Fort Laramie - audition - 25 JUL 1955

 

Fort Laramie - audition - 25 JUL 1955. John Dehner is lead actor in this audition pilot for the CBS Radio series.

Frontier Gentleman "The Shelton Brothers"

 

John Dehner stars as Frontier Gentleman aired on CBS RADIO February 2, 1958 episode 1 titled The Shelton Brothers. The first show of the series. Kendall takes on the entire Shelton gang in a small town in the Montana Territory. There is a town in Montana territory, where it is against the law to carry a gun. The sheriff lives by this order. But, because of it, other men can die. Frontier Gentleman was a radio Western series heard on CBS from February 2 to November 16, 1958, initially heard Sunday afternoons at 2:30pm through March when it moved to 7pm.The character's full name is Jeremy Brian Kendall this was revealed in the episode "Belle Sidon's Encore". It followed the adventures of journalist Kendall as he roamed the Western United States in search of stories for the Times. Along the way, he encountered various fictional drifters and outlaws in addition to well-known historical figures, such as Jesse James, Calamity Jane and Wild Bill Hickok. Supporting cast included, Harry Bartell, Lawrence Dobkin, Virginia Gregg, Stacy Harris, Johnny Jacobs, Joseph Kearns, Jack Kruschen, Jack Moyles, Jeanette Nolan, Vic Perrin and Barney Phillips. 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.

FORT LARAMIE "Talented Recruits"

Episode 24 aired on CBS Radio July 8, 1956. Feeney and Merriweather, a medicine hawker and a Shakespearean actor, join the army and find out about soldiering the hard way. Fine performances by Parley Baer and John Dehner. Script by Mary Kathleen Hite who was an American writer for radio and television, including writing for the popular Western series Gunsmoke. Hite was the first female staff writer for CBS.