There weren't to many doc-centric episodes in the first season of gunsmoke although I'm sure he appeared in most of them. But not many where he was the main focus. This is the first of them and it's a good one. Doc gives his word of honor when he is called to help save a dying man. He says that he will not tell anyone about the men he saw. Doc and Matt come up with a plan and the men come to dodge and a conclusion is arrived at quickly. No drawn out shootout as is the case with many season 1 episodes. Notably most of the action is near the end of the 39 episode first season. No doubt the shows probably weren't aired in the order they were filmed so I'm guessing they wanted to put the episodes with the most action at the end. Anyway a good episode.
Review of Word of Honor
