Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Offscreen, James Arness traded Dodge City's saloon dust for the comfort of his own king-size bed. Photographed in 1956, the ...

The various Gunsmoke opening themes highlighted the cast, including Arness as Matt Dillon. It played some adventurous Western music, but the production changed over its 20-season run from 1955-1975.

When Gunsmoke first rode onto TV screens on September 10, 1955, no one could have predicted it would run for 20 years and more than 600 episodes — or that the show would still be airing daily on ...