Gunsmoke Collie's Free (Season 8, Episode 6)
TV-PG
TV Episode | 60 min | Western

Gunsmoke

Collie's Free (Season 8, Episode 6)

TV-PG

TV Episode | 60 min | Western

Released after eight bitter years in prison, Collie Patten has difficulty adjusting to the fact that things have inevitably changed with respect to his relationships with his wife, his son, and the citizens of Dodge.

Director

Harry Harris

Writer

Kathleen Hite (written by)

Producer

Norman MacDonnell (as Norman Macdonnell)

Cinematographer

Fleet Southcott

Editor

Otto Meyer

Casting Director

Lynn Stalmaster

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Edit Released

Updated Oct 20, 1962

Release date

Oct 20, 1962 (United States)

Awards

Series awards

Won 5 Primetime Emmy Awards. Another 10 wins & 25 nominations

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Cast	+ Add Cast
21 cast members

Name	Known for
James Arness Matt Dillon Matt Dillon See fewer	Gunsmoke (1955)
Milburn Stone Doc Doc See fewer	Gunsmoke (1955)
Amanda Blake Kitty Kitty See fewer	Gunsmoke (1955)
Jason Evers Collie Collie See fewer	The Brain That Wouldn't Die (1962)
Jacqueline Scott Francie Francie See fewer	Firecreek (1968)
William Bramley Davis Henry Davis Henry See fewer	West Side Story (1961)
Jim Halferty Rob (as James Halferty) Rob (as James Halferty) See fewer	The Time Tunnel (1966)
Richard Bull Nort Nort See fewer	Little House on the Prairie (1974)
Glenn Strange Sam Sam See fewer	Gunsmoke (1955)
Dennis Cross Dutton Dutton See fewer	Mission: Impossible (1966)
Mary Castle Saloon Girl Saloon Girl See fewer	The Lawless Breed (1952)
Orville Sherman Warden Warden See fewer	Westworld (1973)
Barry Cahill Abel Abel See fewer	Hang 'Em High (1968)
Henry Rowland Smithy Smithy See fewer	Supervixens (1975)
Pat McCaffrie Barkeep Barkeep See fewer	Get Smart (1965)
Fred Aldrich Guard (uncredited) Guard (uncredited) See fewer	I Love Lucy (1951)
Jimmie Booth Barfly (uncredited) Barfly (uncredited) See fewer	Star Trek: The Motion Picture (1979)
George Ford Barfly (uncredited) Barfly (uncredited) See fewer
Fred McDougall Wagon Driver (uncredited) Wagon Driver (uncredited) See fewer	The Villain (1979)
Jimmy Noel Townsman (uncredited) Townsman (uncredited) See fewer	The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp (1955)
George Sowards Barfly (uncredited) Barfly (uncredited) See fewer	Outlawed (1921)