Watch Gunsmoke Season 4 Episode 26: The Coward Online

	IMDB Rating: 6.6/10 from 33 votes
	Release: 1959 / Gunsmoke / Season 4 / Episode 26
	Genre: Western
	Director: Jesse Hibbs
	Stars: James Arness, Dennis Weaver, Milburn Stone
	Synopsis: Jack Massey, who bears a strong resemblance to Matt, is shot in the back while standing in the Marshal's office. Matt subsequently learns that gambler Ed Eby has recently come to Dodge and that Eby claims to have overheard an unnamed man threaten to shoot the Marshal "any way he could". Matt is dubious of Eby's veracity inasmuch as the gambler bears a long-standing grudge against him. However, Matt is tense over the possibility that he could be murdered from ambush, especially after inebriated Nat Swan tries to do so in order to make a name for himself. When the tension causes Matt to become involved in an armed conflict that results in the death of an innocent man, he decides to confront Eby about his intentions as well as the accuracy of his story.