Old Time Radio Westerns
Step into the past with the Old Time Radio Westerns Podcast, where we proudly present digitally restored classic Western radio dramas in a way that transcends the limitations of their original recordings. Immerse yourself in the golden age of radio, now reborn with a richness and clarity that surpasses the vintage versions. As specialists in digital restoration, we’ve meticulously enhanced every episode, elevating the audio quality to new heights. The sounds of birds chirping, the creak of a saloon door, the thundering hooves of a pursuing posse, and the crack of gunfire are now delivered with a richness and de...
The First Steel Plow | Adventures in Research (07-24-51)
The story of how John Deere came up with the first Steel Plow
Original Air Date: July 24, 1951
Host: Andrew Rhynes
Show: Western Stories
Phone: (707) 98 OTRDW (6-8739)
Narrator:
• Paul Shannon
Exit music from: Roundup on the Prairie by Aaron Kenny https://bit.ly/3kTj0kK
Election Day at Placer | The Lone Ranger (08-25-41)
Original Air Date: August 25, 1941
Host: Andrew Rhynes
Show: The Lone Ranger
Phone: (707) 98 OTRDW (6-8739)
Stars:
• Brace Beemer (Lone Ranger)
• John Todd (Tonto)
Writer:
• Fran Striker
Producer:
• George W. Trendle
Director:
• Charles D. Livingston
Music:
• Ben Bonnell
For more great shows check out our site: https://www.otrwesterns.com
Exit music from: Roundup on the Prairie by Aaron Kenny https://bit.ly/3kTj0kK
Livvie's Loss | Gunsmoke (04-13-58)
Original Air Date: April 13, 1958
Host: Andrew Rhynes
Show: Gunsmoke
Phone: (707) 98 OTRDW (6-8739)
Stars:
• William Conrad (Matt Dillion)
• Parley Baer (Chester)
• Georgia Ellis (Kitty)
• Howard McNear (Doc)
Producer:
• Norman Macdonnell
Music:
• Rex Koury
Exit music from: Roundup on the Prairie by Aaron Kenny https://bit.ly/3kTj0kK
Mighty Mouse | Frontier Gentleman (07-20-58)
Original Air Date: July 20, 1958
Host: Andrew Rhynes
Show: Frontier Gentleman
Phone: (707) 98 OTRDW (6-8739)
Stars:
• John Dehner (J.B. Kendall)
Special Guests:
• Ted de Corsia
• Harry Bartell
• Lawrence Dobkin
• Jack Moyles
• Vic Perrin
• Stacy Harris
Writer:
• Antony Ellis
Producer:
• Antony Ellis
Music:
• Wilbur Hatch
Exit music from: Roundup on the Prairie by Aaron Kenny https://bit.ly/3kTj0kK
The Breaking | The Lone Ranger (08-15-41)
Original Air Date: August 15, 1941
Host: Andrew Rhynes
Show: The Lone Ranger
Phone: (707) 98 OTRDW (6-8739)
Stars:
• Brace Beemer (Lone Ranger)
• John Todd (Tonto)
Writer:
• Fran Striker
Producer:
• George W. Trendle
Director:
• Charles D. Livingston
Music:
• Ben Bonnell
For more great shows check out our site: https://www.otrwesterns.com
Exit music from: Roundup on the Prairie by Aaron Kenny https://bit.ly/3kTj0kK
Yorky | Gunsmoke (04-06-58)
Original Air Date: April 06, 1958
Host: Andrew Rhynes
Show: Gunsmoke
Phone: (707) 98 OTRDW (6-8739)
Stars:
• William Conrad (Matt Dillion)
• Parley Baer (Chester)
• Georgia Ellis (Kitty)
• Howard McNear (Doc)
Producer:
• Norman Macdonnell
Music:
• Rex Koury
Exit music from: Roundup on the Prairie by Aaron Kenny https://bit.ly/3kTj0kK
The Missing Reporter | Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok (04-28-54)
Original Air Date: April 28, 1954
Host: Andrew Rhynes
Show: Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok
Phone: (707) 98 OTRDW (6-8739)
Stars:
• Guy Madison (Hickok)
• Andy Devine (Jingles)
Special Guests:
• John Stephenson
• Lou Merrill
• Ralph Moody
• Jack Moyles
Producer:
• Paul Pierce
Writer:
• Larry Hayes
Music:
• Dick Aurandt
For more great shows check out our site: https://www.otrwesterns.com
Exit music from: Roundup on the Prairie by Aaron Kenny https://bit.ly/3kTj0kK
Skiers In the Sky | Ranger Bill (01-16-57)
Original Air Date: January 16, 1957
Host: Andrew Rhynes
Show: Ranger Bill
Phone: (707) 98 OTRDW (6-8739)
Stars:
• Miron Canaday (Ranger Bill)
• Stumpy Jenkins (Grey Wolf)
Writers:
• Joal Hanson
• John Rowan
Producer:
• Jim Grant
Music:
• John McCombe
For more great shows check out our site: https://www.otrwesterns.com
Exit music from: Roundup on the Prairie by Aaron Kenny https://bit.ly/3kTj0kK
Thicker Than Water | The Six Shooter (03-14-54)
A no-good gambler comes to town to see his son after twelve years. There have been some surprising changes...in both of them!
Original Air Date: March 14, 1954
Host: Andrew Rhynes
Show: The Six Shooter
Phone: (707) 98 OTRDW (6-8739)
Stars:
• James Stewart (Britt Ponset)
Special Guests:
• Shirley Mitchell
• Dick Beals
• Barney Phillips
• Robert Griffin
Writer:
• Frank Burt
Producer:
• Jack Johnstone
Music:
• Basil Adlam
Exit music from: Roundup on the Prairie by Aaron Kenny https://bit.ly/3kTj0kK
Redman's Vengeance | Silver Eagle (06-29-54)
After a Trapper shoots an Indian, he and his partner are hunted by other Indians who witness the shooting
Original Air Date: June 29, 1954
Host: Andrew Rhynes
Show: Western Stories
Phone: (707) 98 OTRDW (6-8739)
Stars:
• Jim Ameche (Sergeant Jim West)
• Jack Lester (Joe Bideaux)
For more great shows check out our site: https://www.otrwesterns.com
Exit music from: Roundup on the Prairie by Aaron Kenny https://bit.ly/3kTj0kK
The Medicine Man | Hopalong Cassidy (06-18-50)
Original Air Date: June 18, 1950
Host: Andrew Rhynes
Show: Hopalong Cassidy
Phone: (707) 98 OTRDW (6-8739)
Stars:
• William Boyd (Hopalong Cassidy)
• Andy Clyde (California Carlson)
Writer:
• Harold Swanton
Creator:
• Clarence Mulford
Producer:
• Walter White Jr.
Music:
• Albert Glaser
Exit music from: Roundup on the Prairie by Aaron Kenny https://bit.ly/3kTj0kK
The Pony Express | Lightning Jim (1952)
Original Air Date: 1952
Host: Andrew Rhynes
Show: Lightning Jim
Phone: (707) 98 OTRDW (6-8739)
Exit music from: Roundup on the Prairie by Aaron Kenny https://bit.ly/3kTj0kK
Hunted | The Lone Ranger (04-21-54)
Original Air Date: April 21, 1954
Host: Andrew Rhynes
Show: The Lone Ranger
Phone: (707) 98 OTRDW (6-8739)
Stars:
• Brace Beemer (Lone Ranger)
• John Todd (Tonto)
Writer:
• Fran Striker
Producer:
• George W. Trendle
Director:
• Charles D. Livingston
Music:
• Ben Bonnell
For more great shows check out our site: https://www.otrwesterns.com
Exit music from: Roundup on the Prairie by Aaron Kenny https://bit.ly/3kTj0kK
The Trumpet Blows | The Lone Ranger (03-22-43)
The calvary trumpet is an indication to all, that the military has arrived.
Original Air Date: March 22, 1943
Host: Andrew Rhynes
Show: The Lone Ranger
Phone: (707) 98 OTRDW (6-8739)
Stars:
• Brace Beemer (Lone Ranger)
• John Todd (Tonto)
Writer:
• Fran Striker
Producer:
• George W. Trendle
Director:
• Charles D. Livingston
Music:
• Ben Bonnell
For more great shows check out our site: https://www.otrwesterns.com
Exit music from: Roundup on the Prairie by Aaron Kenny https://bit.ly/3kTj0kK
The Hannagan Brothers | Challenge of the Yukon (02-24-44)
Original Air Date: February 24, 1944
Host: Andrew Rhynes
Show: Challenge of the Yukon
Phone: (707) 98 OTRDW (6-8739)
Stars:
• Paul Sutton (Sgt. Preston)
Writer:
• Fran Striker
Producer:
• George W. Trendle
Director:
• Fred Flowerday
For more great shows check out our site: https://www.otrwesterns.com
Exit music from: Roundup on the Prairie by Aaron Kenny https://bit.ly/3kTj0kK
Hidden Danger | The Lone Ranger (04-19-54)
Original Air Date: April 19, 1954
Host: Andrew Rhynes
Show: The Lone Ranger
Phone: (707) 98 OTRDW (6-8739)
Stars:
• Brace Beemer (Lone Ranger)
• John Todd (Tonto)
Writer:
• Fran Striker
Producer:
• George W. Trendle
Director:
• Charles D. Livingston
Music:
• Ben Bonnell
For more great shows check out our site: https://www.otrwesterns.com
Exit music from: Roundup on the Prairie by Aaron Kenny https://bit.ly/3kTj0kK
Wagons Roll West | The Lone Ranger (03-19-43)
A story of a wagon train moving west, there are those who do not want the wagon train to be successful.
Original Air Date: March 19, 1943
Host: Andrew Rhynes
Show: The Lone Ranger
Phone: (707) 98 OTRDW (6-8739)
Stars:
• Brace Beemer (Lone Ranger)
• John Todd (Tonto)
Writer:
• Fran Striker
Producer:
• George W. Trendle
Director:
• Charles D. Livingston
Music:
• Ben Bonnell
For more great shows check out our site: https://www.otrwesterns.com
Exit music from: Roundup on the Prairie by A...
Duel On The Trail | Luke Slaughter of Tombstone (02-23-58)
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
Original Air Date: February 23, 1958
Host: Andrew Rhynes
Show: Luke Slaughter of Tombstone
Phone: (707) 98 OTRDW (6-8739)
Stars:
• Sam Buffington (Luke Slaughter)
• Junius Matthews (Wichita)
Special Guests:
• Lillian Buyeff
• Eddie Marr
• Herb Vigran
• Sam Edwards
• Vic Perrin
Producer:
• William N. Robson
Writers:
• Robert Stan Lee
• Tom Hanley
Music:
• Wilbur Hatch
• Amerigo Moreno
Treasure Hunt | Have Gun Will Travel (09-13-59)
Original Air Date: September 13, 1959
Host: Andrew Rhynes
Show: Have Gun Will Travel
Phone: (707) 98 OTRDW (6-8739)
Stars:
• John Dehner (Paladin)
• Ben Wright (Heyboy)
• Virginia Gregg (Miss. Wong)
Producer:
• Norman MacDonnell
Exit music from: Roundup on the Prairie by Aaron Kenny https://bit.ly/3kTj0kK
Badge of Courage | Straight Arrow (03-17-49)
Original Air Date: March 17, 1949
Host: Andrew Rhynes
Show: Straight Arrow
Phone: (707) 98 OTRDW (6-8739)
Stars:
• Howard Culver (Steve Adams)
• Fred Howard (Packy McCloud)
• Gwen Delano (Mesquite Molly)
Music:
• Milton Charles
Exit music from: Roundup on the Prairie by Aaron Kenny https://bit.ly/3kTj0kK
Thunder and Dynamite | The Lone Ranger (04-14-54)
Original Air Date: April 14, 1954
Host: Andrew Rhynes
Show: The Lone Ranger
Phone: (707) 98 OTRDW (6-8739)
Stars:
• Brace Beemer (Lone Ranger)
• John Todd (Tonto)
Writer:
• Fran Striker
Producer:
• George W. Trendle
Director:
• Charles D. Livingston
Music:
• Ben Bonnell
For more great shows check out our site: https://www.otrwesterns.com
Exit music from: Roundup on the Prairie by Aaron Kenny https://bit.ly/3kTj0kK
Manpower Versus Steam | The Lone Ranger (03-17-43)
A engineer becomes a gold claim owner and builds a steam powered mining device, those who want the mine do not approve of the automation.
Original Air Date: March 17, 1943
Host: Andrew Rhynes
Show: The Lone Ranger
Phone: (707) 98 OTRDW (6-8739)
Stars:
• Brace Beemer (Lone Ranger)
• John Todd (Tonto)
Writer:
• Fran Striker
Producer:
• George W. Trendle
Director:
• Charles D. Livingston
Music:
• Ben Bonnell
For more great shows check out our site: https://www.otrwesterns.com
Exit music from: Roundu...
As a Man Thinketh | Challenge of the Yukon (02-17-44)
Original Air Date: February 17, 1944
Host: Andrew Rhynes
Show: Challenge of the Yukon
Phone: (707) 98 OTRDW (6-8739)
Stars:
• Paul Sutton (Sgt. Preston)
Writer:
• Fran Striker
Producer:
• George W. Trendle
Director:
• Fred Flowerday
For more great shows check out our site: https://www.otrwesterns.com
Exit music from: Roundup on the Prairie by Aaron Kenny https://bit.ly/3kTj0kK
Dan Rides Hard | The Lone Ranger (03-15-43)
When a Dan finds a handbill for the capture of The Lone Ranger dead or alive, The Lone Ranger works to get to the bottom of the notice.
Original Air Date: March 15, 1943
Host: Andrew Rhynes
Show: The Lone Ranger
Phone: (707) 98 OTRDW (6-8739)
Stars:
• Brace Beemer (Lone Ranger)
• John Todd (Tonto)
Writer:
• Fran Striker
Producer:
• George W. Trendle
Director:
• Charles D. Livingston
Music:
• Ben Bonnell
For more great shows check out our site: https://www.otrwesterns.com
Exit musi...
Go-Between | The Lone Ranger (04-12-54)
Original Air Date: April 12, 1954
Host: Andrew Rhynes
Show: The Lone Ranger
Phone: (707) 98 OTRDW (6-8739)
Stars:
• Brace Beemer (Lone Ranger)
• John Todd (Tonto)
Writer:
• Fran Striker
Producer:
• George W. Trendle
Director:
• Charles D. Livingston
Music:
• Ben Bonnell
For more great shows check out our site: https://www.otrwesterns.com
Exit music from: Roundup on the Prairie by Aaron Kenny https://bit.ly/3kTj0kK
Battle of Lost Mine | The Cisco Kid (09-15-55)
Original Air Date: September 15, 1955
Host: Andrew Rhynes
Show: The Cisco Kid
Phone: (707) 98 OTRDW (6-8739)
Stars:
• Jack Mather (Cisco)
• Harry Lang (Poncho)
For more great shows check out our site: https://www.otrwesterns.com
Exit music from: Roundup on the Prairie by Aaron Kenny https://bit.ly/3kTj0kK
Deadhead Freight | Tales of the Texas Rangers (01-07-51)
Original Air Date: January 07, 1951
Host: Andrew Rhynes
Show: Tales of the Texas Rangers
Phone: (707) 98 OTRDW (6-8739)
Star:
• Joel McCrea (Ranger Jayce Pearson)
Special Guests:
• Tony Barrett
• Herb Ellis
• Tom Holland
• Byron Kane
• Tom McKee
• Lillian Buyeff
Writer:
• Russell Hughes
Producer:
• Stacy Keach
Exit music from: Roundup on the Prairie by Aaron Kenny https://bit.ly/3kTj0kK
Golden Rule and the Salt War | The Lone Ranger (03-12-43)
When on one of the sons for the Barns Ranch comes home after a full pardon those who live in the neighboring town do not take a convict in their town.
Original Air Date: March 12, 1943
Host: Andrew Rhynes
Show: The Lone Ranger
Phone: (707) 98 OTRDW (6-8739)
Stars:
• Brace Beemer (Lone Ranger)
• John Todd (Tonto)
Writer:
• Fran Striker
Producer:
• George W. Trendle
Director:
• Charles D. Livingston
Music:
• Ben Bonnell
For more great shows check out our site: https://www.otrweste...
The Big Holdup | All Star Western Theatre (01-03-48)
Original Air Date: January 03, 1948
Host: Andrew Rhynes
Show: All Star Western Theatre
Phone: (707) 98 OTRDW (6-8739)
Special Guests:
• Jeanne Bates
• Joe Deval
Writer:
• Ray Wilson
Director:
• Scott Farnsworth
Music:
• Foy Willing and The Riders of The Purple Sage
Exit music from: Roundup on the Prairie by Aaron Kenny https://bit.ly/3kTj0kK
Bartender and Project Investment | Dr. Sixgun (09-09-54)
Original Air Date: September 09, 1954
Host: Andrew Rhynes
Show: Dr. Sixgun
Phone: (707) 98 OTRDW (6-8739)
Stars:
• Karl Weber (Dr. Sixgun)
• William Griffis (Pablo)
Special Guests:
• William Keene
• Luis van Rooten
• Jim Boles
Writers:
• George Lefferts
Adaptation:
• Ernest Kinoy
Producer:
• Fred Weihe
Music:
• Art Ryerson
Exit music from: Roundup on the Prairie by Aaron Kenny https://bit.ly/3kTj0kK
The War Makers | The Lone Ranger (04-09-54)
Original Air Date: April 09, 1954
Host: Andrew Rhynes
Show: The Lone Ranger
Phone: (707) 98 OTRDW (6-8739)
Stars:
• Brace Beemer (Lone Ranger)
• John Todd (Tonto)
Writer:
• Fran Striker
Producer:
• George W. Trendle
Director:
• Charles D. Livingston
Music:
• Ben Bonnell
For more great shows check out our site: https://www.otrwesterns.com
Exit music from: Roundup on the Prairie by Aaron Kenny https://bit.ly/3kTj0kK
The Son of Silver | The Lone Ranger (08-13-41)
A story about a young horse who matches the characteristics of his father, Silver!
Original Air Date: August 13, 1941
Host: Andrew Rhynes
Show: The Lone Ranger
Phone: (707) 98 OTRDW (6-8739)
Stars:
• Brace Beemer (Lone Ranger)
• John Todd (Tonto)
Writer:
• Fran Striker
Producer:
• George W. Trendle
Director:
• Charles D. Livingston
Music:
• Ben Bonnell
For more great shows check out our site: https://www.otrwesterns.com
Exit music from: Roundup on the Prairie by Aaron Kenny https://bit.ly/3kTj0kK
Why Not | Gunsmoke (03-30-58)
Original Air Date: March 30, 1958
Host: Andrew Rhynes
Show: Gunsmoke
Phone: (707) 98 OTRDW (6-8739)
Stars:
• William Conrad (Matt Dillion)
• Parley Baer (Chester)
• Georgia Ellis (Kitty)
• Howard McNear (Doc)
Editorial Supervisor:
• John Meston
Producer:
• Norman Macdonnell
Writer:
• Les Crutchfield
Music:
• Rex Koury
Sound Patterns:
• Ray Kemper
• Bill James
Exit music from: Roundup on the Prairie by Aaron Kenny https://bit.ly/3kTj0kK
The Sound Heard Round the World | Adventures in Research (02-06-51)
The Story of the telegraph
Original Air Date: February 06, 1951
Host: Andrew Rhynes
Show: Western Stories
Phone: (707) 98 OTRDW (6-8739)
Narrator:
• Paul Shannon
Exit music from: Roundup on the Prairie by Aaron Kenny https://bit.ly/3kTj0kK
Justice of The Peace | Frontier Gentleman (07-13-58)
Original Air Date: July 13, 1958
Host: Andrew Rhynes
Show: Frontier Gentleman
Phone: (707) 98 OTRDW (6-8739)
Stars:
• John Dehner (J.B. Kendall)
Special Guests:
• Paula Winslowe
• Jack Moyles
• Lou Krugman
• Jack Kruschen
• Tom Holland
Writer:
• Antony Ellis
Producer:
• Antony Ellis
Music:
• Wilbur Hatch
Exit music from: Roundup on the Prairie by Aaron Kenny https://bit.ly/3kTj0kK
Silver's Escape | The Lone Ranger (08-11-41)
Original Air Date: August 11, 1941
Host: Andrew Rhynes
Show: The Lone Ranger
Phone: (707) 98 OTRDW (6-8739)
Stars:
• Brace Beemer (Lone Ranger)
• John Todd (Tonto)
Writer:
• Fran Striker
Producer:
• George W. Trendle
Director:
• Charles D. Livingston
Music:
• Ben Bonnell
For more great shows check out our site: https://www.otrwesterns.com
Exit music from: Roundup on the Prairie by Aaron Kenny https://bit.ly/3kTj0kK
Indian | Gunsmoke (03-23-58)
Original Air Date: March 23, 1958
Host: Andrew Rhynes
Show: Gunsmoke
Phone: (707) 98 OTRDW (6-8739)
Stars:
• William Conrad (Matt Dillion)
• Parley Baer (Chester)
• Georgia Ellis (Kitty)
• Howard McNear (Doc)
Producer:
• Norman Macdonnell
Music:
• Rex Koury
Sound Patterns:
• Ray Kemper
• Bill James
Exit music from: Roundup on the Prairie by Aaron Kenny https://bit.ly/3kTj0kK
Trigger Treachery | Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok (04-23-54)
Original Air Date: April 23, 1954
Host: Andrew Rhynes
Show: Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok
Phone: (707) 98 OTRDW (6-8739)
Stars:
• Guy Madison (Hickok)
• Andy Devine (Jingles)
Special Guests:
• Jack Moyles
• Frank Gerstle
• Dusty Walker
Producer:
• Paul Pierce
Music:
• Dick Aurandt
For more great shows check out our site: https://www.otrwesterns.com
Exit music from: Roundup on the Prairie by Aaron Kenny https://bit.ly/3kTj0kK
The Ice Prison | Ranger Bill (12-12-56)
Original Air Date: December 12, 1956
Host: Andrew Rhynes
Show: Ranger Bill
Phone: (707) 98 OTRDW (6-8739)
Stars:
• Miron Canaday (Ranger Bill)
• Stumpy Jenkins (Grey Wolf)
Writers:
• Joal Hanson
• John Rowan
Producer:
• Jim Grant
Music:
• John McCombe
For more great shows check out our site: https://www.otrwesterns.com
Exit music from: Roundup on the Prairie by Aaron Kenny https://bit.ly/3kTj0kK
A Marshal Quits the Service | Lightning Jim (1952)
Original Air Date: 1952
Host: Andrew Rhynes
Show: Lightning Jim
Phone: (707) 98 OTRDW (6-8739)
Exit music from: Roundup on the Prairie by Aaron Kenny https://bit.ly/3kTj0kK
