Coward: The Six Shooter (September 27, 1953)

“Coward” is an episode of The Six Shooter, the old-time radio show, first broadcast September 27, 1953. Listen free on Stupid Potato.

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What happens

Britt Ponson arrives in Temple City and encounters his old friend Will Fedder, who now lives there with his wife Sarah. Will is being pressured by the wealthy Noah Temple to sell his ranch, but he refuses to give in. The townspeople believe Will is a coward who backs down from confrontation, but Britt recalls a different man from their days working together in Texas.

Temple City in the Western Territories, including the hotel and surrounding ranch lands

Characters: Britt Ponson, Will Fedder, Sarah Fedder, Noah Temple, Hotel Clerk

Listen for: Britt's reunion with his old friend Will and the revelation of Will's true character, as well as Noah Temple's relentless pressure to acquire the last piece of his family's original land holdings.

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.