Old Time Radio Westerns

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By: Andrew Rhynes

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 depth...

Drifty with the Holt Family | All Star Western Theatre (09-22-46)
#7
Yesterday at 8:00 AM

Drifty is a travel who drifts around, while stopping for spell he helps a family out of a bind.

Original Air Date: September 22, 1946
Host: Andrew Rhynes
Show: All Star Western Theatre
Phone: (707) 98 OTRDW (6-8739)

Stars:
• Jennifer Holt
• Tim Holt
• Jack Holt

Announcer:
• Cottonseed Clark

Song List:
• Sioux City Sue
• Cool Water

Music:
• Foy Willing and The Riders of The Purple Sage

Exit music from: Roundup on the Prairie by Aaron Kenny https://bit.ly/3kTj0kK


Legal Revenge | Gunsmoke (02-05-56)
#6
Yesterday at 8:00 AM

Original Air Date: February 05, 1956
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)

Special Guests:
• Helen Kleeb
• Lawrence Dobkin
• Stacy Harris

Writer:
• John Meston

Producer:
• Norman Macdonnell

Music:
• Rex Koury

Sound Patterns:
• Tom Hanley
• Bill James

Exit music from: Roundup on the Prairie by Aaron Kenny https://bit.ly/3kTj0kK


Death Will Out | The Lone Ranger (06-08-51)
#44
Yesterday at 8:00 AM

Original Air Date: June 08, 1951
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

Music:
• Ben Bonnell

Exit music from: Roundup on the Prairie by Aaron Kenny https://bit.ly/3kTj0kK


Swamp Boss | The Lone Ranger (09-04-40)
#19
Last Sunday at 8:00 AM

Original Air Date: September 04, 1940
Host: Andrew Rhynes
Show: The Lone Ranger
Phone: (707) 98 OTRDW (6-8739)

Stars:
• Earle Graser (Lone Ranger)
• John Todd (Tonto)

Writer:
• Fran Striker

Producer:
• George W. Trendle

Music:
• Ben Bonnell

Exit music from: Roundup on the Prairie by Aaron Kenny https://bit.ly/3kTj0kK


The Peace Officer | Gunsmoke (09-04-60)
#36
Last Sunday at 8:00 AM

Original Air Date: September 04, 1960
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)

Special Guests:
• Virginia Christine
• Lawrence Dobkin
• Barney Phillips
• James Nusser
• Vic Perrin

Editorial Supervisor:
• John Meston

Producer:
• Norman Macdonnell

Music:
• Rex Koury

Exit music from: Roundup on the Prairie by Aaron Kenny https://bit.ly/3kTj0kK


Cora Plummer Quincy | The Six Shooter (12-27-53)
#16
Last Sunday at 8:00 AM

Cora Plummer had remarried soon after her husband died. Her son is convinced his step-father is after the family ranch and money.


Original Air Date: December 27, 1953
Host: Andrew Rhynes
Show: The Six Shooter
Phone: (707) 98 OTRDW (6-8739)

Stars:
• James Stewart (Britt Ponset)

Special Guests:
• Virginia Gregg
• Dee Tatum
• Robert Griffin
• Parley Baer
• Bert Holland

Writer:
• Frank Burt

Producer:
• Jack Johnstone

Music:
• Basil Adlam

Exit music from: Roundup on the Prairie by Aaron Kenny https://bit.ly/3kT


Shoo Fly | Death Valley Days (39-06-16)
#8
Last Sunday at 8:00 AM

Original Air Date: June 16, 1939
Host: Andrew Rhynes
Show: Western Stories
Phone: (707) 98 OTRDW (6-8739)

Host:
• The Old Ranger

Creator:
• Ruth Woodman

Music:
• Leith Stevens

Exit music from: Roundup on the Prairie by Aaron Kenny https://bit.ly/3kTj0kK


Cow Thieves at the Kay See | The Lone Ranger (09-02-40)
#18
Last Saturday at 8:00 AM

Original Air Date: September 02, 1940
Host: Andrew Rhynes
Show: The Lone Ranger
Phone: (707) 98 OTRDW (6-8739)

Stars:
• Earle Graser (Lone Ranger)
• John Todd (Tonto)

Writer:
• Fran Striker

Producer:
• George W. Trendle

Music:
• Ben Bonnell

Exit music from: Roundup on the Prairie by Aaron Kenny https://bit.ly/3kTj0kK


The Little Dude | Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok (06-10-53)
#43
Last Saturday at 8:00 AM

Original Air Date: June 10, 1953
Host: Andrew Rhynes
Show: Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok
Phone: (707) 98 OTRDW (6-8739)

Stars:
• Guy Madison (Hickok)
• Andy Devine (Jingles)

Special Guests:
• Paul Frees
• Fred Shields
• Vic Perrin
• Jack Moyles

Producer:
• Paul Pierce

Writer:
• Larry Hayes

Music:
• Dick Aurandt

Exit music from: Roundup on the Prairie by Aaron Kenny https://bit.ly/3kTj0kK


Tumbleweed | Gunsmoke (08-28-60)
#35
Last Saturday at 8:00 AM

Original Air Date: August 28, 1960
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)

Special Guests:
• Vic Perrin
• Joseph Kearns
• Virginia Christine
• Barney Phillips

Editorial Supervisor:
• John Meston

Writer:
• Tom Hanley

Producer:
• Norman Macdonnell

Music:
• Rex Koury

Exit music from: Roundup on the Prairie by Aaron Kenny https://bit.ly/3kTj0kK


Bureaucrat | Gunsmoke (01-29-56)
#5
Last Friday at 8:00 AM

Original Air Date: January 29, 1956
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)

Special Guests:
• Vic Perrin
• John Dehner
• Harry Bartell

Writer:
• John Meston

Producer:
• Norman Macdonnell

Music:
• Rex Koury

Sound Patterns:
• Tom Hanley
• Bill James

Exit music from: Roundup on the Prairie by Aaron Kenny https://bit.ly/3kTj0kK


Bringing Up Ollie | Have Gun Will Travel (09-25-60)
#39
Last Friday at 8:00 AM

Original Air Date: September 25, 1960
Host: Andrew Rhynes
Show: Have Gun Will Travel
Phone: (707) 98 OTRDW (6-8739)

Stars:
• John Dehner (Paladin)
• Ben Wright (Heyboy)

Special Guests:
• Virginia Gregg
• Anne Whitfield
• Russell Arms
• Ralph Moody

Producer/Writer:
• Frank Paris

Exit music from: Roundup on the Prairie by Aaron Kenny https://bit.ly/3kTj0kK


The Deserter | The Lone Ranger (06-06-51)
#51
Last Friday at 8:00 AM

Original Air Date: June 06, 1951
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

Music:
• Ben Bonnell

Exit music from: Roundup on the Prairie by Aaron Kenny https://bit.ly/3kTj0kK


Romeo | Gunsmoke (01-22-56)
#4
Last Thursday at 8:00 AM

Original Air Date: January 22, 1956
Host: Andrew Rhynes
Show: Gunsmoke
Phone: (707) 98 OTRDW (6-8739)

Stars:
• William Conrad (Matt Dillion)
• Parley Baer (Chester)
• Howard McNear (Doc)

Special Guests:
• Sam Edwards
• John Dehner
• James Nusser
• Joyce McCluskey

Writer:
• John Meston

Producer:
• Norman Macdonnell

Music:
• Rex Koury

Sound Patterns:
• Tom Hanley
• Bill James

Exit music from: Roundup on the Prairie by Aaron Kenny https://bit.ly/3kTj0kK


The Spider Woman | Hopalong Cassidy (12-22-51)
#41
Last Thursday at 8:00 AM

Original Air Date: December 22, 1951
Host: Andrew Rhynes
Show: Hopalong Cassidy
Phone: (707) 98 OTRDW (6-8739)

Stars:
• William Boyd (Hopalong Cassidy)
• Andy Clyde (California Carlson)

Writer:
• Clarence Mulford

Producer:
• Walter White Jr.

Music:
• Albert Glaser

Exit music from: Roundup on the Prairie by Aaron Kenny https://bit.ly/3kTj0kK


Roy Acuff and Red Foley | Grand Ole Opry (11-01-49)
#8
Last Thursday at 8:00 AM

Original Air Date: November 01, 1949
Host: Andrew Rhynes
Show: Grand Ole Opry
Phone: (707) 98 OTRDW (6-8739)

Exit music from: Roundup on the Prairie by Aaron Kenny https://bit.ly/3kTj0kK


The Refugee Bandit | The Lone Ranger (06-04-51)
#42
Last Thursday at 8:00 AM

Original Air Date: June 04, 1951
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

Music:
• Ben Bonnell

Exit music from: Roundup on the Prairie by Aaron Kenny https://bit.ly/3kTj0kK


Uncle Oliver | Gunsmoke (07-09-55)
#28
Last Wednesday at 8:00 AM

Oliver and Viney Stang decide to get Chester's job, and the easiest way to do that is to shoot Chester…which is exactly what they do!

Original Air Date: July 09, 1955
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)

Special Guests:
• Vic Perrin
• Harry Bartell

Writer:
• John Meston

Producer:
• Norman Macdonnell

Music:
• Rex Koury

Sound Patterns:
• Tom Hanley
• Bill James

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Ordeal at Fort Promise | Challenge of the Yukon (01-31-52)
#10
Last Wednesday at 8:00 AM

Original Air Date: January 31, 1952
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

Exit music from: Roundup on the Prairie by Aaron Kenny https://bit.ly/3kTj0kK


Hunter's Hollow | The Lone Ranger (06-01-51)
#41
Last Wednesday at 8:00 AM

Original Air Date: June 01, 1951
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

Music:
• Ben Bonnell

Exit music from: Roundup on the Prairie by Aaron Kenny https://bit.ly/3kTj0kK


Prelude To Felony | Tales of the Texas Rangers (03-16-52)
#11
Last Wednesday at 8:00 AM

A young girl steals her own father's cattle and frames a neighboring rancher for the crime.

Original Air Date: March 16, 1952
Host: Andrew Rhynes
Show: Tales of the Texas Rangers
Phone: (707) 98 OTRDW (6-8739)

Stars:
• Joel McCrea (Ranger Jayce Pearson)

Special Guests:
• Colleen Collins
• Ed Begley
• Miriam Kruschen
• Forrest Lewis
• Parley Baer
• Tony Barrett
• George Pirrone

Writer:
• Betty Mears

Producer:
• Stacy Keach

Exit music from: Roundup on the Prairie by Aaron Kenny https://bit.ly/3kTj0kK


Vengeance at Wind Rock | The Cisco Kid (08-19-54)
#40
07/08/2025

Original Air Date: August 19, 1954
Host: Andrew Rhynes
Show: The Cisco Kid
Phone: (707) 98 OTRDW (6-8739)

Stars:
• Jack Mather (Cisco)
• Harry Lang (Poncho)

Exit music from: Roundup on the Prairie by Aaron Kenny https://bit.ly/3kTj0kK


How To Cure A Friend | Gunsmoke (01-15-56)
#3
07/08/2025

Original Air Date: January 15, 1956
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)

Special Guests:
• Lawrence Dobkin
• Harry Bartell
• John Dehner
• Ralph Moody

Writer:
• John Meston

Producer:
• Norman Macdonnell

Music:
• Rex Koury

Sound Patterns:
• Tom Hanley
• Bill James

Exit music from: Roundup on the Prairie by Aaron Kenny https://bit.ly/3kTj0kK


Mesa Mountain | The Lone Ranger (05-30-51)
#40
07/08/2025

Original Air Date: May 30, 1951
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

Music:
• Ben Bonnell

Exit music from: Roundup on the Prairie by Aaron Kenny https://bit.ly/3kTj0kK


Clem Norman's Story with Ken Curtis | All Star Western Theatre (09-15-46)
#6
07/07/2025

Original Air Date: September 15, 1946
Host: Andrew Rhynes
Show: All Star Western Theatre
Phone: (707) 98 OTRDW (6-8739)

Stars:
• Ken Curtis
• Griff Barnett
• Harry Lang
• Foy Willing
• Al Sloey
• Johnny Paul
• Jimmy Dean

Announcer:
• Cottonseed Clark

Song List:
• Ride into Town
• I learned to love you too late my darling
• Divorce Me C.O.D.

Music:
• Foy Willing and The Riders of The Purple Sage
• Merle Travis
• Cliffie Stone

Exit music from: Roundup on the Prairie by Aaron Kenny https


Doc's Revenge | Gunsmoke (01-08-56)
#2
07/07/2025

Original Air Date: January 08, 1956
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)

Special Guests:
• Vic Perrin
• John Dehner

Producer:
• Norman Macdonnell

Music:
• Rex Koury

Sound Patterns:
• Tom Hanley
• Bill James

Exit music from: Roundup on the Prairie by Aaron Kenny https://bit.ly/3kTj0kK


The New Neighbor | The Lone Ranger (05-28-51)
#39
07/07/2025

Original Air Date: May 28, 1951
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

Music:
• Ben Bonnell

Exit music from: Roundup on the Prairie by Aaron Kenny https://bit.ly/3kTj0kK


Outcasts and Outlaws | The Lone Ranger (08-30-40)
#17
07/06/2025

Original Air Date: August 30, 1940
Host: Andrew Rhynes
Show: The Lone Ranger
Phone: (707) 98 OTRDW (6-8739)

Stars:
• Earle Graser (Lone Ranger)
• John Todd (Tonto)

Writer:
• Fran Striker

Producer:
• George W. Trendle

Music:
• Ben Bonnell

Exit music from: Roundup on the Prairie by Aaron Kenny https://bit.ly/3kTj0kK 


Dangerous Bath | Gunsmoke (08-21-60)
#34
07/06/2025

Original Air Date: August 21, 1960
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)

Special Guests:
• Sam Edwards
• Jeanne Bates
• Lawrence Dobkin

Editorial Supervisor:
• John Meston

Writer:
• Marian Clark

Producer:
• Norman Macdonnell

Music:
• Rex Koury

Exit music from: Roundup on the Prairie by Aaron Kenny https://bit.ly/3kTj0kK


Britt Ponsett's Christmas Carol | The Six Shooter (12-20-53)
#15
07/06/2025

The story of "A Christmas Carol" is retold with a western motif.

Original Air Date: December 20, 1953
Host: Andrew Rhynes
Show: The Six Shooter
Phone: (707) 98 OTRDW (6-8739)

Stars:
• James Stewart (Britt Ponset)

Special Guests:
• Howard McNear (Scrudge)

Writer:
• Frank Burt

Producer:
• Jack Johnstone

Music:
• Basil Adlam

Exit music from: Roundup on the Prairie by Aaron Kenny https://bit.ly/3kTj0kK


The Burro Who Had No Name - Death Valley Days (38-06-17)
07/06/2025

Original Air Date: June 17, 1938
Host: Andrew Rhynes
Show: Western Stories
Phone: (707) 98 OTRDW (6-8739)

Host:
• The Old Ranger

Creator:
• Ruth Woodman

Music:
• Leith Stevens

Exit music from: Roundup on the Prairie by Aaron Kenny https://bit.ly/3kTj0kK


The Howling Dog | The Lone Ranger (08-28-40)
#16
07/05/2025

Original Air Date: August 28, 1940
Host: Andrew Rhynes
Show: The Lone Ranger
Phone: (707) 98 OTRDW (6-8739)

Stars:
• Earle Graser (Lone Ranger)
• John Todd (Tonto)

Writer:
• Fran Striker

Producer:
• George W. Trendle

Music:
• Ben Bonnell

Exit music from: Roundup on the Prairie by Aaron Kenny https://bit.ly/3kTj0kK


The Battle of Buzzard Lake | Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok (06-05-53)
#42
07/05/2025

Original Air Date: June 05, 1953
Host: Andrew Rhynes
Show: Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok
Phone: (707) 98 OTRDW (6-8739)

Stars:
• Guy Madison (Hickok)
• Andy Devine (Jingles)

Special Guests:
• Ken Christy
• Howard McNear
• Frank Gerstle
• Dusty Walker

Producer:
• Paul Pierce

Music:
• Dick Aurandt

Exit music from: Roundup on the Prairie by Aaron Kenny https://bit.ly/3kTj0kK


The Noose | Gunsmoke (08-14-60)
#33
07/05/2025

Original Air Date: August 14, 1960
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)

Special Guests:
• Vic Perrin
• Lawrence Dobkin
• Bartlett Robinson
• Barney Phillips
• Harry Bartell

Editorial Supervisor:
• John Meston

Writer:
• Marian Clark

Producer:
• Norman Macdonnell

Music:
• Rex Koury

Exit music from: Roundup on the Prairie by Aaron Kenny https://bit.ly/3kTj0kK


Nellie Watsons Boy | Have Gun Will Travel (09-18-60)
#38
07/04/2025

Original Air Date: September 18, 1960
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)

Special Guests:
• Ken Lynch
• Sam Edwards

Writer:
• William N. Robson

Producer:
• Frank Paris

Exit music from: Roundup on the Prairie by Aaron Kenny https://bit.ly/3kTj0kK


Dressed to Die | The Lone Ranger (05-18-51)
#38
07/04/2025

Original Air Date: May 18, 1951
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

Music:
• Ben Bonnell

Exit music from: Roundup on the Prairie by Aaron Kenny https://bit.ly/3kTj0kK


The Memory of Mace Melot | Hopalong Cassidy (12-15-51)
#40
07/03/2025

Original Air Date: December 15, 1951
Host: Andrew Rhynes
Show: Hopalong Cassidy
Phone: (707) 98 OTRDW (6-8739)

Stars:
• William Boyd (Hopalong Cassidy)
• Andy Clyde (California Carlson)

Writer:
• Clarence Mulford

Producer:
• Walter White Jr.

Music:
• Albert Glaser

Exit music from: Roundup on the Prairie by Aaron Kenny https://bit.ly/3kTj0kK


Red Foley Shortnin Bread | Grand Ole Opry (04-30-49)
#7
07/03/2025

Original Air Date: April 30, 1949
Host: Andrew Rhynes
Show: Grand Ole Opry
Phone: (707) 98 OTRDW (6-8739)

Exit music from: Roundup on the Prairie by Aaron Kenny https://bit.ly/3kTj0kK


Journey to Adventure | The Lone Ranger (05-16-51)
#37
07/03/2025

Original Air Date: May 16, 1951
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

Music:
• Ben Bonnell

Exit music from: Roundup on the Prairie by Aaron Kenny https://bit.ly/3kTj0kK


General Parsley Smith | Gunsmoke (07-02-55)
#27
07/02/2025

"General" Smith is warning Dodge about Drew Holt and his new bank. He accuses Holt of being a thief, but General Smith is a liar!

Original Air Date: July 02, 1955
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)

Special Guests:
• John Dehner
• Joe Duval
• Vic Perrin

Writer:
• John Meston

Producer:
• Norman Macdonnell

Music:
• Rex Koury

Sound Patterns:
• Tom Hanley
• Bill James...