Marshal Dillon : Obie Tater (1955)
Directed by Charles Marquis Warren
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Synopsis by Hal Erickson
There's a rumor afloat that woebegone farmer Obie Tater (Royal Dano) has a hidden fortune, left over from the '49 gold rush. When a pair of toughs named Mitch (Jon Shepodd) and Quade (Pat Conway) try to learn the whereabouts of the gold by tethering Obie to a horse and dragging him on the ground, Matt (Dennis Weaver) rescues the old man. Unfortunately, Matt is not able to save Obie from the clutches of mercenary dance hall girl Ella May (Kathy Adams). This episode is adapted from the Gunsmoke radio broadcast of August 30, 1954.