Gunsmoke Poor Pearl (Season 2, Episode 13)
TV-G
TV Episode | 30 min | Western

Gunsmoke

Poor Pearl (Season 2, Episode 13)

TV-G

TV Episode | 30 min | Western

A saloon gal past her youth suddenly receives two marriage proposals, one from a sweet country bumpkin, one from a menacing dandy, but it's no embarrassment of riches: each suitor threatens violence if she selects his rival.

Showrunner

Norman MacDonnell

Director

Andrew V. McLaglen

Writers

Sam Peckinpah (screenplay by) | John Meston (story by)

Producers

Norman MacDonnell | Charles Marquis Warren

Cinematographer

Fleet Southcott

Editor

Leslie Vidor

Casting Director

Lynn Stalmaster

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Edit Released

Updated Dec 22, 1956

Release date

Dec 22, 1956 (United States)

Awards

Series awards

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

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Cast	+ Add Cast
12 cast members

Name	Known for
James Arness Matt Dillon Matt Dillon See fewer	Gunsmoke (1955)
Dennis Weaver Chester Chester See fewer	Touch of Evil (1958)
Milburn Stone Doc Doc See fewer	Gunsmoke (1955)
Amanda Blake Kitty Kitty See fewer	Gunsmoke (1955)
Constance Ford Pearl Bender Pearl Bender See fewer	A Summer Place (1959)
Denver Pyle Willie Calhoun Willie Calhoun See fewer	The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance (1962)
Michael Emmet Webb Thorne Webb Thorne See fewer	Night of the Blood Beast (1958)
Jess Kirkpatrick Frank Teeters Frank Teeters See fewer	D.O.A. (1949)
Bert Rumsey Bartender Bartender See fewer	Gunsmoke (1955)
Big John Hamilton Big John (as John Hamilton) Big John (as John Hamilton) See fewer	Tough Enough (1983)
Johnny McGough Jimmie Jimmie See fewer	Gunsmoke (1955)
Chick Hannan Poker Player (uncredited) Poker Player (uncredited) See fewer	Arizona Frontier (1940)