General Electric Theater The Town with a Past (1953–1962) Online
- Original Title :
- The Town with a Past
- Genre :
- TV Episode / Comedy / Drama
- Year :
- 1953–1962
- Directror :
- James Neilson
- Cast :
- Ronald Reagan,Gregg Barton,Beulah Bondi
- Writer :
- Oscar Brodney,Frank Burt
- Type :
- TV Episode
- Time :
- 30min
- Rating :
- 6.5/10
Wandering cowboy Britt Ponset finds himself caught in the middle of a dispute between mine owner "Silver Annie" Huxley, the leaders of Virtue City, and the railroad, which wants to builds tracks across her property.
| Episode credited cast: | |||
 | Ronald Reagan | - | Himself - Host |
| Rest of cast listed alphabetically: | |||
 | Gregg Barton | ||
 | Beulah Bondi | - | Annie |
 | Edgar Buchanan | ||
 | Ted Mapes | - | Joe |
 | Pat O'Malley | ||
 | Regis Parton | - | (as Reggie Parton) |
 | Chuck Roberson | ||
 | Walter Sande | - | Sheriff |
 | James Stewart | - | Britt Ponset |
 | Fredd Wayne | - | Clyde |
| Dean Williams | ||
 | Henry Wills | ||
| Howard Wright | ||
 | Will Wright |
This story was based on the "Silver Annie" episode of Stewart's 1953- 54 NBC radio series, "The Six Shooter." This was one of three Frank Burt radio scripts purchased by Stewart from that radio series.
The theme music played during the episode is Basil Adlam's "Highland Lament", from Stewart's "The Six Shooter" radio series.
This episode reunites Stewart with Beulah Bondi, his frequent co- star from films such as It's a Wonderful Life and Mr. Smith Goes to Washington.
This is the only time Stewart actually played Britt Ponset, the character from his "Six Shooter" radio series, on film by name.