The Cat Man: Frontier Gentleman (August 10, 1958)

“The Cat Man” is an episode of Frontier Gentleman, the old-time radio show, first broadcast August 10, 1958. Listen free on Stupid Potato.

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What happens

J.B. Kendall, a correspondent for the London Times, finds himself swept up in a wild adventure when he helps an eccentric Irish cat trader named Shane Kerrigan escape from a saloon with a cargo of valuable cats. The two set off together toward Deadwood, where Kerrigan plans to sell his feline cargo to rid the town of vermin, while an angry pursuer named Dan follows close behind.

The American West in Wyoming and heading toward Deadwood, including a saloon called Dan's Bloody Bucket and an open wagon on the frontier.

Characters: J.B. Kendall, Shane Kerrigan, Dan, Margaret, The Princess (a cat)

Listen for: The spirited clash between the proper English journalist and the colorful Irish cat trader as they escape on horseback with their precious cargo of 62 cats, pursued by the vengeful Dan.

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.