Jackie Kelk stars in a Joel Murcott script about a young man whose heart is broken by a gunslinging horse thief who takes away the horse he so desperately loved as a boy. He grows up with a desire for revenge. He hones his shooting skills over the years in preparation for that one day he has a chance for a showdown. That horse thief is feared throughout the area for his gun skills. The boy, now a young man is ready for the impending shootout at sundown. But he does not take into account the full weight of the potential consequences if he is successful. His life may change more than he ever expected.
The script was first produced on Escape on 1950-06-23.
The program was recorded on Wednesday, April 23, 1958. Rehearsal began at 2:00pm and concluded at 5:00pm. Recording began at that time and with studio edits concluded at 7:00pm. Further editing and the addition of music was done on Sunday, April 27.
No network recording has survived. The advertisers on the day of broadcast were O’Brien Paints, Rit clothing dye, and Ex-Lax, with an additional spot allocated shortly before broadcast.
The surviving recording is from the Armed Forces Radio Service (AFRS#978) and is complete. Prior to this becoming available, the only recording that survived was a heavily edited home-recorded aircheck from an Armed Forces Radio station from the 1960s.
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THE CAST
JACKIE KELK (Ben Ford / Boy), Luis Van Rooten (Dan, the storyteller), Charles Seel (Sam), Vic Perrin (Ben’s Father / Cowpuncher / Blacksmith), Bill Quinn (Kirby Hunsacker), Jack Kruschen (Barman), George Walsh (Narrator)
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