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Beeker’s Barn: A Snowbound Birth and a Family Reckoned

Beeker’s Barn: A Snowbound Birth and a Family Reckoned

Update: 2025-10-16
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Originally Aired: December 23, 1956


In Gunsmoke #246, “Beeker’s Barn,” a bitter snowstorm forces estranged couple Will and Harmony Ross to take shelter in the barn of Harmony’s father, Jethro Beeker—a man who disowned her two years prior. As tensions rise and old wounds reopen, Harmony goes into labor, setting the stage for an emotional reckoning between father and daughter. With Marshal Dillon and Doc on hand, the night becomes a crucible of forgiveness, new beginnings, and the fragile threads that bind family together. A holiday episode that weaves heartache and hope with Gunsmoke’s signature grit.


Cast: William Conrad, Ralph Moody, Vic Perrin, Virginia Gregg, Parley Baer, Howard McNear, Georgia Ellis


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drama, family, snowstorm, reconciliation, childbirth, western, Gunsmoke, WilliamConrad, VirginiaGregg, holidayepisode, 1950sradio, classicdrama, oldtimeradio, emotionaldrama, fatherdaughter, redemption, suspensepodcast

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Beeker’s Barn: A Snowbound Birth and a Family Reckoned

Beeker’s Barn: A Snowbound Birth and a Family Reckoned