EPISODE · Aug 11, 2021 · 29 MIN
GUNSMOKE "The Cabin"
from www.RADIOthen.network · host RAlan Campbell
One of the best known episodes of the early years of “Gunsmoke” which combined a gritty story, excellent sound patterns and great acting was “The Cabin” which was broadcast on December 27, 1952. It was aired on CBS Radio a week after a Christmas episode that producer Norman MacDonnell thought was very sweet and he wanted the show to get back to its realistic and often disturbing elements.During a fierce winter storm Matt seeks shelter in a cabin in which two psychopathic bandits have enslaved and repeatedly molested a young woman after murdering her father.
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One of the best known episodes of the early years of “Gunsmoke” which combined a gritty story, excellent sound patterns and great acting was “The Cabin” which was broadcast on December 27, 1952. It was aired on CBS Radio a week after a Christmas episode that producer Norman MacDonnell thought was very sweet and he wanted the show to get back to its realistic and often disturbing elements.During a fierce winter storm Matt seeks shelter in a cabin in which two psychopathic bandits have enslaved and repeatedly molested a young woman after murdering her father.
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