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"The man in the saddle is angular and long legged…the gun in his holster is gray steel…its handle unmarked."

Six Shooter pertained to the weekly radio series written by American screenwriter Frank Burt. First aired on NBC Radio on September 20, 1953, the series lasted for one season, producing only 39 episodes.

The show featured the story of Britt Ponset (played by American stage actor James Stewart), a cowboy from the Wild West. The show was known for Stewart's whispered narration, particularly during intense scenes, as the writer believed that this would be helpful in making the scene more dramatic.

Other stars that appeared on the show were Parley Baer, Harry Bartell, Wiliam Conrad, Virginia Gregg, Howard McNear, Marvin Miller, Jeanette Nolan, Dan O'Herlihy, and Allan Reed.

The man in the saddle is angular and long-legged his skin is sun-dyed brown
the gun in his holster is gray steel and rainbow mother-of-pearl, its handle unmarked.
People call them both "the Six Shooter."

Jimmy Stewart brought his memorable voice and considerable acting ability to the roll of Britt Ponsett as the Six Shooter. The opening of the show is one of the most memorable in radio play history. Airing on NBC from September 1953 to June 1954, there were just 39 episodes during the show's run.

Britt Ponsett was a laid-back cowboy drifter who found himself in all kinds of situations from comical to dangerous. Stewart was the perfect choice for the title character alternately portraying the character's easy attitude and the stress of the tense situations with the emotion in his voice. If you enjoy Jimmy Stewart's down-to-earth, folksy delivery, you will definitely enjoy The Six Shooter.

For more great Jimmy Stewart performance, see also: The Jimmy Stewart Collection. For other excellent western series, see also: Frontier Gentleman, Gunsmoke, Have Gun Will Travel, and Luke Slaughter of Tombstone.

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Please enjoy these 40 old time radio episodes:

Air Date	Title	Synopsis
07.15.1953	audition program	+ An audition program. Britt forces the sheriff to go after a robber, even though the wounded crook ...
09.20.1953	jenny	+ "Jenny". Sponsored by: Coleman Home Heaters. Britt Ponset finds a wounded man in the desert and b...
09.27.1953	the coward	+ Sponsored by: Coleman Home Heaters. Everyone knows that Will Fedder is a coward because he won't ...
10.04.1953	the stampede	+ Sponsored by: Coleman Home Heaters. Britt Ponset finds himself on a cattle drive with two feuding...
10.11.1953	silver annie	+ Sheriff Bill Riddle is the law in Dawson. He faces down an escaped killer without a gunfight...a...
10.18.1953	rink larkin	+ Eleven-year-old Rink Larkin learns that the sheriff has killed his father and is determined to g...
10.25.1953	red lawsons revenge	+ Red Lawson has announced that he's going to kill Britt's friend Dan to get revenge for the death...
11.01.1953	ben scofield	+ Britt forces the sheriff to go after a robber, even though the wounded crook may be the sheriff'...
11.08.1953	the capture of stacy gault	+ Bank robber Stacy Galt is coming to Elk Point, and Britt Ponset is the only man left in town to ...
11.15.1953	escape from smoke falls	+ A killer escapes from jail at Smoke Falls and shoots the sheriff. Two rivals both try to recaptu...
11.22.1953	gabriel starbuck	+ Gabe Starbuck is getting too old to be the sheriff any more, and the town thinks the job should ...
11.29.1953	sheriff billy	+ Sheriff Bill Riddle is the law in Dawson. He faces down an escaped killer without a gunfight...a...
12.06.1953	a pressing engagement	+ Rumor has it that Britt is getting married to the niece of Minnie Flint. Minnie's arranged the w...
12.13.1953	more than kin	+ Britt treads the boards in the service of the bard for P. T. Barnum himself. The final public se...
12.20.1953	britt poncetts christmas carol	+ The story of "A Christmas Carol" is retold with a western motif. + A young boy on a pinto rides...
12.27.1953	cora plummer quincy	+ Cora Plummer had remarried soon after her husband died. Her son is convinced his step-father is ...
01.03.1954	a friend in need	+ Britt meets a killer in a narrow canyon who tells a very believable story. Hal Gibney explains t...
01.10.1954	hirams gold strike	+ An old prospector named Hiram finally strikes it rich. Britt uses his guns in a gunfight (which ...
01.17.1954	the silver buckle	+ A trip through a mountain pass with two strange companions...with a strange purpose. Jimmy Stewa...
01.24.1954	helen bricker	+ Helen Bricker is ostracized by the town because of her outlaw husband. A mob plans to burn her o...
01.31.1954	trail to sunset	+ Britt shoots Ace Tressler when Ace tries to steal Britt's horse. Britt promises him that he'll g...
02.07.1954	apron faced sorrel	+ Clay Fanton, a young boy from the east, comes west to learn ranch life. It appears that he's bea...
02.14.1954	quiet city	+ The son of the sheriff of Quiet City is leaving town, refusing to follow in his father's footste...
02.21.1954	battle at tower rock	+ Britt comes to Tower Rock to visit the fair and finds himself the judge of the preserves competit...
03.07.1954	cheyenne express	+ Wilbur English, the man who shot Floyd Winters, needs protection from Winters' brother. The fire...

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Parley Baer and Howard Mcnear in my list

George

It's a beautiful series - the character is Excellentlifde and the stories always a joy.

Andy

It was very well done

Arthur

It is a really great show. Stewart was doing some classic movies around this time and that is why it was on for a short period. It's a classic!

George

The Six Shooter's audition show was done in July but the show ran 42 episodes in the 1953-54 season. The show was offered sponsorship by Chesterfield but Stewart turned it down.

Jeff

I LOVE The Six-Shooter!

charles

That is my hands down favorite radio show period . It is so good

Dallas

"The Six Shooter" One of my favorites.

Allan

Great show. I enjoyed it also as "The Restless Gun" with John Payne but I think Jimmy did it best

Ray

Loved it!

Gretchen

The man in the saddle is angular and long legged. His skin is sun dyed brown. The gun in his holster is gray steel and rainbow mother of pearl,its handle is unmarked. They call them both the six shooter.

Steven

The Six Shooter was a weekly old-time radio program in the United States. It was created by Frank Burt, who also wrote many of the episodes, and lasted only one season of 39 episodes on NBC...

Susan

Wonderful program

Mike

My dad loved that show and it seemed like he had every episode recorded in triplicate. I'd look for a certain tape and every other one had a Six Shooter on the other side.

Seth

The Six Shooter is pleasant listening

Andy

Six Shooter is great. I love Jimmy Stewart.

Diane

I love it. Jimmy Stewart is indeed great.

Mark

I love The Six Shooter

Tracy

The Six Shooter - Great old time Radio....in my top 10 OTR

Mike

Love this show! They alternated between dramatic and funny.

Ryan

"The man in the saddle is angular and long legged…the gun in his holster is gray steel…its handle unmarked." On this day in 1953, The Six Shooter premiered, featuring Jimmy Stewart in his only continuing radio role.

Mike

The six shooter is one of my favorites

Terry

The man in the saddle is angular and long legged. His skin is sun dyed brown,.the gun in his holster is gray steel and rainbow mother of pearl.People call them both the SIX SHOOTER

Steven

One of my favorite shows on Radio Classics!

Nancy

What a great series! One of old time radio's best!!

Tom

Great series, The greatest of all time

Andrew

I am hoping someone can set me straight on this. I have listened to quite a few The Sixshooter's episodes and find them excellent, but I wonder is this based on a real person and his exploits or was he a real person with made up stuff about him as per Buffalo Bill and Kit Carson or is he fictional? Frank Burt is named as the writer but is he making up these things about a real SixShooter or making it all up including the character?

Walter

Total fiction! Britt never existed. Pretty sure Burt made Britt Ponset a bit of an amalgam of real, and fictional cowboys.

Michael

Wasn't the whole wild west era kind of made up, or at least very much exaggerated? I guess we all have our individual taste in names. For me, Britt is... well just a lame duck sounding name. As for Ponset, well in English a ponse is a man who is well dressed, possibly a bit efeminet, and also snobbish. So hearing the pons in ponset, that's the image I get haha. Oh, and apparently 'ponce' (correct spelling), can also mean a man who lives off the earnings of prostitutes, or someone who acquires things without paying for them. So the 'pons' has a very unfortunate sound to the English ear haha.

Dan

He is a great character, isn't he? I wish he were based on real life. Incidentally, Jimmy Stewart really liked Burt's work, and made one film from a Burt Screenplay, "The Man from Laramie." There was a television show that used many of the same story lines as The Six Shooter, though it was not nearly as well done, in my opinion. It was called "The Restless Gun" and John Payne took the lead role, this time as "Vint Bonner" instead of "Brit Ponsett." Scripts were still by Frank Burt. Just re-listened to this series this spring. The Six-Shooter's fame seems overly large given the exploits we hear in the show. I kept thinking, "Why does everyone know this guy?!"

Brian

Featuring the complete series, and the first broadcast of the character on a Hollywood Star Playhouse in 1952. This western drama features James Stewart as Britt Ponset, "the Texas plainsman that wandered through the western territories, leaving behind a trail of still-remembered legends."

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