SHAKESPEARE

Synopsis

Radio western series, the forerunner of the well-known television series of the same name featuring Marshall Matt Dillon (William Conrad), his assistant Chester Proudfoot (Patley Baer) and Doc Adams (Howard McNear). In this episode a man is found dying of exposure by the roadside. He turns out to be Matchum, an old, hammy actor and Shakespeare devotee. Matchum’s dialogue has many Shakespearean quotations which the cowboys do not always understand, thinking that all actors talk funny like this.

Series

Gunsmoke

Language

English

Country

United States

Medium

Radio

Transmission details

23 Aug 1952 (Channel: CBS)

Duration

30 mins

Credits

Director

Norman McDonnell

Writer

Antony Ellis

Cast

Hans Conried	Matchum
Howard McNear	Doc Adams
Parley Baer	Chester Proudfoot
William Conrad	Marshall Matt Dillon

Additional Details

Production type

Television and Radio Drama

Subjects

Drama

Keywords

Shakespeare, William (1564-1616); westerns

Notes

Reviews

Jensen, Michael P. ‘Radio’ in Burt, Richard (ed). Shakespeares After Shakespeares: an Encyclopedia of the Bard in Mass Media and Popular Culture. 2 vols. Westport, CT: Greenwood Press, 2006. (p. 580, entry 2650).

Production Company

Name

CBS Radio

Online Retailer

Name

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