Gunsmoke The Kite (Season 9, Episode 22)
TV-PG
TV Episode | 60 min | Western

Gunsmoke

The Kite (Season 9, Episode 22)

TV-PG

TV Episode | 60 min | Western

Festus finds a little girl out on the prairie. He learns she saw her mother get killed by a stranger. When he takes her to Dodge, Matt hears she was hiding when this happened but can identify this man who may already be in town.

Director

Andrew V. McLaglen

Writer

John Meston (written by)

Producer

Norman MacDonnell (as Norman Macdonnell)

Composer

Richard Shores

Cinematographer

Frank V. Phillips

Editor

Albrecht Joseph (as Al Joseph)

Casting Directors

James Lister | Lynn Stalmaster

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Edit Released

Updated Feb 29, 1964

Release date

Feb 29, 1964 (United States)

Awards

Series awards

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

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Cast	+ Add Cast
23 cast members

Name	Known for
James Arness Matt Dillon Matt Dillon See fewer	Gunsmoke (1955)
Amanda Blake Kitty Kitty See fewer	Gunsmoke (1955)
Ken Curtis Festus Festus See fewer	Gunsmoke (1955)
Lyle Bettger Polk Polk See fewer	The Greatest Show on Earth (1952)
Michael Higgins Cassidy Cassidy See fewer	State and Main (2000)
Allyson Ames Clara Clara See fewer	Incubus (1966)
Betsy Hale Letty Letty See fewer	Everglades! (1961)
Sarah Selby Ma Smalley Ma Smalley See fewer	Tower of London (1962)
Burt Douglas Bryan Bryan See fewer	Emergency! (1972)
Glenn Strange Sam Sam See fewer	Abbott and Costello Meet Frankenstein (1948)
Nick Borgani Barfly (uncredited) Barfly (uncredited) See fewer	The Alfred Hitchcock Hour (1962)
Bill Borzage Barfly (uncredited) Barfly (uncredited) See fewer	Way Down East (1935)
James Cornell Townsman (uncredited) Townsman (uncredited) See fewer
Russell Custer Barfly (uncredited) Barfly (uncredited) See fewer	Adventures of Superman (1952)
Duke Fishman Townsman (uncredited) Townsman (uncredited) See fewer	The Doris Day Show (1968)
Mathew McCue Barfly (uncredited) Barfly (uncredited) See fewer	The Fugitive (1963)
Charles Morton Sleeping Barkeep (uncredited) Sleeping Barkeep (uncredited) See fewer	Arms and the Man (1932)
Jimmy Noel Barfly (uncredited) Barfly (uncredited) See fewer	The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp (1955)
Cap Somers Townsman (uncredited) Townsman (uncredited) See fewer	Tweet's Ladies of Pasadena (1979)
Lucian Tiger Barfly (uncredited) Barfly (uncredited) See fewer
Jack Tornek Townsman (uncredited) Townsman (uncredited) See fewer	A Five Foot Ruler (1917)
Bill Walker Townsman (uncredited) Townsman (uncredited) See fewer	Daniel Boone (1964)
Guy Wilkerson Barfly (uncredited) Barfly (uncredited) See fewer	The Fugitive (1963)