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CUTTINC C!FERS

MISTUH DILLON

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·}·~ q:: t 8:55 A.M. on · a hot sum-
'./::,-, .• /:; mer morning, assistant di-
rector Bob Beche sang out, "Let's kill
an the buzz-buzz, boys. We've got a
long day. Let's make it as easy as
possible on . ourselves."
Relative quiet descended on Stage 2
of. California Studios in Hollywood,
and the 164th episode of Gunsmoke
was under way.
Director Andrew McLaglen, 6-foot-
7-inch son of Victor McLaglen, had
come in earlier, • greeting Amanda
("Kitty") Blake with a kiss on the
forehead. Jim Arness loped onto the
set just in time for the first run-
through of the . first scene. He and
Amanda sat. down continued

On the 'Gunsmoke' set

horseplay is
a basic ingredient