Broadcast on May 20, 1954, this show is also known by the titles The Wyoming Kid, Reluctant Hero and Wyatt King. A display ad for the program appeared in the Syracuse Herald-Journal, Syracuse, NY. These two previews appeared in the Oakland Tribune, Oakland, CA, and the Tucson Daily Citizen, Tucson, AZ. Stewart’s co-stars were Bill…
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The Six Shooter – Cheyenne Express
The Six Shooter had been pre-empted the previous week by a political program featuring Vice President Richard Nixon at a meeting of the American Association for the United Nations. It returned this week, March 7, 1954, with Cheyenne Express (also known as Wilbur English, The Gang Falls Out and Back Shooter). This photo ad for…
The Six Shooter – Helen Bricker
This is the first show for new announcer, John Wald. The title is sometimes listed as Mrs. Billy Stark or Outlaw’s Wife. Stewart’s supporting cast included Lillian Buyeff as Helen Bricker (Mrs. Billy Stark), Ken Christy as Jim Pincher, Herb Vigran as Buck Thompson, Parley Baer as Seth and Will Wright as Tim Slater and…
The Six Shooter – Hiram’s Gold Strike
Originally broadcast on January 10, 1954, this story is also known by the titles The Prospector and Hiram Grover’s Strike. The role of Hiram Grover is played by Howard McNear. Others in the play are Herb Vigran as Enoch Wilson, Bill Johnstone as Doc Nibbles and Barney Phillips and Tony Barrett as the outlaws Len…
The Six Shooter – A Pressing Engagement
A Pressing Engagement was broadcast on December 6, 1953. The title is also sometimes listed as The Groom, Britt is Engaged or Britt Ponset Gets Married. The newspapers advertised this particular show very well, including this photo ad which ran in the Tucson Daily Citizen, Tucson, AZ, on the day before the broadcast. On the…
The Six Shooter – Gabriel Starbuck
This show is also sometimes known as Sheriff Gabe, Elderly Sheriff and Put Out to Pasture. It was broadcast on November 22, 1953. Again, thanks to The Fresno Bee, Fresno, CA, we have a short newspaper preview of the story line. Joining Stewart in the cast are Herb Vigran as Breezy, John Stephenson as Alf…
Cavalcade of America – A Guy Who Had to Have a Horse
Cavalcade of America, sponsored by DuPont, was on the air for 18 seasons and produced more than 780 shows…Jimmy Stewart appeared on just one of them. As outlined in Jimmy Stewart on the Air, that program was broadcast on November 12, 1945. The show was titled A Guy Who Had to Have a Horse (aka…
The Six Shooter – Ben Scofield
Since most of The Six Shooter scripts carried no official title, many shows are known by several. Ben Scofield is also called Horseshoe Clue, The Sherriff’s Son and Holdup at Clay City. This is the third time this particular script had been used by Stewart. It first appeared on the Hollywood Star Playhouse series on…
The Six Shooter – Silver Annie
Broadcast on October 11, 1953, Silver Annie was the final show in the series to be sponsored by Coleman. Jeanette Nolan has the role of Silver Annie, Dan O’Herlihy plays her cousin Clyde, Herb Vigran is Judge Drayton, Parley Baer is Doc Cross and Robert Griffin plays both Thad Nelson and the sheriff. As in…
Hollywood Star Playhouse – The Six Shooter: The Beginnings of a Series
As described in Jimmy Stewart on the Air, Stewart starred in the April 13, 1952, edition of NBC’s Hollywood Star Playhouse. He played the role of Britt Proset, a traveling cowboy with the nickname of “The Six Shooter.” Others appearing in the program were William Conrad as Ed Scofield, Parley Baer as Fred Wilmer, Herb…
