Gunsmoke – Cara. ep100, 540501

March 24, 2020Posted inContributors, Gunsmoke, Western
Gunsmoke. May 1, 1954. CBS net. "Cara". Sustaining. Ben Tolliver and his gang are coming to Dodge to rob the bank. Marshal Dillon suspects his old girlfriend Cara is a member of the gang. George Walsh (announcer), Georgia Ellis, Harry Bartell, Howard McNear, Jill Jarmyn, John Dehner, John Meston (writer), John Meston (writer), Norman Macdonnell (producer, director), Parley Baer, Rex Koury (composer, performer), Vic Perrin, William Conrad.

Gunsmoke – Murder Warrant. ep104, – 540424

March 17, 2020Posted inContributors, Gunsmoke, Western
Gunsmoke. April 24, 1954. CBS net. "Murder Warrant". Sustaining. Likeable Lee Prentiss has been shot from ambush. Jake Harbin is not so likeable, but he's a deputy sheriff with a warrant for Prentiss' arrest. George Walsh (announcer), Georgia Ellis, Howard McNear, James Nusser, John Dehner, John Meston (writer), Joseph Du Val, Lawrence Dobkin, Norman Macdonnell (producer, director), Parley Baer, Rex Koury (composer, performer), Sam Edwards, William Conrad.

Gunsmoke – What The Whiskey Drummer Heard. ep98, 540417

March 10, 2020Posted inContributors, Gunsmoke, Western
Gunsmoke. April 17, 1954. CBS net. "What The Whiskey Drummer Heard". Sustaining. Wilbur Hawkins tells Marshal Dillon about a plot against his life. When Dillon pretends to be dead, two different people brag about killing him!  William Conrad, Parley Baer, Edgar Barrier, John Dehner, Vic Perrin, John Meston (writer), Norman Macdonnell (director), Rex Koury (composer, conductor), George Walsh (announcer), Howard McNear, Georgia Ellis.

The Lone Ranger – Sheriff Gordon. ep83, 550513

March 8, 2020Posted inContributors, Lone Ranger, Western
The Lone Ranger. May 13, 1955. ABC net. " "/"Stolen Money". Sustaining. Ozark Riley is murdered by two thieves who take the moeny that Ozark himself has taken. The program was originally broadcast September 4, 1953 (this may be the 1953 broadcast). Brace Beemer, John Todd, Fred Foy (announcer), George W. Trendle (creator), Charles D. Livingstone (director), Fran Striker (editor), Betty Joyce (wrtier).

Gunsmoke – Greater Love. ep107, 540410

March 3, 2020Posted inContributors, Gunsmoke, Western
Gunsmoke. April 10, 1954. CBS net. "Greater Love". Sustaining. Two gunmen are wounded while holding up the stage. Howard Brand is one of the robbers, and he's been fatally wounded. Doc is kidnapped by the other members of the gang. A good story.  John Meston (writer), John Dehner, Joyce McCluskey, Frank Gerstle, Ralph Moody, William Conrad, Howard McNear, Norman Macdonnell (director), Parley Baer, Rex Koury (composer, conductor), Georgia Ellis, George Walsh (announcer).