J.B. Kendall, a London Times reporter, arrives at the Jug of Blood saloon in a booming frontier town just as a brawl erupts over a cheating incident at poker. When he politely refuses to leave without seeing the entertainment, he's drawn into the saloon where he meets the amiable cowpuncher Walleye Smith and the hostess Annie. His innocent acceptance of a dance with Crystal incites the jealous Wild Bill Baskin to threaten violence.

With J.B. Kendall, Walleye Smith, Annie, Crystal, Wild Bill Baskin, Jake (saloonkeeper).

Listen for: The clash between Kendall's British civility and frontier rough behavior; the escalating tension between Kendall and the drunken Baskin; the tragic resolution when Baskin's attempt at violence turns against himself.

First aired on February 16, 1958 on CBS Radio.

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J.B. Kendall, a frontier gentleman, is sent by the military to rescue civilians stranded at Castle Butte while the Army pursues the Sioux. Leading a small party including Lieutenant Snow and a Crow scout named Six Toes, Kendall rides toward the settlement and discovers a raiding party has attacked the cabin where the civilians are sheltering.

With J.B. Kendall, Lieutenant Snow, Sergeant Wilson, Six Toes, Colonel Custer, Captain Thomas, Captain Tannen.

Listen for: The tense rescue mission unfolds as Kendall's small military party races to reach trapped civilians before a Sioux raiding party returns to finish what it started.

First aired on February 23, 1958 on CBS Radio.

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J.B. Kendall, an English writer for the London Times, arrives in the Montana town of South Sunday hoping to collect a remittance from England and observe frontier life. He finds the town governed by an unusual law: no one except the sheriff can carry guns. Kendall registers with Sheriff Clanton and settles into the Empire Hotel, where he meets Lila, a widow working at the saloon, who warns him about the tensions between the sheriff's authority and men like Deputy Farley who resent his control.

With J.B. Kendall, Sheriff Frank Clanton, Deputy Jake Farley, Lila, the express office clerk.

Listen for: The growing conflict between Sheriff Clanton's gun prohibition and the men of the town who chafe under his strict authority, and Kendall's complicated background that prevents him from returning to England.

First aired on January 29, 1958 on CBS Radio.

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