In the episode "Gunsmoke" "Theiler" (October 1, 1966), Miss Kitty (Amanda Blake) and Matt Dillon (Jameseshes Ares) are kidnapped by a bitter old woman in a black dress. Her name is Eta Stone, and she was playing The legendary Beth Davis (who was credited with "Miss Beth Davis"). Eta aims to hang Matt because she killed her husband - a criminal - a few years ago. The old woman felt like Matt himself committed a crime with her murder, however, and had to face her own border justice. In the episode starred and "Gunsmoke" regularly the guest Bruce Dern (Nebraska Starviste) As the son of Eta Stone.

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Working with the Starwar on Davis's Rasta was, According to the IMDB trivia sectionFrightening for the cast "Gunsmoke". Although the show was a hit for 12 seasons at the time when the "prisoner" was broadcast, there were still levels of fame with which Ares and especially Blake were not used to dealing. However, during the filming, the edge took off his own professionalism of Davis. She arrived in the room with her ranks remembered and her character was defined. She treated each of her partners in the scene as equal, never mentioned her legacy or her fame. It helped to get the episode made on schedule and left all the ease. What an act of hour. Ares even recalled that Davis "went out of his way" to work with Blake.

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Back in 2013, Bruce Dern was interviewed by CBS News During his time at "Gunsmoke" and he remembers the "prisoner" with clarity. He also recalled a lot of trembling by Davis, who initially did not want to appear on television. Davis seems to have been at a low moment in her career and had trouble finding roles. This, despite winning several Oscars.

By the 1960s, Davis appeared in great horror thrillers as "Whatever happened to the baby Janeain?" And "Hush ... Hush, Sweet Charlotte" (which also starred Dern), but her outcome was significantly reduced by her busiest days ready for the 1940s Oscar. Hollywood was simply disinterested in Davis as a leading actress, forcing her to work on television. Recall that TV, for many decades, was considered a much "smaller" medium than the film, and many thought that movies from television was a significant step down in one's career.

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This was about Davis, but she also knew they needed money. Dern remembers that he met Davis by director "Dead for Dolar" Walter Hillwho at the time served as assistant director of "Gunsmoke". Dern remembers talking about the prestige of the series, just to get a pragmatic retro. As Dern said:

"(I went) to work on a" gun ". And Walter Hill, who is a wonderful, wonderful director - will go anywhere for Walter Hill to work for him; And I come in, and there is Beth Davis sitting a chair. I said: "Beth, that's" Gunsmoke ". (She said) "Who will pay for my cigarettes? No one cares."

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Indeed, Davis Set an ad in the Hollywood reporterAlthough it did not actually take the job. The ad was not a serious plea for a gig, but it was a sarcastic way that the actress could point out how performers of her age were too often ignored by casting directors. Was "Gunsmoke" below it? No. He had to get the cigarettes somehow.