Gunsmoke Shadler (Season 18, Episode 17)
TV-PG
TV Episode | 60 min | Western

Gunsmoke

Shadler (Season 18, Episode 17)

TV-PG

TV Episode | 60 min | Western

Just before he's to be hung, stage robber Shadler busts out of jail, by slugging his last rites priest and donning the robes as a disguise. While burglarizing an uninhabited farm, the escapee helps Deputy U.S. Marshal Newly elude hostile ...See moreJust before he's to be hung, stage robber Shadler busts out of jail, by slugging his last rites priest and donning the robes as a disguise. While burglarizing an uninhabited farm, the escapee helps Deputy U.S. Marshal Newly elude hostile lawmen quarantining a nearby outpost struck by a mysterious plague. Newly believes his pursuers are actually a ring of vultures waiting to loot the dying settlement. When Newly heads back to the besieged town, the fake padre insists on riding with him to minister to the dying citizens. Why is the hardened Shadler risking his health and freedom to throw in with law enforcement? Written by David Stevens See less

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26 cast members

Name	Known for
James Arness Matt Dillon Matt Dillon See fewer	Gunsmoke (1955)
Milburn Stone Doc (credit only) Doc (credit only) See fewer	Gunsmoke (1955)
Amanda Blake Kitty (credit only) Kitty (credit only) See fewer	Gunsmoke (1955)
Ken Curtis Festus Festus See fewer	Gunsmoke (1955)
Buck Taylor Newly Newly See fewer	Cowboys & Aliens (2011)
Earl Holliman Boone Shadler Boone Shadler See fewer	Forbidden Planet (1956)
Diana Hyland Dallas Fair Dallas Fair See fewer	The Boy in the Plastic Bubble (1976)
Denver Pyle Cyrus Himes Cyrus Himes See fewer	The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance (1962)
Linda Watkins Abby Shadler Abby Shadler See fewer	The Parent Trap (1961)
Pat Conway Varnum Varnum See fewer	Destination 60, 000 (1957)
Ken Lynch McKee McKee See fewer	North by Northwest (1959)
John Davis Chandler Rogers Rogers See fewer	Adventures in Babysitting (1987)
Don 'Red' Barry Dobson (as Donald Barry) Dobson (as Donald Barry) See fewer	Jesse James' Women (1954)
James Jeter Creech Creech See fewer	Blow Out (1981)
John Carter Father Walsh Father Walsh See fewer	The Andromeda Strain (1971)
Bill Erwin Mr. Jonas (as William L. Erwin) Mr. Jonas (as William L. Erwin) See fewer	Planes, Trains & Automobiles (1987)
Meg Wyllie Mrs. Evans Mrs. Evans See fewer	The Last Starfighter (1984)
Alex Sharp Reno Reno See fewer	In the Line of Fire (1993)
Tom Pittman Elmer Elmer See fewer	Mannix (1967)
Barry Cahill Walters Walters See fewer	Hang 'Em High (1968)
Wallace Earl Laven Farina (as Wallace Earl) Farina (as Wallace Earl) See fewer	The Monster That Challenged the World (1957)
Duke Fishman Townsman (uncredited) Townsman (uncredited) See fewer	The Doris Day Show (1968)
Chester Hayes Townsman (uncredited) Townsman (uncredited) See fewer	The Veils of Bagdad (1953)
Tex Lambert Townsman (uncredited) Townsman (uncredited) See fewer	Daniel Boone, Trail Blazer (1956)
Arnold Roberts Townsman (uncredited) Townsman (uncredited) See fewer	The Muppet Movie (1979)
Bill Walker Townsman (uncredited) Townsman (uncredited) See fewer	Daniel Boone (1964)