Western Stories

Tom Mix – Hallmark Hall of Fame (01-03-54)

April 19, 2026 Andrew Rhynes 0:31:16 0 Comments

A good Western yarn about the time Tom Mix stayed awake for four days during a blizzard to capture two murderers. Original Air Date: January 03, 1954Host: Andrew RhynesShow: Western StoriesPhone: (707) 98 OTRDW (6-8739) Stars:• John Dehner• Vic Perrin• Jack Edwards• Harry Bartell• Lawrence Dobkin Host:• Lionel Barrymore Producer:• William Froug Writer:• Wilbur James…

Sam Houston | Hallmark Hall of Fame (09-13-53)

April 12, 2026 Andrew Rhynes 0:31:17 0 Comments

The story of the 1836 defeat of the settlers of early Texas territory. Original Air Date: September 13, 1953Host: Andrew RhynesShow: Western StoriesPhone: (707) 98 OTRDW (6-8739) Stars:• John Dehner• Margaret Brayton• Dick Beals• Herb Butterfield• Sam Edwards• Harry Bartell• Lawrence Dobkin• Ted de Corsia• Parley Baer• Bill Johnstone• Roy Glenn Host:• Lionel Barrymore Producer:•…

Sacajawea – Hallmark Hall of Fame (03-08-53)

April 5, 2026 Andrew Rhynes 0:31:12 Comments Off

The Story of the guide and interpreter, (Sacajawea), who helped the Lewis and Clark Expedition negotiate with the Shoshone and explore the Louisiana Territory. Original Air Date: March 08, 1953Host: Andrew RhynesShow: Western StoriesPhone: (707) 98 OTRDW (6-8739) Stars:• Lurene Tuttle• Whitfield Connor• Lamont Johnson• John Stephenson• Ben Wright• Ted de Corsia• Frank Martin Host:•…

Fort Apache | Screen Director’s Playhouse (08-05-49)

March 29, 2026 Andrew Rhynes 0:32:05 Comments Off

At Fort Apache, an honorable and veteran war captain finds conflict when his regime is placed under the command of a young, glory hungry lieutenant colonel with no respect for the local Indian tribe. Original Air Date: August 05, 1949Host: Andrew RhynesShow: Western StoriesPhone: (707) 98 OTRDW (6-8739) Stars:• John Wayne (Capt. Kirby York)• Ward…

Wild Jack Rhett | Escape (12-17-50)

March 22, 2026 Andrew Rhynes 0:31:18 Comments Off

A story about the old west and a great show-down on Main Street. Original Air Date: June 23, 1950Host: Andrew RhynesShow: Western StoriesPhone: (707) 98 OTRDW (6-8739) Stars:• John Dehner• Lawrence Dobkin• Lou Krugman Special Guests:• Junius Matthews• Russell Simpson• Jeanne Bates• Paul Dubov• Sam Edwards Narrator:• Parley Baer Writer:• John Meston Producer:• Norman Macdonnell…

Sundown | Escape (06-23-50)

March 15, 2026 Andrew Rhynes 0:32:52 Comments Off

A story about the gunfighters of the old west. Original Air Date: June 23, 1950Host: Andrew RhynesShow: Western StoriesPhone: (707) 98 OTRDW (6-8739) Stars:• Barton Yarborough• Sam Edwards• Will Geer• Ted Osborne• John Ramsey Hill Special Guest:• Paul Frees• John Dehner Writers:• Joel Murcott Producer:• William N. Robson Music:• Ivan Ditmars Exit music from: Roundup…

The Pistol – Escape (01-03-50)

March 8, 2026 Andrew Rhynes 0:31:19 Comments Off

An action-packed western about the first Colt six-shooter, the California gold fields, and a double-crossing dance hall queen. Original Air Date: January 03, 1950Host: Andrew RhynesShow: Western StoriesPhone: (707) 98 OTRDW (6-8739) Stars:• Gerald Mohr• Betty Lou Gerson• Charles McGraw• Will Geer Special Guests:• Eddie Marr Writers:• Les Crutchfield Producer:• William N. Robson Music:• Del…

Command {Elliott Reid} | Escape (12-06-49)

March 1, 2026 Andrew Rhynes 0:31:16 Comments Off

A story about the Union ArmyOriginal Air Date: December 06, 1949Host: Andrew RhynesShow: Western StoriesPhone: (707) 98 OTRDW (6-8739) Stars:• Elliott Reid• Bill Johnstone• Ted de Corsia Special Guests:• Sam Edwards• Tony Barrett• Bert Holland• Paul Frees Producer/Writer:• William N. Robson Music:• Del Castillo Exit music from: Roundup on the Prairie by Aaron Kenny https://bit.ly/3kTj0kK

An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge | Escape (12-10-47)

February 22, 2026 Andrew Rhynes 0:32:09 Comments Off

Peyton Farquhar, a civilian who also happens to be a successful planter and slave owner, is being prepared for execution by hanging from an Alabama railroad bridge during the American Civil WarOriginal Air Date: December 10, 1947Host: Andrew RhynesShow: Western StoriesPhone: (707) 98 OTRDW (6-8739) Stars:• Harry Bartell (Peyton Farquhar) Special Guests:• Luis van Rooten…

Virginia City | Lux Radio Theatre (05-26-41)

February 15, 2026 Andrew Rhynes 0:59:27 Comments Off

Union officer Kerry Bradford escapes from Confederate Prison and is sets out to Virginia City in Nevada Original Air Date: May 26, 1941Host: Andrew RhynesShow: Western StoriesPhone: (707) 98 OTRDW (6-8739) Stars:• Errol Flynn (Kerry Bradford)• Martha Scott (Julia Hayne)• Frank McGlynn Sr. (Abraham Lincoln) Special Guests:• Gale Gordon• Warren Nash• Griff Barnett• Edwin Max•…

The Westerner | Lux Radio Theatre (09-23-40)

February 8, 2026 Andrew Rhynes 1:00:08 Comments Off

Judge Roy Bean, a self-appointed hanging judge in Vinegarroon, Texas, befriends saddle tramp Cole Harden, who opposes Bean’s policy against homesteaders. Original Air Date: September 23, 1940Host: Andrew RhynesShow: Western StoriesPhone: (707) 98 OTRDW (6-8739) Stars:• Gary Cooper (Cole Harden)• Walter Brennan (Judge Roy Bean)• Doris Davenport (Jane Ellen Mathews) Special Guests:• Lou Merrill• Fred…

Ruggles of Red Gap | Lux Radio Theatre (07-10-39)

February 1, 2026 Andrew Rhynes 1:02:23 Comments Off

Description: An English valet brought to the American west assimilates into the American way of life.Original Air Date: July 10, 1939Host: Andrew RhynesShow: Western StoriesPhone: (707) 98 OTRDW (6-8739) Stars:• Charles Laughton (Ruggles)• Charles Ruggles (Egbert Floud)• Zasu Pitts (Prunella Judson) Producer:• Cecil B. DeMille Music:• Louis_Silvers Exit music from: Roundup on the Prairie by…

Silver Dollar – Lux Radio Theatre (04-03-39)

January 25, 2026 Andrew Rhynes 1:01:48 Comments Off

Description: Based on the true life story of Horace Tabor, who became fabulously wealthy from the silver mines of Colorado.Original Air Date: April 03, 1939Host: Andrew RhynesShow: Western StoriesPhone: (707) 98 OTRDW (6-8739) Stars:• Edward Arnold (Yates Martin)• Anita Louise (Lilly)• Marjorie Rambeau (Sarah Martin) Special Guests:• Joe Duval• Forrest Taylor• Perry Ivins• Lee Millar•…

The Plainsman | Lux Radio Theatre (05-31-37)

January 18, 2026 Andrew Rhynes 1:01:41 Comments Off

Description: Wild Bill Hickok attempts to stop an Indian uprising that was started by white gun-runners.Original Air Date: May 31, 1937Host: Andrew RhynesShow: Western StoriesPhone: (707) 98 OTRDW (6-8739) Stars:• Fredric March (Wild Bill Hickok)• Jean Arthur (Calamity Jane)• Porter Hall (Jack McCall)• Joan Fontaine (Louisa Cody)• Paul Harvey (Yellow Hand) Special Guest:• Sidney Skolsky•…

The Virginian – Lux Radio Theatre (11-02-36)

January 11, 2026 Andrew Rhynes 0:59:33 Comments Off

In his courtship of the Vermont schoolteacher, Molly Wood, the Virginian encounters a battle of a different kind Original Air Date: November 02, 1936Host: Andrew RhynesShow: Western StoriesPhone: (707) 98 OTRDW (6-8739) Stars:• Gary Cooper (The Virginian)• Charles Bickford• Helen Mack (Molly Wood)• John Howard Special Guest:• Sidney Skolsky• Richard Kline Producer:• Cecil B. DeMille…

Ballad of the Iron Horse | CBS Radio Workshop (03-03-57)

January 8, 2026 Andrew Rhynes Comments Off

A railroad locomotive and its experiences during the Civil War and the westward expansion. Original Air Date: March 03, 1957Host: Andrew RhynesShow: Western StoriesPhone: (707) 98 OTRDW (6-8739) Stars:• Joan Banks• Richard Crenna• Joe DeSantis• John Dehner• Jack Moyles• Daws Butler Narrator:• William Conrad Writer:• Charles B. Smith Producer:• William N. Robson Music:• Fred Steiner…