Gunsmoke Brush at Elkader (Season 2, Episode 2)
TV-G
TV Episode | 30 min | Western

Gunsmoke

Brush at Elkader (Season 2, Episode 2)

TV-G

TV Episode | 30 min | Western

Matt must resort to trickery after he and Chester trail psychopathic killer Lou Shippen to a small town whose citizenry is so frightened of Shippen that they refuse to even point him out.

Showrunner

Norman MacDonnell

Director

Ted Post

Writers

Les Crutchfield (screenplay by) | John Meston (story by)

Producers

Norman MacDonnell | Charles Marquis Warren

Cinematographer

Fleet Southcott

Editor

Leslie Vidor

Casting Director

Lynn Stalmaster

See all filmmakers & crew (20)

Edit Released

Updated Sep 15, 1956

Release date

Sep 15, 1956 (United States)

Awards

Series awards

Won 5 Primetime Emmy Awards. Another 10 wins & 25 nominations

Contacts

+ Add

Become a member to see contact information for Brush at Elkader.

Cast	+ Add Cast
16 cast members

Name	Known for
James Arness Matt Dillon Matt Dillon See fewer	Gunsmoke (1955)
Dennis Weaver Chester Chester See fewer	Touch of Evil (1958)
Milburn Stone Doc Doc See fewer	Gunsmoke (1955)
Amanda Blake Kitty Kitty See fewer	Gunsmoke (1955)
Gage Clarke Hinkle Hinkle See fewer	The Bad Seed (1956)
Alfred Linder Clerk Clerk See fewer	Canon City (1948)
Dennis Cross Bartender Bartender See fewer	The Blue Angels (1960)
Malcolm Atterbury Liveryman Liveryman See fewer	The Birds (1963)
Paul Lambert Lou Shippen Lou Shippen See fewer	Planet of the Apes (1968)
Nora Bush Townswoman (uncredited) Townswoman (uncredited) See fewer	Valley of Vengeance (1944)
Fred Carson Ben Williams (uncredited) Ben Williams (uncredited) See fewer	Timbuktu (1958)
Chick Hannan Townsman (uncredited) Townsman (uncredited) See fewer	Stars Over Arizona (1937)
Charles King Barfly (uncredited) Barfly (uncredited) See fewer	The Adventures of Sir Galahad (1949)
Jack Perrin Barfly (uncredited) Barfly (uncredited) See fewer	The Apache Kid's Escape (1930)
John Rice Townsman (uncredited) Townsman (uncredited) See fewer
Bert Rumsey Bartender (uncredited) Bartender (uncredited) See fewer	Gunsmoke (1955)