Gunsmoke is an American radio and television Western drama series created by director Norman MacDonnell and writer John Meston.

The stories take place in and around Dodge City, Kansas, during the settlement of the American West.

The radio version ran from 1952 to 1961 and, according to John Dunning[1], amongst old-time radio fans, "Gunsmoke is routinely placed among the best shows of any kind and any time.