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The Six Shooter was NBC's 1953-1954 western starring James Stewart as Britt Ponset, a drifting gunfighter whose quiet manner often placed him between frontier violence and conscience. Veteran radio actors including Parley Baer, Virginia Gregg, Howard McNear and William Conrad appeared around Stewart. Golden Radio Hour preserves 44 recordings.
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In this audition version of the Six Shooter story, a young masked robber steals money and shoots a man during his escape. The trail, the robber's age, and a distinctive…
Britt carries a wounded stranger to the isolated cabin of Jenny Garver, a lonely woman who has spent years being mocked for her appearance and awkwardness. The man proves to…
Britt discovers that a man wanted in Texas for his old life as a gun-toting bank robber has become a quiet rancher and promised his wife never to use a…
On a cattle drive Britt rides with an older rancher and the man's younger brother Norm, whose inexperience has already created tension between them. The older brother finds an old…
Virtue City is dying, and railroad men need a right-of-way through the old Huxley mine, but stubborn Annie Huxley refuses to give up property she still believes contains silver. Her…
Eleven-year-old Rink Larkin runs away after his outlaw father is killed by the sheriff, convinced the lawman murdered the only man who had ever been good to him. Rink steals…
Red Lawson tracks down Britt's friend Dan to avenge a brother Dan killed years earlier during an outlaw ambush. Lawson does not want a fair gunfight; he wants Dan terrified…
A masked young robber steals a large sum and shoots a man during the escape, and Britt joins Sheriff Ed Scofield in following the trail. The tracks and the robber's…
El Point panics when outlaw Stacy Gault is reported nearby, and a newly arrived stranger seems to fit every detail: he resembles the wanted poster, carries yellow gloves, and has…
When outlaw Falk shoots the Smoke Falls sheriff and escapes, Britt is asked to pursue him with only one local rider. He chooses the quiet Tom Lebrit over boastful Spud…
The people of Yellow Crest quietly decide that aging Sheriff Gabriel Starbuck is no longer capable of protecting the growing town, but Britt cannot bring himself to tell his old…
New young sheriff Billy Riddle astonishes Dawson by arresting notorious gunman Ben Reed without even drawing. Britt later learns why Reed surrendered so quietly: before becoming an outlaw he was…
Minnie spreads a false newspaper announcement that Britt and Helen are engaged, hoping jealousy will finally force Helen's longtime beau Clint to propose. Britt is furious at being used as…
Britt becomes involved with a struggling theatrical troupe just as they learn P. T. Barnum is in town and plans to see their performance. Determined not to lose the opportunity,…
On Christmas Eve Britt meets a runaway boy who insists that Christmas is only for children and that he wants nothing to do with it. To keep him company, Britt…
When Cora Plummer Quincy is wounded by her new husband Oliver's gun, her son Cal becomes suspicious, especially after learning that Oliver does not own the prosperous ranch Cora claimed…
Britt encounters his old friend Art Hamper, a fugitive accused of murdering Clyde, the foster brother he had once considered as close as blood. Art insists he was framed by…
Old prospector Hiram brings another set of ore samples to the assayer, and this time several look promising enough to justify more tests. Before the assay can be settled, two…
Two train robbers kill passenger Carl Davis after mistaking the silver-colored buckle on his anniversary belt for real silver. Later Britt meets brothers Kit and Lex Springer, who claim to…
Helen Bricker returns to Yellow Crest after years with outlaw Billy Stark and finds that even her father still judges her for choosing him. Britt learns that Helen had stayed…
Britt finds a badly wounded outlaw, Trussler, after the man tries to steal Scar on a snowy trail. Trussler admits that he, not George Revit, killed Sam Fletcher, exposing the…
Sixteen-year-old Clay Fenton arrives for a summer on a ranch determined to hide his terror of horses, a fear dating from the accident that killed his father and scarred Clay…
When Britt returns to Quiet City, he finds a once-violent frontier town growing into a settled community but its old sheriff still expects the people to behave as they did…
Britt arrives in Tower Rock for the county fair and is maneuvered into judging a strawberry-preserve contest at the center of a bitter feud between Selma Bingham and Bessie Madden,…
Former gang member Wilbur English has shot outlaw Floyd Winters in the back and now lives in terror that Floyd's brother Russ will kill him in revenge. Britt escorts the…
Britt meets wandering gambler Gus Proctor, who is returning after years away to a family he barely knows, only to learn that his wife Janet has died and their son…
Gunfighter Wes Singer comes to Lockwood looking for a showdown with Britt, but young Sheriff Ben insists that stopping the trouble is his responsibility even if Wes is really after…
After her husband dies and her children leave home, Britt's Aunt Emma comes to Powder Creek convinced that both she and her wandering nephew need a household to run. Britt…
Britt becomes lost near Minton and meets Hannah Guilford, widow of celebrated General William Guilford, who insists that her husband is still alive despite the monument honoring his death with…
When Easter Creek's worn-out organ finally fails, Britt is pressured into raising the remaining money for a replacement. Ordinary townspeople have already given what they can, so Britt recruits reputed…
After a hotelkeeper is shot, Britt and the sheriff follow the trail of a notorious fugitive to a young woman named Maria, who has been hiding a man she knows…
After a hotelkeeper is shot, Britt and the sheriff follow the trail of notorious gunman Johnny Stringer to a young woman named Maria, who has been hiding a man she…
After young Lex Harcourt is killed by Adam Robey, Lex's brother, Sheriff Cash Harcourt, becomes determined to settle the matter with vengeance rather than a trial. Robey claims Lex drew…
Anna Norquist comes from Sweden to marry Pete after two years of courtship by letter, only to find him convicted of murdering Seth Quincy during a robbery. Pete continues to…
Expansion of the Double Seven has brought rancher Git Baskin into a bitter dispute with neighboring homesteaders, and Baskin makes matters worse by hiring gunman Clint Sutton after cattle begin…
After robbing the Copper Springs bank, outlaw Wyatt King is found badly wounded and insists that Britt was the man who outdrew him. Britt has never met King, but Wyatt…
Britt returns to the Wilcox ranch to help George Wilcox with a cattle drive and finds George determined to stop his sister Viola from marrying Hunt Coffin simply because Hunt's…
When Homer Danfield is shot and robbed, the one usable clue is a tune associated with the attack: 'Silver Threads Among the Gold.' Britt remembers itinerant guitarist Toby Yeager teaching…
Virtue City's sheriff election is being manipulated by gunman Gus Cotton to put his brother Roy in office, and Britt is reluctantly drafted as the neutral election official. The voters…
Cindy Lou Ames longs to attend a ranch dance but has nothing suitable to wear, so traveling peddler Friendly DeWitt and Britt transform her with a borrowed dress and a…
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Parley Baer
Virginia Gregg
Howard McNear
William Conrad