| "Yorky (episode)" | |
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| Season 1, Episode #18 Number (#18) in series (635 episodes) | |
| Air date | February 18, 1956 |
| Network | CBS-TV / USA |
| Production code | 1x18 |
| Guest stars: | Jeff Silver Howard Petrie Dennis Cross Malcolm Atterbury Mary Gregory |
| Screenplay by: | Sam Peckinpah |
| Story by: | John Meston |
| Directed by: | Charles Marquis Warren |
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Yorky was the 18th episode of first season of Gunsmoke, also the 18th overall episode of the series. Directed by series creator Charles Marquis Warren, the episode, which was developed for TV as a screenplay by Sam Peckinpah from an original story written by John Meston, was originally aired on CBS-TV on February 18, 1956.
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Synopsis[]
Matt saves the life of a white boy raised by Indians who was shot trying to retrieve horses stolen from his tribe.
Storyline[]
A young white boy, taken hostage years earlier by the Pawnee, must steal from or kill a white in order to be accepted by the tribe as a brave.
Did You Know?[]
Trivia[]
The character Yorky is assumed to be about 14 years old. The actor Jeff Silver was 19 years old when the show was filmed.
Goofs[]
- Character error
- Anyone who has spent time with horses would know better than to run up to a horse tied to a hitching post as Yorky does.
Soundtracks[]
- The Old Trail - by Rex Koury and Glenn Spencer, Aspen Fair Music, Incorporated (ASCAP)
Cast (in credits order[]
Starring[]
- James Arness as Matt Dillon
- Dennis Weaver as Chester Goode
- Milburn Stone as Galen "Doc" Adams
- Amanda Blake as Miss Kitty Russell
Guest starring[]
- Jeffrey Silver as Yorky (as Jeff Silver)
- Howard Petrie as Brant
- Dennis Cross as Tom
- Malcolm Atterbury as Seldon
- Mary Gregory as Mrs. Seldon