapp Mr. Botkin (as Wilfred Knapp) Mr. Botkin (as Wilfred Knapp) See fewer	Front Row Center (1955)
Walter Bacon Townsman (uncredited) Townsman (uncredited) See fewer	Fighting Fate (1921)
Benjie Bancroft Townsman (uncredited) Townsman (uncredited) See fewer	St. Ives (1976)
Nora Bush Townswoman (uncredited) Townswoman (uncredited) See fewer	Valley of Vengeance (1944)
Chick Hannan Townsman (uncredited) Townsman (uncredited) See fewer	Arizona Frontier (1940)
Silver Harr Townsman (uncredited) Townsman (uncredited) See fewer	Flying Luck (1927)
Tex Holden Townsman (uncredited) Townsman (uncredited) See fewer
Michael Jeffers Townsman (uncredited) Townsman (uncredited) See fewer	Paradise Alley (1978)
Clyde McLeod Townsman (uncredited) Townsman (uncredited) See fewer	My Favorite Year (1982)
John Mitchum Townsman (uncredited) Townsman (uncredited) See fewer	The Enforcer (1976)
Earl Parker Townsman (uncredited) Townsman (uncredited) See fewer	Target: Harry (1969)