Gunsmoke IV: The Long Ride

Gunsmoke: The Long Ride
Genre	Western
Written by	Bill Stratton
Directed by	Jerry Jameson
Starring	James Arness
Theme music composer	Artie Kane
Country of origin	United States
Original language(s)	English
Production
Executive producer(s)	James Arness
Producer(s)	Norman Powell
Cinematography	Ross A. Maehl
Editor(s)	Scott Powell
Running time	94 min
Production company(s)	CBS Entertainment Production
Distributor	CBS
Release
Original network	CBS
Original release	May 8, 1993

Gunsmoke: The Long Ride is a 1993 western TV film based on the popular series Gunsmoke, in which the main character, Matt Dillon is again played by James Arness.

Plot

The now retired from his position as Marshal Matt Dillon is at his ranch enjoying the wedding of his daughter when they come to arrest for the murder of a man. Assuming that only confused him with another man, Dillon accompanying the officer, but he realizes that there is a reward of five thousand dollars for his head.

Cast

Actor	Role
James Arness	Matt Dillon
James Brolin	John Parsley
Ali MacGraw	Jane Merkel
Christopher Bradley	Josh Reardon
Marco Sanchez	Collie Whitebird
Tim Choate	Sheriff Bart Meriweather
Patrick Dollaghan	Deputy Monaghan
Amy Stoch	Beth Reardon

References

• Back in the saddle: essays on Western film and television actors by Gary A. Yoggy

External links

• Gunsmoke IV: The Long Ride at the Internet Movie Database