Fair rating?Gunsmoke· Season 18 · Episode 1
The River (1)
In the Oregon wilderness Matt Dillon escapes with a prisoner from a band of bank robbers led by Charley Utter. They kill the prisoner but continue to pursue Matt for the $24,000 bank loot he has recovered from them. Matt later encounters two runaway orphans, Tuttle and Hannah Kincaid, who are floating down the Rogue River. At a rough mining town, Matt and the children encounter a thief, Pierre, and his partner in crime, Paulette
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#22In Season 18of 24 rated episodes
#454All-timeof 570 rated episodes
−1.0vs season avgSeason 18 averages 7.0
1972First airedSeptember 11, 1972
Guest stars
Jerry Gatlinas Lapin
Gene Tyburnas Poe
Amanda Blakeas Kitty Russell
Ken Curtisas Festus Haggen
Buck Tayloras Newly O'Brien