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Doubtful Zone: The Girl Who Wore Boots

Doubtful Zone: The Girl Who Wore Boots

Update: 2025-10-24
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Originally Aired: February 17, 1957


In Gunsmoke #254, “Doubtful Zone,” Marshal Matt Dillon is drawn into a case that's more heartache than crime when a store break-in leads him to a runaway girl named Willie Beeper. Fleeing a brutal home life and dry farm drudgery, Willie wants only a fresh start—with a stolen pistol, a stolen shirt, and a bottle of Paris perfume she couldn’t resist. As her reckless choices close in around her, the law catches up—but so does tragedy. A poignant story of youth, desperation, and the quiet cruelties that drive a child too far.


Cast: William Conrad, Parley Baer, Georgia Ellis, Howard McNear


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western, comingofage, tragedy, WilliamConrad, ParleyBaer, GeorgiaEllis, HowardMcNear, oldtimeradio, classicwestern, 1950sradio, runaway, hardship, dryfarm, girlpower, bittersweet, suspensepodcast

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Doubtful Zone: The Girl Who Wore Boots

Doubtful Zone: The Girl Who Wore Boots