Luke Slaughter

Sam Buffington starred as Luke Slaughter, a Civil War cavalryman who turned to cattle ranching in post war Arizona territory near Fort Huachuca. Sam Buffington enacted the title role on Luke Slaughter of Tombstone, another of CBS’s prestigious adult Westerns. The series was produced and directed by William N. Robson, one of radio’s greatest dramatic directors was aired from February 23 through June 15, 1958. Buffington portrayed the hard-boiled cattleman with scripts overseen by Gunsmoke sound effects artist (and sometimes scriptwriter) Tom Hanley. Each program had an authoritative opening statement: “Slaughter’s my name, Luke Slaughter. Cattle’s my business. It’s a tough business, it’s a big business. I got a big stake in it. And there’s no man west of the Rio Grande big enough to take it away from me.” Junius Matthews was heard as Slaughter’s sidekick, Wichita. In his first adventure, tough-as-nails westerner Luke Slaughter guarantees he will bring a cattle herd to Tombstone despite the threats of rustlers and a spy among the ranks of his cowboys. Like the other CBS radio westerns, HAVE GUN, WILL TRAVEL or FRONTIER GENTLEMAN, this one had plenty of action, the productions were well done and well-acted. LUKE SLAUGHTER was cut short, like a lot of other radio shows, by the steady pressure from TV. This CBS western series was only a short 16 broadcasts before ending.

Episodes List

1958
Title Date Length File Size DL
Trailer 01:12 818 KB
Duel On The Trail 02-23-1958 27:17 16 MB
Tracks Out of Tombstone 03-02-1958 26:54 16 MB
Yancey’s Pride 03-09-1958 26:44 15 MB
Page’s Progress 03-16-1958 26:28 15 MB
The Homesteaders 03-23-1958 26:46 15 MB
The Aaron Holcomb Story 03-30-1958 26:22 15 MB
The Henry Fell Story 04-20-1958 29:29 17 MB
Death Watch 04-27-1958 31:07 18 MB
Worth Its Salt 05-04-1958 31:34 18 MB
Heritage 05-11-1958 29:46 17 MB
Drive To Fort Huachuca 05-18-1958 28:31 16 MB
Outlaw Kid 05-25-1958 28:21 16 MB
Cattle Drive 06-01-1958 28:33 16 MB
Big Business 06-08-1958 30:46 18 MB
June Bride 06-15-1958 31:06 18 MB
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Drive To Fort Huachuca | Luke Slaughter of Tombstone (05-18-58)

Original Air Date: May 18, 1958Host: Andrew RhynesShow: Luke Slaughter of...

Heritage | Luke Slaughter of Tombstone (05-11-58)

Original Air Date: May 11, 1958Host: Andrew RhynesShow: Luke Slaughter of...

Worth Its Salt | Luke Slaughter of Tombstone (05-04-58)

Original Air Date: May 04, 1958Host: Andrew RhynesShow: Luke Slaughter of...

Death Watch | Luke Slaughter of Tombstone (04-27-58)

Original Air Date: April 27, 1958Host: Andrew RhynesShow: Luke Slaughter of...

The Henry Fell Story | Luke Slaughter of Tombstone (04-20-58)

Original Air Date: April 20, 1958Host: Andrew RhynesShow: Luke Slaughter of...

June Bride | Luke Slaughter of Tombstone (06-15-58)

Original Air Date: June 15, 1958Host: Andrew RhynesShow: Luke Slaughter of...

Trailer | Luke Slaughter of Tombstone (1958)

Luke Slaughter, a Civil War cavalryman who turned to cattle ranching...

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