Gunsmoke The Badge (Season 15, Episode 19)
TV-PG
TV Episode | 60 min | Western

Gunsmoke

The Badge (Season 15, Episode 19)

TV-PG

TV Episode | 60 min | Western

Matt is seriously wounded in a gun fight. Kitty is so despondent, she puts the Long Branch up for sale, bids Matt goodbye and leaves Dodge City. In a new town, in another saloon, she finds out why Matt is the kind of man he is.

Director

Vincent McEveety

Writers

Jim Byrnes (written by) | Calvin Clements Sr. (executive story consultant) (as Calvin Clements)

Producer

Joseph Dackow

Composer

Leon Klatzkin (music composed by)

Cinematographer

Monroe P. Askins

Editor

Gerard Wilson

Casting Director

Pam Polifroni

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Edit Released

Updated Feb 2, 1970

Release date

Feb 2, 1970 (United States)

Awards

Series awards

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

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Cast	+ Add Cast
25 cast members

Name	Known for
Milburn Stone Doc Doc See fewer	Gunsmoke (1955)
Amanda Blake Kitty Kitty See fewer	Gunsmoke (1955)
Ken Curtis Festus Festus See fewer	Gunsmoke (1955)
Buck Taylor Newly Newly See fewer	Cowboys & Aliens (2011)
James Arness Matt Matt See fewer	Gunsmoke (1955)
Henry Jones Papa Steiffer Papa Steiffer See fewer	Vertigo (1958)
Beverly Garland Claire Hollis Claire Hollis See fewer	The Alligator People (1959)
John Milford John Dawson John Dawson See fewer	Homefront (1991)
Jack Lambert Locke Locke See fewer	The Killers (1946)
Roy Jenson Keller Keller See fewer	Chinatown (1974)
James Nusser Louie Pheeters Louie Pheeters See fewer	Gunsmoke (1955)
Glenn Strange Sam Sam See fewer	Abbott and Costello Meet Frankenstein (1948)
Mary Angela Shea Bea (as Mary Angela) Bea (as Mary Angela) See fewer	Kojak (1973)
John C. Flinn III Worden (as John Flinn) Worden (as John Flinn) See fewer	Babylon 5 (1993)
William O'Connell Jackson Jackson See fewer	Paint Your Wagon (1969)
Ted Jordan Burke Burke See fewer	Walking Tall (1973)
Fred Coby Sloan Sloan See fewer	Government Agents vs Phantom Legion (1951)
Stephen Burnette Townsman (uncredited) Townsman (uncredited) See fewer	The Naked Gun 2½: The Smell of Fear (1991)
Fred Dale Townsman (uncredited) Townsman (uncredited) See fewer	The Cat from Outer Space (1978)
Rudy Doucette Townsman (uncredited) Townsman (uncredited) See fewer	Gremlins (1984)
Chester Hayes Townsman (uncredited) Townsman (uncredited) See fewer	The Veils of Bagdad (1953)
Bert Madrid Townsman (uncredited) Townsman (uncredited) See fewer	Black Sunday (1977)
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George Tracy Townsman (uncredited) Townsman (uncredited) See fewer	The Skydivers (1963)
Chalky Williams Townsman (uncredited) Townsman (uncredited) See fewer	The Silent Service (1957)