Holiday: Frontier Gentleman (November 9, 1958)

“Holiday” is an episode of Frontier Gentleman, the old-time radio show, first broadcast November 9, 1958. Listen free on Stupid Potato.

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What happens

A newspaper correspondent from the London Times arrives in Missouri to investigate a dying man who has been left at the sheriff's office with a note claiming he is the notorious outlaw Cole Williams. The man, known locally as Bill Adams, refuses to confirm his identity, and the correspondent must navigate around the protective sheriff to uncover the truth before the man dies.

Batesville, Missouri, at a hotel serving as a gathering place for officials investigating the identity of a dying man.

Characters: The Correspondent (Kendall), Sheriff, Bill Adams (possibly Cole Williams), Mr. Bandy, A Woman whose husband was killed by Williams, Army Officers, Doctor

Listen for: The correspondent's investigation unfolds as he interviews townspeople and officials; Bandy's colorful personality and drinking habits provide moments of humor as he agrees to help gather witnesses for the correspondent's story.

Written from the episode itself; it never gives away the ending. Every recording is remastered for the stream: cleaned of rumble, hiss and mains hum (and the old TV whine where we found it), then levelled in two passes to steady broadcast loudness, so one show is never quieter than the next.