No, Jimmy Stewart never acted on the Fibber McGee and Molly radio program. However, as we outlined in our book, he did appear on four different programs to promote his own show, The Six Shooter. That show had recently changed its broadcast day from Sunday to Thursday and these spots were meant to alert listeners…
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Crime and Peter Chambers
Twenty-Six episodes of Crime and Peter Chambers, starring Dane Clark, were broadcast by NBC between April 6 and September 28, 1954. Jimmy Stewart never appeared as a guest on any of these shows. He did, however, appear immediately after the ending of the May 4th episode, usually titled Abigail Chrisenberry or Peter Chambers, Murder Suspect,…
The Six Shooter – Revenge at Harness Creek
Revenge at Harness Creek was broadcast on April 29, 1954. John Wald says this title as he is introducing the second act of the play. Despite this, the show is also sometimes called The Harcourt Brothers. As they had been doing for some time, the Syracuse Herald-Journal, Syracuse, NY, ran a display ad for the…
The Six Shooter – Johnny Stringer
Originally broadcast on April 22, 1954, sixty-two years ago, this show is also sometimes known as Tracking Down a Killer. This WHIZ radio station ad from The Times Recorder, Zanesville, OH, lists The Six Shooter as one of its Thursday night shows. Appearing with Stewart in this episode are Virginia Gregg as Maria Gonzalez Mendez,…
Old-Time Radio Famous Westerns
This 10-CD set was issued by Radio Spirits (4473) in 2001. A photo of Stewart appears on the cover. The set included just one Six Shooter program, Red Lawson’s Revenge, along with many other shows including The Cisco Kid, Frontier Gentleman, Gunsmoke, Have Gun Will Travel, Hopalong Cassidy, The Lone Ranger, Red Ryder and Tales…
The Six Shooter – Crisis at Easter Creek
This is one of the few Six Shooters where the title is known for sure because it was mentioned during the show. During the break between the two acts, John Wald, the show’s announcer, says the title. Most of the newspaper listings were just that, a simple listing of the show’s title. However, this display…
The Six Shooter – General Gilford’s Widow
General Gilford’s Widow, broadcast April 8, 1954, is also known under the titles The Widow’s Secret and The Wolf. The advertising for the program was similar to what it had been for the past few weeks. The Syracuse Herald-Journal, Syracuse, NY, ran this photo ad: Radio station WHIZ, placed this display ad for all of…
The Six Shooter – Aunt Emma
Broadcast on April 1, 1954, this was the show’s first Thursday airing. This title for this program is also given as Marrying Off Aunt Em and Aunt Em from Kansas. Aunt Emma was played by Eleanor Audley. William Johnstone also appeared as Ethan Greenriver. Because of the new day and time for the broadcast, some…
The Six Shooter – Duel at Lockwood
Also know as Young Gunslinger, Wes Singer, Gunfighter and Target, Britt Ponset, this show was broadcast on March 21, 1954. Wes Singer was played by Bert Holland, Elvia Allman was Mrs. Singer, Sam Edwards was Jim Cassidy, Will Wright was Sheriff Ben Hittelman and Howard McNear was Pete Drum. The show was advertised, along with…
The Six Shooter – Thicker than Water
Thicker than Water was broadcast on March 14, 1954. The title is also sometimes given as Gus Proctor, Gus and Ted Proctor or Gambler’s Son. This short preview of the show appeared in the March 14th edition of the Lincoln Sunday Journal and Star, Lincoln, NE. Also appearing on the show were Shirley Mitchell as…
