Gunsmoke The Town Tamers (1955–1975) Online

Matt is sent to the town of Hilt that has experienced some large growth but has no formal law in the town. In fact Hilt is like a lawless gang where everyone does what they wish with no consequence. Matt will meet up with another Marshal by the name of Luke Rumbaugh (Jim Davis) and they will both be trying to clean up the town.

It takes a few weeks but Matt and Luke finally get the town under control. Luke will be staying in Hilt to make sure everything stays calm as Matt heads back to Dodge. Soon a woman, that Luke has loved but never married because of his job, and her son come to Hilt to say good-by as they are heading west to start a new life. Luke has a change of heart and decides to marry her and be a father to the boy.

But it is not long before more trouble starts in the town. When Luke is injured the town begins to return to the lawless city it was previous. Matt is again called to Hilt to restore order and arrest the people responsible for Luke's injuries.

Even though the episode drifted off in the middle to become some what of a love story- it was action packed enough to keep the interest going. Wish they had done more with the problems of cleaning-up the town because that was entertaining to the hilt, or should I say to the town of Hilt. Good watch.

Marshal Matt Dillon and fellow Marshal Luke Rumbaugh come to restore order to an untamed frontier town. They arrive to town early without wearing their badges to see what they're up against. They find out that it will be hard work to clean up the savage town. Luke runs into a woman that he once loved (Martha) and her son Caleb still wants Luke as his dad. Luke is hesitant to rekindle his love for Martha, since a marshal's life is fraught with hardship. However, with some urging, he marries Martha. Luke runs into trouble when outlaws try to kill him. They succeed at severely wounding him. Luke decides to quit as marshal, leaving the wild town that he was to bring law and order to still untamed. How will law prevail? Watch the episode to find out. Jim Davis, better known for playing the part of Jock Ewing on the TV show Dallas, plays the part of Luke Rumbaugh.

I really like this episode. Matt and a second US Marshal, played by the great Jim Davis, are called upon to tame a free wheeling town with a really strange way of banking. Once things aettle down, Matt heads back to Dodge with Luke, Jim Davis, staying on to keep order. Thinks get complicated when an old falme shows up with plans that Luke must pass on, doing the "right thing" Things take a dramatic coupie of turns, and Matt with a wrath. Do take the time to watch this episode, it is one of the best written and acted episodes.

Jim Davis usually plays the rough tough guy. This episode has him as not only a lawman, but a family man. It shows a "good" man takes on the responsibility of a ready made family. It takes a special kind of person to be a lawman & a special kind of woman to be a lawman's wife. I don't think I have ever seen Jim Davis play a part that he backs down from anyone. At first I wish they had not had the young boy get mad & think he was a coward but when I thought about it & put myself in the mind of a small boy, this is more than likely the reaction a child might have. In the days of the West I am sure there were a lot of women that were left alone with a family to raise and they were very lucky to have a man take that on. Although, there have been other episodes that a man took on a ready made family and they were mean to them & I know this happened in real life.