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.

Episode notes written with AI from the recording itself; the audio is the original broadcast.

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