Gunsmoke Time of the Jackals (Season 14, Episode 16)
TV-PG
TV Episode | 60 min | Western

Gunsmoke

Time of the Jackals (Season 14, Episode 16)

TV-PG

TV Episode | 60 min | Western

Matt and Festus shoot it out with an outlaw who was a member of the infamous Jess Trevor gang, particularly notorious for murder and mayhem. Matt finally kicks in the outlaw's door and shoots him. The outlaw lives for a few minutes, and ...See moreMatt and Festus shoot it out with an outlaw who was a member of the infamous Jess Trevor gang, particularly notorious for murder and mayhem. Matt finally kicks in the outlaw's door and shoots him. The outlaw lives for a few minutes, and Matt asks him why he deserted the Trevor gang. The dying outlaw reveals that he left at the request of Trevor's girlfriend, who was also shocked by his cruelty and wishes to leave. The woman is then shown lying in a corner, having accidentally been shot by Matt. To his horror, Matt recognizes the woman as Leona, a woman he knew and loved before he came to Dodge City. Guilt-ridden, he brings Leona back to Dodge and learns her story: she had drifted after leaving Matt, turning to prostitution and hooking up with various gang members, closing with Trevor himself. Trevor has learned of Leona's defection and puts out a murder contract on her. While Matt searches for Trevor (and Trevor orders a hit on Matt), Kitty (who is nursing Leona) struggles with her feelings toward her boyfriend's past girlfriend, finally making an uneasy alliance with Leona. When Matt gets to Trevor first and takes him in, Trevor warns "there will be twenty shotguns pointed at your head" when Matt sends Trevor off to court for trial. Matt warns Trevor that "there's going to be one aimed at yours" in return. The extradition trip to the train station begins in an atmosphere of the highest tension, as Leona watches from a sidewalk. Written by Peter Harris See less

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26 cast members

Name	Known for
Milburn Stone Doc Doc See fewer	Gunsmoke (1955)
Amanda Blake Kitty Kitty See fewer	Gunsmoke (1955)
Ken Curtis Festus Festus See fewer	Gunsmoke (1955)
James Arness Matt Matt See fewer	Gunsmoke (1955)
Leslie Nielsen Jess Trevor Jess Trevor See fewer	Airplane! (1980)
Beverly Garland Leona Leona See fewer	The Alligator People (1959)
Edmund Hashim Tim Jackson Tim Jackson See fewer	Hellfighters (1968)
Buck Taylor Newly Newly See fewer	Cowboys & Aliens (2011)
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Charles Maxwell Del Rainey Del Rainey See fewer	Star Trek (1966)
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Robert Knapp Dan Foley Dan Foley See fewer	Days of Our Lives (1965)
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James Nusser Louie Pheeters Louie Pheeters See fewer	Gunsmoke (1955)
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