Duel At Lockwood: The Six Shooter (March 21, 1954)

“Duel At Lockwood” is an episode of The Six Shooter, the old-time radio show, first broadcast March 21, 1954. Listen free on Stupid Potato.

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What happens

Wes Singer, a young gunfighter new to Lockwood, has killed two men in quick succession and proven himself faster than anyone the town has seen. When word reaches him that Brit Ponchets, a notorious six-shooter, is staying at the Lockwood hotel, Singer publicly announces he'll be in town at four o'clock that afternoon to confront him. As the townspeople prepare for the inevitable showdown, Sheriff Hittleman watches with concern, having already warned Singer about starting trouble.

Lockwood, a town in the Western territories, including a newspaper office, a ranch, and various town locations in the 1880s frontier era.

Characters: Wes Singer, Brit Ponchets, Sheriff Hittleman, Pete Drum, Granny, Wyatt Barker, Todd Apple, Rex Jeffers

Listen for: The build-up to a gunfight between young Wes Singer and the experienced gunfighter Brit Ponchets, with Sheriff Hittleman trying to maintain order as the confrontation approaches.

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.