Gunsmoke The Drummer (Season 18, Episode 5)
TV-PG
TV Episode | 60 min | Western

Gunsmoke

The Drummer (Season 18, Episode 5)

TV-PG

TV Episode | 60 min | Western

Dan Shay, a retired Cavalry Sergeant, comes face-to-face with his past as he meets a small Indian boy whose father was massacred in a US Cavalry raid.

Creator

Charles Marquis Warren (developed for television by) (uncredited)

Director

Bernard McEveety

Writers

Richard Fielder (written by) | Norman MacDonnell (based on the radio series created by) (uncredited) | John Meston (based on the radio series created by) (uncredited)

Editor

Howard A. Smith (as Howard Smith)

Casting Director

Pam Polifroni

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Edit Released

Updated Oct 9, 1972

Release date

Oct 9, 1972 (United States)

Awards

Series awards

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

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Cast	+ Add Cast
19 cast members

Name	Known for
Milburn Stone Doc Doc See fewer	Gunsmoke (1955)
Amanda Blake Kitty Kitty See fewer	Gunsmoke (1955)
Ken Curtis Festus Festus See fewer	Gunsmoke (1955)
Buck Taylor Newly (credit only) Newly (credit only) See fewer	Cowboys & Aliens (2011)
James Arness Matt Dillon Matt Dillon See fewer	Gunsmoke (1955)
Victor French Daniel Shay Daniel Shay See fewer	Highway to Heaven (1984)
Fionnula Flanagan Sarah Morgan (as Fionnuala Flanagan) Sarah Morgan (as Fionnuala Flanagan) See fewer	The Others (2001)
Bruce Glover Enoch Brandt Enoch Brandt See fewer	Diamonds Are Forever (1971)
Kiel Martin Ike Daggett Ike Daggett See fewer	The Panic in Needle Park (1971)
Brandon Cruz Jimmy Morgan Jimmy Morgan See fewer	The Bad News Bears (1976)
Glenn Strange Sam Sam See fewer	Abbott and Costello Meet Frankenstein (1948)
Ted Jordan Burke Burke See fewer	Walking Tall (1973)
Woodrow Chambliss Lathrop Lathrop See fewer	Gargoyles (1972)
Herb Armstrong Sayers Sayers See fewer	Cape Fear (1962)
Hank Patterson Livery Man Livery Man See fewer	The Amazing Colossal Man (1957)
Paul Sorensen Trent Trent See fewer	Star Trek III: The Search for Spock (1984)
Fred Dale Townsman (uncredited) Townsman (uncredited) See fewer	The Cat from Outer Space (1978)
Bert Madrid Townsman (uncredited) Townsman (uncredited) See fewer	Black Sunday (1977)
Jimmy Noel Townsman (uncredited) Townsman (uncredited) See fewer	The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp (1955)