FRONTIER GENTLEMAN Volume 1

Starring John Dehner (12 half-hour episodes / 6 hours via digital download)

“Frontier Gentleman” was a radio western series aimed at adults that aired on CBS radio for one season in 1958. It starred radio veteran John Dehner as J.B. Kendall, reporter for The London Times newspaper. The series followed the adventures of Kendall, an English journalist, as he roamed the western United States in search of stories for his newspaper. In order to survive in these turbulent times, Kendall became as proficient with a gun as he was with a pen. The announcer opened each show with “Herewith, an Englishman's account of life and death in the West. As a reporter for the London Times, he writes his colorful and unusual accounts. But as a man with a gun, he lives and becomes a part of the violent years in the new territories. Now, starring John Dehner, this is the story of J. B. Kendall, Frontier Gentleman.” Written, produced and directed by Antony Ellis, Kendall often crossed paths with well-known historical figures, such as Jesse James, Calamity Jane and Wild Bill Hickok. Music was by Wilbur Hatch and Jerry Goldsmith and the casts included Harry Bartell, Lawrence Dobkin, Virginia Gregg, Joseph Kearns, Jack Moyles and Vic Perrin.

2-9-58 A Meeting With Sitting Bull

3-9-58 The Claim Jumpers

3-23-58 The Actress

4-20-58 Aces and Eights

6-1-58 Duel For a School Marm

6-8-58 Sheriff Belljoy’s Prisoner

6-15-58 The Well

8-10-58 A Wagon Full of Cats

8-17-58 The Fastest Gun That Never Was

9-14-58 A Horse for Kendall

10-19-58 The Preacher

10-26-58 The Rainmaker