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My list of the 5 T.V Gunsmoke movies


I really liked the series and I enjoyed the 5 made for T.V. movies made from 1987-94...
I would rate them as the following..even though as time went on, the series characters dropped off..I thought the last 3 movies to be better than the 1st 2..whic goes a long way in saying James Arness was an excellent choice as Marshall Dillon...

#1)One Man's Justice..the last of the movies and Arness' last role..
#2)To the Last Man..after rustlers and lynchers..with the most used guest in the Gunsmoke series Morgan Woodward helping Matt out..
#3)The Long Ride..Matt in the weird position of being on a wanted poster and needing to clear his name..
#4)Return to Dodge..With Steve Forrest, as Will Mannion reprising his role from the series as the best bad guest guy in series history in my opinion..was the 1st of the movies..
#5)The Last Apache..Getting us used to Miss Kitty no longer appearing in the films, brings to life the only other love interest of Matt's life albeit when he had temporary amnesia..

I enjoyed them all..

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