Gunsmoke Who Lives by the Sword (1955–1975) Online

Good episode of Marshall Dillon taking the law into his own hands and dishing out a butt whooping to a gunman, who kills 2 young men which he instigated, of gigantic proportions. It takes a week for the gunman to recover enough from Dillon's beating.

I like the guy who played the gunman, who went from cocky gunman to a weasel due to Dillon's beating. He even almost gets a taste of his own medicine when an unknown bar patron wants to draw on him for a silly reason. Why didn't Dillon do this to more gunmen? It seems effective in showing the cowardice of gunmen. I also loved the final verbal exchange between Dillon and the Gunman. Classic!

This is a great story about human psychology as Marshal Dillon dishes out justice to a gunslinger and makes the gunslinger afraid to die.

It begins at the Long Branch when two young likable brothers, Lew and Billy Baxter, come into town to get them a beer. At the end of the bar sits Joe Delk, a gunslinger that kills at the drop of a hat. When Delk bothers Kitty one of the brothers questions Delk. Delk prods the brothers into a gunfight and kills both of them.

When Matt gets to the scene and hears that Delk made the brothers draw first, instead of just arresting Delk, Matt takes off his gun walks Delk outside and beats the crap out of him.

After a week Delk is finally able to be released from Doc Adams care but the beating given by Matt has caused a change in Delk's demeanor. Instead of the sure-fire gunman, Delk has been reduced to an alcoholic frighten man that unsure of himself. The beating has now made him think that he is going to die. And with people wanting to see Delk dead it will only be a matter of time.

A well acted story that was enlightening as the change to Delk was so sudden and unexpected. James Arness delivers some good lines which adds to the folklore of Marshal Dillon. One of the better shows we have seen in recent memory.

Good character study. Gunman Delk (Stone) mercilessly outdraws two young brothers. Since the boys drew first, Matt's legal hands are tied, but not his fists. He beats Delk harshly in fistfight as punishment. As result, Delk is unnerved and starts drinking. But what will happen now to a gunshy gunman.

Stone is excellent as the brutal Delk, looking every inch the part and going through the various character changes effectively. He even manages a bit of sympathy despite his callous nature. Note entry's final conversational exchange with its subtle after-death implication. On downside — to me the several shootings are treated a little too casually, even for half-hour TV.

Which was likely the point I think this one neefed to go pn longer. It was bery good as far as it went.