The Claim Jumpers
A widow faces a one-week deadline to remove a claim-jumper from her land or risk losing everything, but the claim-jumper is dealing with his own troubles. Some of the public service announcements in this episode are missing. This script was later reused for another episode that aired on October 5, 1958.
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In 1880s Montana Territory, English newspaper writer J.B. Kendall becomes friends with a young gold hunter named Bill Richmond. Their quiet life gets turned upside down when money-hungry claim jumpers try to take Bill's gold mine. Kendall outfoxes the crooks, saves Bill's treasure, and gives him the courage to go back to Kentucky with his dreams come true.
In the Montana Territory of the 1880s, English reporter J.B. Kendall befriends young prospector Bill Richmond. Their peace is shattered when greedy prospectors threaten to steal Bill's gold claim. Kendall outsmarts the thieves, securing Bill's fortune and inspiring him to return to Kentucky with dreams fulfilled.
Frontier Gentleman is an American radio Western series originally broadcast on the Columbia Broadcasting System (CBS) radio network from February 2 to November 16, 1958, initially heard Sunday afternoons at 2:30 p.m. through March when it moved to 7 p.m.
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“The Claim Jumpers.” Frontier Gentleman. Radio broadcast, March 9, 1958.
