CBS net. "Billy The Kid". Sustaining. The first show of the series. A Dutchman draws a lynch mob after the whole town accuses him of murder. A very well written story with a surprise ending. Georgia Ellis plays the widow of the dead man, not Miss Kitty! Don Diamond, Parley Baer, Georgia Ellis, Howard McNear, Harry Bartell, Dick Beals, Paul Dubov, Mary Lansing, Rex Koury (composer, conductor), Norman Macdonnell (producer, director), William Conrad, Walter Newman (writer), Roy Rowan (announcer). 

+ CBS net. "Ben Slade's Saloon". Sustaining. A series of murders of men who have been lucky while gambling leads Marshal Dillon to a most unusual killer. William Conrad, Parley Baer, Georgia Ellis, Howard McNear, Norman Macdonnell (director, writer), Hy Averback, Jack Kruschen, Dick Beals, Anne Morrison, Herb Ellis, Rex Koury (composer, conductor), Roy Rowan (announcer).

+ CBS net. "Buffalo Killers". Sustaining. An albino buffalo skin is the clue to the murder of two buffalo hunters, and their father. Part of one promotional announcement has been deleted. Georgia Ellis, Howard McNear, Joel Murcott (writer), Stan Waxman, John Dehner, Lawrence Dobkin, Sam Edwards, Lillian Buyeff, Tom Holland, Mary Lansing, Rex Koury (composer, conductor), Norman Macdonnell (producer, director), Clancey Cassell (announcer), William Conrad, Parley Baer. 

+ CBS net. "The Boughten Bride". Sustaining. The stage has been robbed of $50,000, and also Mr. Carter's fiance! When the girl is returned to Dodge, she's not very eager to be with her husband-to-be. William Conrad, Parley Baer, John Stevenson, James Nusser, Frank Gerstle, John Meston (writer), Roy Rowan (announcer), Norman Macdonnell (director), Rex Koury (composer, conductor), Lawrence Dobkin, Patricia Walter, Mary Lansing, Herb Ellis, Jonathan Hole. 

+ CBS net. "Gentlemen's Disagreement". Sustaining. Ed Beaudry comes to Dodge to kill Bert Wells. A showdown seems inevitable, but Beaudry is found dead! The script was used again on the program on September 20, 1959 (see cat. #52371), and on the Gunsmoke television series on April 30, 1960. William Conrad, Parley Baer, Georgia Ellis, Howard McNear, Norman Macdonnell (director), Les Crutchfield (writer), Tom Tully, Lynn Allen, Barney Phillips, Roy Rowan (announcer), Rex Koury (composer, conductor), Lawrence Dobkin.

+ CBS net. "The Kentucky Tolmans". Sustaining. The Tolmans from Kentucky include a good lookin' mountain gal, a drinking old father with a secret, and a son willing to kill to get at it. William Conrad, Parley Baer, Joseph Kearns, Junius Matthews, Harry Bartell, Lou Krugman, Peter Leeds, Virginia Gregg, George Walsh (announcer), Herb Purdum (writer), Norman Macdonnell (director), Rex Koury (composer, conductor). 

+ CBS net. "Shakespeare". Sustaining. A good story about a crazed Shakespearean actor who commits murder during a Kansas heat wave. Antony Ellis (performer, writer), Antony Ellis (performer, writer), Hans Conried, Howard McNear, Mary Lansing, Parley Baer, Roy Rowan (announcer), William Conrad.

+ CBS net. "The Brothers". Sustaining. Jim and Will Thompson are in town to sell a herd of horses...or are they? Who are the Thompson Brothers? A good surprise ending! Paul Ebert plays the role of Chester! William Conrad, Paul Ebert, Harry Bartell, Vic Perrin, Paul Dubov, Joseph Du Val, Lou Krugman, Georgia Ellis, Roy Rowan (announcer), Les Crutchfield (writer). 

+ CBS net. "Drop Dead". Sustaining. Greedy Mr. Howard won't let Jack Jackson water his herd during a Kansas drought. William Conrad, Parley Baer, Howard McNear, Harry Bartell, Lou Krugman, Barney Phillips, Georgia Ellis, Joseph Du Val, Les Crutchfield (writer), Roy Rowan (announcer). 

+ CBS net. "Cain". Sustaining. Cain Vestal, a quiet man dying of consumption, buys a gun to kill a man he's never met before. The script was used again on the series on February 7, 1953 (see cat. #61541) and on the Gunsmoke television series on March 9, 1957. Clancey Cassell (announcer), Georgia Ellis, Harry Bartell, Howard McNear, John Meston (writer), Lawrence Dobkin, Parley Baer, William Conrad. 

+ CBS net. "Lochinvar". Sustaining. Artis Nash is planning to marry Ben Martin, but not if Frank Craig has anything to say about it! Barney Phillips, Clancey Cassell (announcer), Georgia Ellis, Herb Ellis, Howard McNear, Les Crutchfield (writer), Parley Baer, Tom Tully, Vivi Janis, William Conrad. 

+ CBS net. "Overland Express". Sustaining. While taking an escaped killed named Joe Bodrie back to Dodge, Matt and Chester find plenty of action aboard a stagecoach. One of the public service announcements mentions that CBS News will be using "Univac" to predict election returns. The script was used on the Gunsmoke television series May 31, 1958. Clancey Cassell (announcer), James Nusser, John Meston (writer), Junius Matthews, Lawrence Dobkin, Lou Krugman, Parley Baer, Ralph Moody, Vic Perrin, William Conrad.

+ CBS net. "The Square Triangle". Sustaining. Eva Morley causes the death of three men. There aren't many women like her! The script was re-used on the program on November 15, 1959 (see cat. #52168). Clancey Cassell (announcer), Georgia Ellis, Harry Bartell, Howard McNear, Jack Kruschen, Lawrence Dobkin, Les Crutchfield (writer), Lillian Buyeff, Parley Baer, William Conrad. 

+ CBS net. "Kitty". Sustaining. Marshal Dillon insists on bringing Kitty to a Dodge City dance, despite what the "decent" folk think. Antony Ellis (performer, writer), Bob Sweeney, Georgia Ellis, John Dehner, Lawrence Dobkin, Mary Lansing, Parley Baer, Roy Rowan (announcer), Vivi Janis, William Conrad.