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…
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The Six Shooter (1988)
The Six Shooter came back to radio for a time in the eighties. The first hint of this came to our attention in the Radio & Records Program Suppliers Guide ’88. The following ad appeared in the “Drama/Nostalgia” section: There were originally 39 shows in the series, plus an audition show, for a total of…
The Six Shooter – A Friend in Need
This show is also known under the titles Step Brothers, Man on the Run and Fifty Yard Canyon. Also heard in this program are Frank Gerstle as Art Hemper, Shepard Menken as Sam Bittley, Bill Johnstone as Sheriff Vale and Howard McNear as George Crump. There are two things to listen for in this day’s…
The 6 Shooter – “Gold Strike” Collection
This six cassette set of fifteen The Six Shooter programs was issued by Metacom in 1996 (9133157/AB157). This was the second in a series of three releases from Metacom. The shows included were: J496 – A Friend in Need/Hiram’s Goldstrike J497 – The Silver Buckle/The Outlaw’s Wife J498 – Trail to Sunset/Apron-Faced Sorrel J499 –…
The Six Shooter – Cora Plummer Quincy
Sometimes called Ned Plummer’s Widow, this show was broadcast on December 27, 1953. Except for simple listings like the one below from the Brooklyn Eagle, not much seems to have appeared in print about this week’s program. Filling out the cast were Virginia Gregg as Cora Plummer Quincy, Jean Tatum as a waitress, Robert Griffin…
Old-Time Radio’s Greatest Westerns
This set was issued by Radio Spirits as on both CDs (4217) and cassettes (4216). Forty old time radio Westerns, including Red Ryder, The Lone Ranger, Have Gun – Will Travel, Gunsmoke, The Cisco Kid, Fort Laramie, Frontier Gentleman, Hopalong Cassidy, Tales of the Texas Rangers, and The Six Shooter. A total of four Six…
Britt Ponset’s Christmas Carol
The Six Shooter planned a special Christmas show for its December 20, 1953, show, but the newspapers didn’t have much to say about it; most simply said “The Six Shooter” in their radio listings. When they did say more, it was like the one below from The Fresno Bee, Fresno, CA: Jimmy’s character, Britt Ponset,…
Britt Ponset’s Christmas Carol on Cassette
If you’re searching for a copy of Britt Ponset’s Christmas Carol for your collection, there are several sources available. The first is a four cassette set titled Radio’s All Time Greatest Christmas Shows (Dove Audio 81350). The second, and harder to find source, is a six cassette set titled Great Christmas Shows, Vol. 1 (Audio…
The 60 Greatest Old-Time Radio Shows of the 20th Century Selected by Walter Cronkite
This special 20-cassette/CD boxed set was issued by Radio Spirits in 1999 (4412). Two Jimmy Stewart shows were included on the set. The first was the December 20, 1953, Six Shooter broadcast of Britt Ponset’s Christmas Carol. The second show was We Hold These Truths, which had originally been broadcast on December 15, 1941. …
The 6 Shooter – “The Stampede” Collection
This was the third and final offering from Metacom (9133223/AB223) and was issued in 1997. This time there were fifteen different programs included on the six cassettes. J270 – Jenny/The Coward J271 – The Stampede/Silver Annie J272 – Rink Larkin/Red Lawson’s Revenge J273 – Ben Scofield/The Capture of Stacy Gault/Escape from Smoke Falls J274 –…
