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CBS wanted a \\u201cPhilip Marlowe of the Old West,\\u201d and they got that and more in Gunsmoke. One of radio\\u2019s finest dramas, Gunsmoke helped to usher in the era of the \\u201cadult Western\\u201d with mature scripts, unflinching realism, and legendary performances from William Conrad and the rest of the cast. For nearly a decade on radio - and twenty years on television - US Marshal Matt Dillon faced down the violence of the West to keep the streets of Dodge City safe. We\\u2019ll hear Dillon fight for law and order in \\u201cShakespeare,\\u201d first aired on CBS on August 23, 1952.