Brother Whelp

Originally Aired: November 18, 1956 In Gunsmoke #241, “Brother Whelp,” the return of outlaw Stead Rudger stirs old tensions and buried betrayals in Dodge City. Stead’s discovery that his former fiancée married his younger brother during his long absence sets off a slow-burning fuse of vengeance. But with the lives of his brother Tom, his old flame Tessie, and a six-month-old child hanging in the balance, Marshal Matt Dillon must play his own high-stakes hand to prevent a deadly family reckoning. A tense and emotional showdown, where the past haunts the present and love is tested by blood. Cast: William Conrad, Georgia Ellis, Parley Baer, Howard McNear, Vic Perrin, John Dehner Tags: Western, family, vengeance, emotional, forgiveness, WilliamConrad, GeorgiaEllis, BrotherWhelp, oldtimeradio, drama, gunfighters, familydrama, 1950sradio, classicwestern, estrangedsiblings, moralchoices, redemptionarc