Amanda blake played miss kitty on gunsmoke inside life. Gunsmoke help me, kitty tv episode 1964 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. She kissed him on the cheek in one episode but thats all we ever saw on camera. Kitty is just someone matt has to visit every once in a while. Asked in cowboy movies and westerns, gunsmoke tv and radio show who waw the mother of matt dillions daughter in the movie gunsmoke. General syndication ended in the 1980s, but they do air occasion al ly on ca ble tv. Both the writers and the fans danced around the fact she was a prostitute in her own right. Whatever happened to miss kitty, amanda blake from gunsmoke. Matt tries to learn the identity of a young boy kitty took off the stagecoach in the dead of night. Amanda blake february 20, 1929 august 16, 1989 was an american actress best known for the role of the redhaired saloon proprietress miss kitty russell on the western television series gunsmoke. And i want to shake the marshal for not publicly admitting to this long standing affair.
Kitty wells was a country music singer in the 50s, 60s and 70s. As for the characters, matt is a much darker character and kitty is a saloon girl whos much more flirty than her later character. Return to dodge, kitty tells hanna ryan that she left dodge to return to new orleans, as. Originally, a radio show, gunsmoke came to television at a time when westerns were written for a very young audience. Miss kitty s occupation as a prostitute was made far more obvious on the radio version than on television. Miss kitty has to keep a boy away from his father whom the boy doesnt know is a fugitive killer. A running gag is that while she and matt dillon have feelings for one another, the only time they get together is a comic relief epsiode where they are just about to share a meal together, when she is called outside she comes back to find that poor matt who is quite tiredhas fallen asleep on her bed. Amanda blake will forever be remembered as miss kitty from the cult western series gunsmoke, but her life was just as dramatic, and had a tragically unexpected ending. I dont own gunsmoke, im only borrowing scenes from it to.
Orkey, his brother sweet billy, and their pa kidnap kitty and take her to their shanty to teach her a thing or two about wiving. But when one of the producers handed them his resignation, the episode was returned to the schedule and aired feb. Kitty has her friends in dodge buzzing when she meets the stage in the early hours to pick up a small boy. Highest rated episode in gunsmoke s twenty year run the original title of kitty s love affair was end of the run. Western photo real cowboys miss kitty tv westerns bette davis me tv golden age of hollywood film industry classic tv. The brothel was the upstair with number of rooms for the saloon girls to use with their clients. Many episodes ended on a downnote, and villains often got away with their crimes.
With james arness, dennis weaver, milburn stone, amanda blake. Along with her third husband, frank gilbert, she ran one of the first successful programs for breeding cheetahs in captivity. Marshall matt dillon had a daughter on tv show gunsmoke. Gunsmoke remains one of the biggest successes in television history. Dec 29, 2019 a look at the long running tv show gunsmoke and some little known facts about its filming. I remember seeing episodes where the special guest star would be the interest of kitty. See more ideas about gunsmoke, james arness, dillon. For years ive thought that the makeup people on gunsmoke did amanda blake a disservice. Chester, miss kitty, marshal dillon, and doc the original cast of gunsmoke in happier times. Miss kitty is the third episode of the seventh season of the tv series gunsmoke synopsis edit. She doesnt want to tell matt or doc who he is and why.
Although early film episodes showed her descending from her secondfloor rooms in the saloon with matt, or showed her or one of her girls leading a cowboy up to those same rooms, these scenes disappeared later on, and viewers were guided to see miss kitty just as a kindhearted businesswoman. The unresolved love between marshal matt dillon and miss. Miss kitty, and television left a lot to viewers imaginations. December 1960 amanda blake and james arness of gunsmoke. Marshal of dodge city, kansas, who works to preserve law and order in the western frontier of the 1870s. Miss kitty russell is the owner of the long branch saloon in dodge city. Most notably, kitty russell was portrayed as a very different type of lady. The real reason miss kitty didnt return for the final. Tvguide has every full episode so you can stayuptodate and watch your favorite show gunsmoke anytime, anywhere. Gunsmoke is an american television western drama series created by director norman macdonnell and writer john meston. Asked in gunsmoke tv and radio show did matt dillon kiss miss kitty. The real reason miss kitty didnt return for the final season.
In have most seasons on my pc copied from video years ago recorded from the tv, i watch these in bed each night via a usb, the tv is an old hd tv with a 42 inch screen and its just about passable. Matt dillon and miss kitty of gunsmoke old tv guide the history of television at your fingertips with the tv guide magazine cover archive covers from 1953 to today including tv s biggest shows and stars like lucy and john wayne tv guide. Gunsmoke miss kitty tv episode 1961 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. Matt dillon is a fictional character featured on both the radio and television versions of gunsmoke. Amanda blakes last episode on gunsmoke was the disciple, which originally aired on april 1, 1974. With james arness, milburn stone, amanda blake, burt reynolds. Aug 09, 2015 in order to understand how television has changed through the years, one would have to consider the onscreen relationship between marshal matt dillon james arness and saloon owner miss kitty russell amanda blake on the classic western series gunsmoke, which ran on cbs from 1955 to 1975. This means that arness played dillon for over 20 years and for a staggering 635 episodes. The only character id say is worse in these episodes is doc, whos a lot more cantankerous, cheap and generally a pain in the ass. In the cowboy time sketch in episode 101 of the muppet show, rowlf narrates in matt dillon fashion, and greets a menacing purple monster as miss kitty. Jul 30, 2016 in this mashup, chester invites miss kitty to go for a ride out on the prairie with him.
Beckey burgoyne, author of a new biography of amanda blake, who played miss kitty for 19 years, remembers that episode. Ken curtis, milburn stone, dennis weaver, james arness, burt reynolds, amanda blake, glenn strange, buck taylor gunsmoke cast, crew and credits search. Hank patterson 18881975 appeared in gunsmoke off and on from 1957 through 1975. Marshall matt dillon had a daughter on classic tv show gunsmoke who debuted in 1990 made for television movie gunsmoke ii the last apache. James arness is the only actor to appear in every episode.
The unresolved love between marshal matt dillon and miss kitty russell on gunsmoke in order to understand how television has changed through the years, one would have to consider the onscreen relationship between marshal matt dillon james arness and saloon owner miss kitty russell amanda blake. Gunsmoke i married james arness with janet arness a word on westerns duration. The real reason miss kitty didnt return for the final season of gunsmoke. I remember vividly being 10 or 12 years old and the impact that episode had on me. John wayne wasnt lying when he called this an adult show. Dennis weaver as chester goode amanda blake as kitty russell milburn stone as doc galen adams. Sep 02, 2019 to say that james arness didnt rest during his time on gunsmoke is the understatement of the century. Return to dodge, kitty tells hanna ryan that she left dodge to return to new orleans, as she was no longer willing to watch matt cheat. Miss kitty did not appear on the radio series until the may 10, 1952 episode jaliscoe. Blake subsequently quit the popular television show, which was then in its 19th season. As of december 10, 2019, all episodes from the first seventeen seasons of gunsmoke have been released on dvd, while two other collections contain selected episodes from all twenty seasons. Watch gunsmoke season 19, episode 3 matts love story. When firstrun, prime time epis o des of guns moke expanded to an hour in fall 19 61, cb s tv reran th e halfhour ep isodes as marshal dillon on the network on tuesday nights from 1961 through 1964. All five television movies have been released on dvd as well.
In stars in my crown 1950 nicknamed the young greer garson, she became best known for her 19year stint as the saloonkeeper miss kitty on the television series gunsmoke from 1955 to 1974. The shows cast included some of the most memorable characters in television history, including marshal matt dillon and the sassy miss kitty. If you mean catch kitty as in he sees hyde and kitty dancing,then its the episode that disco episode,in season 1 episode 9. I have a couple of seasons on dvd, the difference is massive on this tv, but i have a 4k uhd 66 inch tv in my lounge, even the dvds are poor here and. Jul 25, 2017 james arness, right, who starred as matt dillon on gunsmoke, had a daughter who would later get screen time in the 1990 madefortv movie gunsmoke ii. Gunsmoke was the first tv western that appealed to adult viewers, depicting life as it might have been in a frontier town. Synopsis edit miss kitty, having changed to a pants and a shirt, rides out at midnight to a stagecoach station to pick up a young boy named thaddeus nicknamed thad. Amanda blake as miss kitty russell in a publicity photo from the longrunning cbs television western series gunsmoke. When a young pregnant woman seeks kitty s aid in escaping from the childs father, the two women take the stagecoach from dodge and meet with greater danger. Chester would remark and matt would be bothered, by it but shrug it off as a fact of life. The story depicted a gunfighter who fell in love with kitty and hoped that, by buying a ranch and settling down, he could encourage her to marry him. Dodge city is a typical town of the late 1800s, with its share of saloon brawls, family arguments.
In the first of three cbs postseries movies gunsmoke. It was clear she did more than collect money and drink whisky. Amanda blake, gunsmokes miss kitty had a reallife tragic end that no one could have foreseen. What was the profession of miss kitty gunsmoke radio and. Amanda blake as miss kitty and gunsmoke guest star bette davis share a laugh after a tough scene filming the jailer episode in 1966. A wounded matt dillon suffers amnesia then falls in love with a widow. Although never confirmed, it was heavily implied by creator norman mcdonnell that she was an escort. Oct 14, 1961 watch full episodes on cbs all access. Angered when marshal dillon breaks an important date, miss kitty goes off to visit friends and comes upon a handsome stranger.
Kitty s profession was hinted at, but never explicit. Tap day for kitty episode 166 of 473 by classic radio stories. Jan 11, 2006 in the first few shows of gunsmoke miss kitty didnt have a mole and then later she did. Matt dillon had just one onscreen kiss, the woman wasnt. Subsequently, miss kitty transitioned to sole owner. Its a great look at these two in their early incarnations. Miss kitty is the third episode of the seventh season of the tv series gunsmoke. See more ideas about miss kitty, tv westerns and kitty. See more ideas about miss kitty, tv westerns and matt dillon. A young, uncouth mountain man, orkey cathcart, is looking for a wife and sets his sites on miss kitty. Blakes character was miss kathleen kitty russell, the proprietor of a saloon in dodge city, the setting for gunsmoke. Miss kitty, having changed to a pants and a shirt, rides out at midnight to a stagecoach station to pick up a young boy named thaddeus nicknamed thad. Amanda blake was not the first choice for miss kitty russell.
Festus tried doing the same relationship with the sub doc for the six episodes filling in, while in real life, doc was recovering from a heart attack, but the bond between festus and doc was too strong to replace, even for the short amount of time doc stone was out. In the muppets look at tv, a 1983 appointment calendar, gunsmoke was parodied as dumbsmoke for the month of march, with kermit in the role of the marshal, miss piggy as miss kitty, gonzo as. While the rest of the cast missed episodes from time to time, the showrunners were adamant that matt dillon appeared in every single episode. Generations have grown up with marshal matt dillon, miss kitty, doc adams and the rest of the gang. In the first few shows of gunsmoke miss kitty didnt have a. Apr 15, 2018 my husband and i find ourselves adjusting our daily schedules to make sure that we see two thirty minute episodes of marshall dillon followed by an hour of gunsmoke each day. Gunsmoke tv series 1955 1975 8 inch x10 inch photo james arness tipping hat kn. Before the tv version of gunsmoke first aired, the story was presented on the radio by a different cast. His wife was doris ziffel played by fran ryan who replaced miss kitty as miss hannah during the last season of gunsmoke.
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