Hostage!
Outlaw gang leader Jude Bonner seeks to force Matt to try and keep his condemned brother from hanging by kidnapping Kitty, brutally abusing and threatening to kill her.
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"This episode is one for the Gunsmoke history books. It is not one you forget easily. Matt arrests Virgil Bonner, a young outlaw, wanted for murder. He brings him in for trial and Virgil is sentenced to hang. For Matt, this is just the tip of a big iceburg. Virgil is the little brother of outlaw Jude Bonner the leader of the Dog Soldiers. Virgil warns Matt his brother will get him for all of this. Matt has in many cases heard that before and maybe didn't think much of it. In this case he should have. Jude and his gang hit Dodge wanting what it is that is most important to Matt. They find o..."
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The final fight between Matt Dillon and Jude Bonner takes place outdoors on location but almost all the reaction shots of onlookers (including one of director Gunnar Hellstrom in costume as a "dog soldier" were filmed on a sound stage in Los Angeles. Festus also pops up from behind a huge rock that is seen for the first time when he appears (and is not around when the scene cuts away to a group shot).
📖 Synopsis
Outlaw gang leader Jude Bonner seeks to force Matt to try and keep his condemned brother from hanging by kidnapping Kitty, brutally abusing and threatening to kill her.