The Cannibal: Frontier Gentleman (May 11, 1958)

“The Cannibal” is an episode of Frontier Gentleman, the old-time radio show, first broadcast May 11, 1958. Listen free on Stupid Potato.

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What happens

A stagecoach bound for Deadwood gets stranded at a way station in Chugwater, Wyoming, during a violent rainstorm. Among the passengers are J.B. Kendall, a British journalist writing about the West; Boone Thompson, a machinery salesman; and Duncan and Rose Webster. As the night progresses, tensions rise among the stranded travelers, and mysteries emerge about the other guests.

A way station for the Cheyenne and Black Hills Stage Line in Chugwater, Wyoming Territory, during a rainstorm that has blocked the mountain pass to Deadwood.

Characters: J.B. Kendall, Bob Saunders, Bill Cuttle, Boone Thompson, Duncan Webster, Rose Webster, Jack Chase

Listen for: The mounting friction between the passengers, particularly Duncan Webster's strange behavior and nervousness, and hints about Bob Saunders' secret recipe stew.

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.