Return to dodge tv movie 1987 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. An american institution, celebrating 50 years of televisions best western. Retired dodge city marshal matt dillon returns to rescue miss kitty from his old foe mannon. Amanda blake is also back as miss kitty, hostess of dodge. Although it is supposed to be set in the wilds of kansas, it was filmed in alberta, canada. Although it is supposed to be set in the wilds of kansas, it. When retired us marshal matt dillon is badly injured by thieves, he finds himself back in dodge city. Will mannon, product of the devils loins, is released from a frontier prison and promptly goes in search of the people who put him there some 12 years ago matt dillon and kitty russell. Will mannon, product of the devils loins, is released from a. Will mannon, product of the devils loins, is released from a frontier prison and promptly goes in search of the people who put him there around twelve years ago, marshal matt dillon and miss kitty russell. Return to dodge is the first tvmovie based on the 20year television version of gunsmoke starring james arness. Six decades after gunsmoke debuted on television, several actors who appeared in the show, including burt reynolds, are scheduled to reunite in dodge city. Return to dodge 1987 and four more madefortv gunsmoke movies in the 1990s. Return to dodge cast and crew including actors, directors, producers and more.
James arness returns to the role of us marshal matt dillon after a twelveyear absence in the madefortv gunsmoke. Will mannon, product of the devils loins, is released from a frontier prison and promptly goes in search of the people who put him there around twelve years. With georgie collins, amanda blake, james arness, buck taylor. Return to dodge is the first tvmovie based on the 20year 19551975 television version of gunsmoke. Gunsmoke, old time radio show western, 520517 dodge city. James arness had john wayne to thank for his 20year stint headlining gunsmoke, tvs first adult cowboy show, as the. Return to dodge is the first madefortelevision western film based on the 20year 19551975 television version of gunsmoke starring james arness.
Arness has the distinction of having played the role of dillon in five separate decades. James king arness may 26, 1923 june 3, 2011 was an american actor, best known for portraying marshal matt dillon in the television series gunsmoke for 20 years. Return to dodge on cbs 926 1987 topics vhsrip, vhs recording, tv recording, gunsmoke, cbs, 1987 language english. Return to dodge 1987 upon his release from jail, bad guy will mannon steve forrest is determined to take revenge on retired marshal matt dillon james arness and miss kitty amanda. Return to dodge stars james arness, amanda blake, steve forrest, buck taylor the r movie has a runtime of about 1 hr 40 min, and received a score of out of 100 on. First few minutes of the movie is recorded over with commercials from 2014. Gunsmoke cast members to reunite in dodge city cbs news. Gunsmoke is an american western radio series, which was developed for radio by john meston and norman macdonnell.