Saddle Sore Sal: A Panhandle Girl’s Reckoning

Originally Aired: March 24, 1957 In Gunsmoke #259, “Saddle Sore Sal,” a fiery young woman named Sally Burkoff rides into Dodge from the panhandle with vengeance in her sights. After being swindled out of her family’s savings by a slick cattle trader, Sally attempts frontier justice with a single-shot rifle. But Marshal Dillon intervenes, and with a bit of creative con-artistry from Doc and a local shopkeeper, they turn the tables on her swindler, getting Sally her money back—and then some. A gritty tale of frontier justice, deception, and redemption in the Old West. Cast: William Conrad, Parley Baer, Georgia Ellis, Howard McNear Tags: Western, frontierjustice, swindle, panhandle, revenge, WilliamConrad, classicradio, SallyBurkoff, oldtimeradio, 1950sradio, Gunsmoke, cattletrade, radiofiction, redemption, docadams, mattdillon