NOTE: This program was originally posted on November 21, 2015, but in researching a new post, it couldn’t be found. Somehow it has disappeared from the site. So, if it looks familiar to some of you, it’s because you’ve seen it before. For others, it will be brand new. Stewart appeared on just one program…
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The Six Shooter – Myra Barker
The final show of the series was broadcast on June 24, 1954. The title is given by John Wald at the beginning of the second act as Myra Barker. It is sometimes called Unpredictable Horse. This brief preview appeared in the Long Beach Press-Telegraph, Long Beach, CA, on the day of the broadcast. The cast…
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,…
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 Traitor Within
The Traitor Within was a 30-minute program produced by NBC in cooperation with the American Cancer Society. It was broadcast on Sunday afternoon, April 12, 1953, between 4:30 and 5 p.m. (EST). The show was written by Richard George Pedicini and featured music composed and conducted by Robert Armbruster. Dr. Ian MacDonald was the show’s…
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 – Battle at Tower Rock
The Blue Ribbon and Young Gunslinger are two other titles by which this story is known. It was originally broadcast on February 21, 1954. This photo ad appeared in the Syracuse Herald-American, Syracuse, NY, on the day of the broadcast. The cast was rounded out by Les Tremayne as Rome Madden, Jess Kirkpatrick as Kermit…
Family Theatre – Flight from Home
The Family Theatre premiered on the Mutual Network on February 13, 1947, with the play Flight From Home starring Loretta Young. Jimmy Stewart was on hand as the master of ceremonies. As outlined in Jimmy Stewart on the Air, he is heard only at the beginning and ending of the program and did not act…
Screen Directors’ Playhouse – Magic Town
Jimmy Stewart had starred in the 1947 film, Magic Town, as Rip Smith and now he was back to play the role again on Screen Directors’ Playhouse. The show was broadcast by NBC on January 6, 1950. The show was advertised heavily in the newspapers. Jimmy’s hometown paper, The Indiana Gazette, even ran this short…
