A white man and his Indian wife, passing through Dodge, become targets of violence after it is learned that the wife's father led deadly raids against white settlers.A white man and his Indian wife, passing through Dodge, become targets of violence after it is learned that the wife's father led deadly raids against white settlers.A white man and his Indian wife, passing through Dodge, become targets of violence after it is learned that the wife's father led deadly raids against white settlers.
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- John Dunkel
- John Meston(uncredited)
- Norman MacDonnell(uncredited)
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Big Dan Daggit requests a room at the Dodge House from Jim Dobie, who is working at the front desk at the hotel. Dobie gives Daggit the room before learning Daggit's wife, Rose, is an Arapaho. Even more, Rose's father was Yellow Horse, an Arapaho warrior that raided areas in and around Dodge City. Many of the Dodge residents were injured and had family members killed during those raids. Dobie tells Daggit they are not welcome in the hotel, but the couple take the room anyway.
Dobie attempts to get Matt Dillon to evict the Daggits, but the Marshal refuses. Dobie subsequently begins to spread the word around town about Rose Daggit's presence which upsets some of the local people.
Two men abduct Rose one evening. They take her out on the prairie where they blindfold her and remove her moccasins, which is meant to convey the fact she was sexually assaulted. When Big Dan learns the details, he is understandably furious.
Peter Whitney returns to Gunsmoke for his second series appearance. He portrays Big Dan Daggit in this story. He appeared in another four episodes.
A young Angie Dickinson wearing dark makeup fills the Rose Daggit role. Dickinson appeared in a considerable number of television shows throughout her career. She was a frequent guest in television westerns in the late 1950s and early 1960s. A couple of years following this role, which was her only Gunsmoke involvement, she played John Wayne's love interest in the Howard Hawks classic western film Rio Bravo.
Actor Gage Clarke was a Gunsmoke favorite. He portrays the Jim Dobie character in this story, and he would play the character a few more times over the course of the coming seasons. Later he would play the banker Botkin in a few different episodes.
Actor Paul Wexler plays Rodin, one of Rose's attackers. Wexler appeared again in another Season 2 episode, and years later in Season 14. Wexler can be seen in several classic television westerns.
Watch closely for an uncredited appearance by Len Lesser as the other man involved in Rose's abduction and assault. Lesser can be seen in a plethora of different television shows - usually in small parts - over an extensive career, but his most prominent role was as the character Uncle Leo on the series Seinfeld.
Tim Graham makes an appearance as Mr. Jonas, a part that was more prominently played by Dabbs Greer. Graham is not credited, but he would appear as Jonas at least one more time in the "Chester's Murder" episode later in Season 2.
There are a couple of interesting plot elements in this story. The most obvious is the prejudicial treatment of Rose by some of the townspeople, especially Jim Dobie. Dobie only sees Rose as the daughter of Yellow Horse, but as is often the case, once he sees her as another human being, his attitude changes. The less obvious is Rose's strength, although the other characters see her as weak and helpless. She proves her strength is equal to or greater than the men seeking to protect and defend her.
Dickinson and Whitney are an odd pairing, but it works in this story. The scene early where the Chester Goode and Doc Adams characters engage in some verbal sparring is another of those wonderful scenes that occurred with increasing frequency over the course of the series. These scenes often have little to do with the plot, but they endear the viewer to the characters involved.
Dobie attempts to get Matt Dillon to evict the Daggits, but the Marshal refuses. Dobie subsequently begins to spread the word around town about Rose Daggit's presence which upsets some of the local people.
Two men abduct Rose one evening. They take her out on the prairie where they blindfold her and remove her moccasins, which is meant to convey the fact she was sexually assaulted. When Big Dan learns the details, he is understandably furious.
Peter Whitney returns to Gunsmoke for his second series appearance. He portrays Big Dan Daggit in this story. He appeared in another four episodes.
A young Angie Dickinson wearing dark makeup fills the Rose Daggit role. Dickinson appeared in a considerable number of television shows throughout her career. She was a frequent guest in television westerns in the late 1950s and early 1960s. A couple of years following this role, which was her only Gunsmoke involvement, she played John Wayne's love interest in the Howard Hawks classic western film Rio Bravo.
Actor Gage Clarke was a Gunsmoke favorite. He portrays the Jim Dobie character in this story, and he would play the character a few more times over the course of the coming seasons. Later he would play the banker Botkin in a few different episodes.
Actor Paul Wexler plays Rodin, one of Rose's attackers. Wexler appeared again in another Season 2 episode, and years later in Season 14. Wexler can be seen in several classic television westerns.
Watch closely for an uncredited appearance by Len Lesser as the other man involved in Rose's abduction and assault. Lesser can be seen in a plethora of different television shows - usually in small parts - over an extensive career, but his most prominent role was as the character Uncle Leo on the series Seinfeld.
Tim Graham makes an appearance as Mr. Jonas, a part that was more prominently played by Dabbs Greer. Graham is not credited, but he would appear as Jonas at least one more time in the "Chester's Murder" episode later in Season 2.
There are a couple of interesting plot elements in this story. The most obvious is the prejudicial treatment of Rose by some of the townspeople, especially Jim Dobie. Dobie only sees Rose as the daughter of Yellow Horse, but as is often the case, once he sees her as another human being, his attitude changes. The less obvious is Rose's strength, although the other characters see her as weak and helpless. She proves her strength is equal to or greater than the men seeking to protect and defend her.
Dickinson and Whitney are an odd pairing, but it works in this story. The scene early where the Chester Goode and Doc Adams characters engage in some verbal sparring is another of those wonderful scenes that occurred with increasing frequency over the course of the series. These scenes often have little to do with the plot, but they endear the viewer to the characters involved.
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