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Chester's Mail Order Bride

Chester's drinking a lot at the Long Branch. A buffalo hunter, Nate takes his picture of a girl. Chester hits the hunter. Nate decks Chester. Chester has been sending the girl in the picture letters and she is coming to marry him. Chester sent her Matt's picture. Matt meets Ann Smithwright. She doesn't look like the picture Chester has. Matt takes Ann to Kitty. Chester comes in all duded up. Chester tells Ann she's too young and doesn't know what she's doing. Chester's going to take up farming. A Pinkerton agent, Brady, tells Matt Ann comes from one of the best families in Philadelphia. Her father is a judge. Matt tells Chester marrying Ann wouldn't be the right thing. Anne goes back to Philadelphia. Nate wants to take Brady out on the prairie and lose him, for breaking up Chester's engagement. Chester says he never should have learned to write.

English
  • Originally Aired July 14, 1956
  • Runtime 45 minutes
  • Production Code 535
  • Network CBS
  • On Other Sites IMDB
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Name Type Role
Herbert Little Jr. Writer
David Victor Writer
Joel Ashley Guest Star
Russell Thorson Guest Star
William Hamel Guest Star
Bert Rumsey Guest Star
Mary Carver Guest Star
Robert Stevenson Director