SaukValley Sam, SASS # 66557 Posted September 19, 2018 Share Posted September 19, 2018 Watching early Gunsmoke episode with young Marshall Dillon, Miss Kitty, and Chester. Listening to Chester I just realized he had the same character accent that Tom Hanks used in Forrest Gump. These early episodes really have a different tone than the later ones. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sarge Posted September 20, 2018 Share Posted September 20, 2018 6 hours ago, SaukValley Sam, SASS # 66557 said: These early episodes really have a different tone than the later ones. Agreed. I like the black and white better. Forced the Director's to do a lot more with lighting and close ups. Also noticed the episodes from the early 1960s have more twists at the end than later on. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sedalia Dave Posted September 20, 2018 Share Posted September 20, 2018 I like Gunsmoke but Chester is very annoying. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Savvy Jack Posted September 26, 2018 Share Posted September 26, 2018 Hollywood Liberals forced them to tone down the violence pre-1970. Became Little Gunsmoke On The Prairie after 1969 or so. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rooster Ron Wayne Posted September 26, 2018 Share Posted September 26, 2018 Love Gunsmoke . Watch it everyday. I never liked the Chester caricature . But loved Festus Haggen ! One of my all time favorite Caricatures . Rooster Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shotgun Willie Nelson Posted September 27, 2018 Share Posted September 27, 2018 12 hours ago, Rooster Ron Wayne said: I never liked the Chester caricature . But loved Festus Haggen ! One of my all time favorite Caricatures . Yeppers, I watch Gunsmoke every chance I get. I've said this before but it deserves repeating here... Ken Curtis, who played Festus, was one of the original singers of the Sons of the Pioneers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rex M Rugers #6621 Posted September 28, 2018 Share Posted September 28, 2018 14 hours ago, Shotgun Willie Nelson said: Yeppers, I watch Gunsmoke every chance I get. I've said this before but it deserves repeating here... Ken Curtis, who played Festus, was one of the original singers of the Sons of the Pioneers Not hardly , Ken Curtis joined the group in about 1949 , and left around 1951. The originals , from 1933 or so , were Leonard Sly , Bob Nolan , and Tim Spencer. They added Hugh and Karl Farr sometime in the early going , about 1934 or so. I like Ken's singing a lot. He had a record of "The Call Of The Far Away Hills" that I would love to have on a CD. Rex , a fan of both Ken Curtis and The Sons Of The Pioneers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bugler Posted September 28, 2018 Share Posted September 28, 2018 Ever notice that Chester had more singing and playing parts and Festus had almost none......Contract restrictions? It did surprise me to see them both in a number of episodes. Always wanted to meet James Arness.........was one of my all time heros. Bugler Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Laramie Posted September 28, 2018 Share Posted September 28, 2018 I personally thought that Marshal Dillon exercised great restraint by not gunning Chester! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Forty Rod SASS 3935 Posted September 28, 2018 Share Posted September 28, 2018 On 9/19/2018 at 7:06 PM, Sedalia Dave said: I like Gunsmoke but Chester is very annoying. He still is. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tex Jones, SASS 2263 Posted September 28, 2018 Share Posted September 28, 2018 14 hours ago, Rex M Rugers #6621 said: Not hardly , Ken Curtis joined the group in about 1949 , and left around 1951. The originals , from 1933 or so , were Leonard Sly , Bob Nolan , and Tim Spencer. They added Hugh and Karl Farr sometime in the early going , about 1934 or so. I like Ken's singing a lot. He had a record of "The Call Of The Far Away Hills" that I would love to have on a CD. Rex , a fan of both Ken Curtis and The Sons Of The Pioneers. Leonard Slye before he changed his name to Roy Rogers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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