Western Stories

The Ambassador | The Adventures of Rin Tin Tin (11-13-55)

January 7, 2024 Andrew Rhynes 0:37:55 Comments Off

Original Air Date: November 13, 1955Host: Andrew RhynesShow: Western StoriesPhone: (707) 98 OTRDW (6-8739) Announcer:• Don Morrow Exit music from: Roundup on the Prairie by Aaron Kenny https://bit.ly/3kTj0kK

Punishment and Crime – Sears Radio Theater (79-07-16)

January 7, 2024 Andrew Rhynes 0:40:09 Comments Off

A western story about twin brothers who moved into an abandoned house and someone ends up getting shot and killed around their property.Original Air Date: July 16, 1979Host: Andrew RhynesShow: Western StoriesPhone: (707) 98 OTRDW (6-8739) Stars:• Parley Baer• Howard CulverSpecial Guests:• Len Birman• Peggy Webber• Joe Moross• Jack CarrollWriters:• Percy GraingerProducer/Director:• Fletcher MarkleMusic:• Nelson Riddle

The Gunfighter – Screen Director’s Playhouse (51-06-07)

December 31, 2023 Andrew Rhynes 1:01:50 Comments Off

Notorious gunfighter Jimmy Ringo rides into town to find his true love, who doesn’t want to see him. He hasn’t come looking for trouble, but trouble finds him around every corner.Original Air Date: June 07, 1951Host: Andrew RhynesShow: Western StoriesPhone: (707) 98 OTRDW (6-8739) Stars:• Gregory PeckSpecial Guests:• Byron Kane• Ted de Corsia• Sam Edwards• Grace…

The Paleface – Screen Director’s Playhouse (50-03-03)

December 24, 2023 Andrew Rhynes 0:34:23 Comments Off

Calamity Jane is dispatched to find out who’s smuggling rifles to the Indians, and winds up married to a hapless correspondence-school dentist as part of her cover. Original Air Date: March 03, 1950Host: Andrew RhynesShow: Western StoriesPhone: (707) 98 OTRDW (6-8739) Stars:• Bob Hope (‘Painless’ Peter Potter)• Jane Russell (Calamity Jane) Director:• Norman Z. McLeod…

Wyatt Earp – Hallmark Hall of Fame (12-05-54)

December 17, 2023 Andrew Rhynes 0:36:05 Comments Off

The Story of Wyatt Earp the American lawman and gambler in the American West. Original Air Date: December 05, 1954Host: Andrew RhynesShow: Western StoriesPhone: (707) 98 OTRDW (6-8739) Stars:• Parley Baer• Herb Vigran• Lawrence Dobkin• Harry Bartell• Joseph Kearns• Paul Dubov• Paul Frees Host:• Lionel Barrymore Producer:• William Froug Writer:• Frank Burt Exit music from:…

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

December 10, 2023 Andrew Rhynes 0:37:19 Comments Off

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)

December 3, 2023 Andrew Rhynes 0:37:37 Comments Off

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)

November 26, 2023 Andrew Rhynes 0:35:13 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 (49-08-05)

November 19, 2023 Andrew Rhynes 0:33:36 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)

November 12, 2023 Andrew Rhynes 0:34:17 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)

November 5, 2023 Andrew Rhynes 0:34:01 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)

October 29, 2023 Andrew Rhynes 0:33:50 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)

October 22, 2023 Andrew Rhynes 0:35:15 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)

October 15, 2023 Andrew Rhynes 0:35:03 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)

October 8, 2023 Andrew Rhynes 1:06:07 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)

October 2, 2023 Andrew Rhynes 1:05:25 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…