The First Traveling Saleslady is a 1956 American western comedy film directed by Arthur Lubin and starring Ginger Rogers, Carol Channing and Barry Nelson. Commercially unsuccessful, it was among the f
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James King Arness was an American actor, best known for portraying Marshal Matt Dillon for 20 years in the series Gunsmoke. He has the distinction of having played the role of Dillon in five decades:
The First Traveling Saleslady
…Commercially unsuccessful, it was among the films that helped to close the already struggling RKO Pictures. Future western stars Clint Eastwood and James Arness have supporting roles in the film. Corset company owner and supporter of women's suffrage Rose Gillray has her wagon struck by a 'horseless carriage…
Arness in 1970
As Gunsmoke's Matt Dillon in 1956
Arness with his son, Rolf, in 1959
1963 Gunsmoke cast: Amanda Blake (Kitty), Arness (Matt Dillon), Milburn Stone (Doc Adams), and Burt Reynolds (Quint Asper)