The Six Shooter

The Six Shooter - Individual Episodes Listed at the End of this Article

One of everyone's favorite old-time radio westerns, The Six Shooter starred James Stewart as Britt Ponset, a drifting cowboy in the final years of the wild west.

The stories were sometimes serious western dramas, sometimes farcical, whimsical comedies. They were always entertaining.

One of the outstanding features of the program was Stewart's narration. It was particularly good when he would whisper the narrative during particularly suspenseful scenes -- creating a wonderful sense of drama.

The guest cast included Hollywood's "A list" of radio voice actors, including Parley Baer, Virginia Gregg, Harry Bartell, Howard McNear, Jeanette Nolan, Dan O'Herlihy, Alan Reed, Marvin Miller and William Conrad (acting under the pseudonym Julius Krelboyne because he was simultaneously starring on Gunsmoke on CBS.

Each episode opened with this nostalgic dialog: "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".

The haunting theme music was arranged by series composer Basil Adlam and written by British film composer Charles Williams.  Jack Johnstone was the producer-director for NBC Radio, in association with Revue Productions.