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The Pistol – Escape (01-03-50)
08 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
An action-packed western about the first Colt six-shooter, the California gold fields, and a double-crossing dance hall queen. Original Air Date: Janu...
Command {Elliott Reid} | Escape (12-06-49)
01 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
A story about the Union ArmyOriginal Air Date: December 06, 1949Host: Andrew RhynesShow: Western StoriesPhone: (707) 98 OTRDW (6-8739) Stars:• Ellio...
An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge | Escape (12-10-47)
22 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Peyton Farquhar, a civilian who also happens to be a successful planter and slave owner, is being prepared for execution by hanging from an Alabama ra...
Virginia City | Lux Radio Theatre (05-26-41)
15 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Union officer Kerry Bradford escapes from Confederate Prison and is sets out to Virginia City in Nevada Original Air Date: May 26, 1941Host: Andrew Rh...
The Westerner | Lux Radio Theatre (09-23-40)
08 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Judge Roy Bean, a self-appointed hanging judge in Vinegarroon, Texas, befriends saddle tramp Cole Harden, who opposes Bean's policy against homesteade...
Ruggles of Red Gap | Lux Radio Theatre (07-10-39)
01 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Description: An English valet brought to the American west assimilates into the American way of life.Original Air Date: July 10, 1939Host: Andrew Rhyn...
Silver Dollar – Lux Radio Theatre (04-03-39)
25 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Description: Based on the true life story of Horace Tabor, who became fabulously wealthy from the silver mines of Colorado.Original Air Date: April 03...
The Plainsman | Lux Radio Theatre (05-31-37)
18 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Description: Wild Bill Hickok attempts to stop an Indian uprising that was started by white gun-runners.Original Air Date: May 31, 1937Host: Andrew Rh...
The Virginian – Lux Radio Theatre (11-02-36)
11 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
In his courtship of the Vermont schoolteacher, Molly Wood, the Virginian encounters a battle of a different kind Original Air Date: November 02, 1936H...
Ballad of the Iron Horse | CBS Radio Workshop (03-03-57)
08 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
A railroad locomotive and its experiences during the Civil War and the westward expansion. Original Air Date: March 03, 1957Host: Andrew RhynesShow: W...
Roughing It | CBS Radio Workshop (10-05-56)
06 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Mark Twain's 1872 semi-autobiographical travel book detailing his adventures in the American West from 1861–1867, serving as a prequel to The Innoce...
Inside the FBI | Adventure Ahead (08-26-44)
04 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Western FBI investigation of a murder that took place in Texas. Original Air Date: August 26, 1944Host: Andrew RhynesShow: Western StoriesPhone: (707)...
Rawhide | Lux Radio Theatre (03-22-55)
23 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Original Air Date: March 22, 1955Host: Andrew RhynesShow: Western StoriesPhone: (707) 98 OTRDW (6-8739) Stars:• Donna Reed• Jeffery Hunter Special...
Shane | Lux Radio Theatre (02-22-55)
16 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Original Air Date: February 22, 1955Host: Andrew RhynesShow: Western StoriesPhone: (707) 98 OTRDW (6-8739) Stars:• Alan Ladd (Shane)• Van Heflin (...
Winchester 73 | Lux Radio Theatre (11-12-51)
09 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Original Air Date: November 12, 1951Host: Andrew RhynesShow: Western StoriesPhone: (707) 98 OTRDW (6-8739) Stars:• James Stewart (Lin McAdams)• St...
Fancy Pants | Lux Radio Theatre (09-10-51)
02 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Original Air Date: September 10, 1951Host: Andrew RhynesShow: Western StoriesPhone: (707) 98 OTRDW (6-8739) Stars:• Bob Hope (Humphrey)• Lucille B...
A Ticket to Tomahawk – Lux Radio Theatre (06-04-51)
26 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Original Air Date: June 04, 1951Host: Andrew RhynesShow: Western StoriesPhone: (707) 98 OTRDW (6-8739) Stars:• Dan Dailey (Johnny Behind-the-Deuces)...
She Wore a Yellow Ribbon | Lux Radio Theatre (03-12-51)
19 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Original Air Date: March 12, 1951Host: Andrew RhynesShow: Western StoriesPhone: (707) 98 OTRDW (6-8739) Stars:• John Wayne• Mel Ferrer• Mala Pow...
Broken Arrow – Lux Radio Theatre (01-22-51)
12 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Original Air Date: January 22, 1951Host: Andrew RhynesShow: Western StoriesPhone: (707) 98 OTRDW (6-8739) Stars:• Burt Lancaster (Tom Jeffords)• J...
The Treasure of the Sierra Madre | Lux Radio Theatre (04-18-49)
05 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Original Air Date: April 18, 1949Host: Andrew RhynesShow: Western StoriesPhone: (707) 98 OTRDW (6-8739) Stars:• Humphrey Bogart (Fred C. Dobbs)• W...
Red River | Lux Radio Theatre (03-07-49)
28 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Original Air Date: March 07, 1949Host: Andrew RhynesShow: Western StoriesPhone: (707) 98 OTRDW (6-8739) Stars:• John Wayne (Thomas Dunson)• Joanne...
The Egg and I | Lux Radio Theatre (05-05-47)
21 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Original Air Date: May 05, 1947Host: Andrew RhynesShow: Western StoriesPhone: (707) 98 OTRDW (6-8739) Stars:• Fred MacMurray• Claudette Colbert•...
Destry Rides Again | Lux Radio Theatre (11-05-45)
14 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Original Air Date: November 05, 1945Host: Andrew RhynesShow: Western StoriesPhone: (707) 98 OTRDW (6-8739) Stars:• James Stewart• Joan Blondell Sp...
The Great Mans Lady – Lux Radio Theatre (06-28-43)
07 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Original Air Date: June 28, 1943Host: Andrew RhynesShow: Western StoriesPhone: (707) 98 OTRDW (6-8739) Stars:• Barbara Stanwyck• Joseph Cotton Spe...
North West Mounted Police – Lux Radio Theatre (04-13-42)
31 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Original Air Date: April 13, 1942Host: Andrew RhynesShow: Western StoriesPhone: (707) 98 OTRDW (6-8739) Special Guests:• Preston Foster• Vernon St...
The Lady from Cheyenne – Lux Radio Theatre (06-16-41)
24 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Original Air Date: June 16, 1941 Host: Andrew Rhynes Show: Western Stories Phone: (707) 98 OTRDW (6-8739) Stars: • Loretta Young • Edward Arnold •...
Singing Guns – Studio One (10-21-47)
17 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Original Air Date: October 21, 1947Host: Andrew RhynesShow: Western StoriesPhone: (707) 98 OTRDW (6-8739) Stars:• Myron McCormick (Sheriff)• Gary ...
Cowboy and the Lady – Lux Radio Theatre (01-20-41)
10 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Original Air Date: January 20, 1941Host: Andrew RhynesShow: Western StoriesPhone: (707) 98 OTRDW (6-8739) Stars:• Gene Autry• Merle Oberon Special...
The Virginian – Frontier Theater (02-10-47)
03 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In his courtship of the Vermont schoolteacher, Molly Wood, the Virginian encounters a battle of a different kind Original Air Date: February 10, 1947H...
Dear Teacher | Death Valley Days (Unknown)
27 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Original Air Date: UnknownHost: Andrew RhynesShow: Western StoriesPhone: (707) 98 OTRDW (6-8739) Host:• The Old Ranger Creator:• Ruth Woodman Musi...
Bakers Theater of Stars | Mail Order Bride (03-08-53)
20 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Original Air Date: March 08, 1953Host: Andrew RhynesShow: Western StoriesPhone: (707) 98 OTRDW (6-8739) Stars:• Robert Taylor• Jeanne Bates Specia...
Shoo Fly | Death Valley Days (06-16-39)
13 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Original Air Date: June 16, 1939Host: Andrew RhynesShow: Western StoriesPhone: (707) 98 OTRDW (6-8739) Host:• The Old Ranger Creator:• Ruth Woodma...
The Burro Who Had No Name – Death Valley Days (06-17-38)
06 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Original Air Date: June 17, 1938Host: Andrew RhynesShow: Western StoriesPhone: (707) 98 OTRDW (6-8739) Host:• The Old Ranger Creator:• Ruth Woodma...
The Whitney Death Valley Highway Dedication – Death Valley Days (10-29-37)
29 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Original Air Date: October 29, 1937Host: Andrew RhynesShow: Western StoriesPhone: (707) 98 OTRDW (6-8739) Host:• The Old Ranger Creator:• Ruth Woo...
Sam Bass is Captured | Death Valley Days (08-27-36)
22 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Original Air Date: August 27, 1936Host: Andrew RhynesShow: Western StoriesPhone: (707) 98 OTRDW (6-8739) Host:• The Old Ranger Creator:• Ruth Wood...
The First Steel Plow | Adventures in Research (07-24-51)
15 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The story of how John Deere came up with the first Steel Plow Original Air Date: July 24, 1951Host: Andrew RhynesShow: Western StoriesPhone: (707) 98 ...
The Sound Heard Round the World | Adventures in Research (02-06-51)
08 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The Story of the telegraph Original Air Date: February 06, 1951Host: Andrew RhynesShow: Western StoriesPhone: (707) 98 OTRDW (6-8739) Narrator:• Pau...
The Lost Gold Mine | Adventures in Research (11-06-51)
01 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
A tale of a lost gold mine, a mine that no one ever staked a claim to. Original Air Date: November 06, 1951Host: Andrew RhynesShow: Western StoriesPho...
Wilderness Train | Adventures in Research (08-14-51)
25 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The story of the Wilderness Train, a railroad that came to be known as the mainline of mid-America. Original Air Date: August 14, 1951Host: Andrew Rhy...
George and the Iron Monster | Adventures in Research (1952)
18 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Story of an English coal miner and his creation of the steam locomotive. Original Air Date: 1952Host: Andrew RhynesShow: Western StoriesPhone: (707) 9...
Jack the Giant Killer | Armchair Adventures
11 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Host: Andrew RhynesShow: Western StoriesPhone: (707) 98 OTRDW (6-8739) Narrator:• Marvin Miller Exit music from: Roundup on the Prairie by Aaron Ken...
West is West | Armchair Adventures
04 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Host: Andrew RhynesShow: Western StoriesPhone: (707) 98 OTRDW (6-8739) Narrator:• Marvin Miller Exit music from: Roundup on the Prairie by Aaron Ken...
Judgment Day at Crippled Deer – Escape (06-24-54)
27 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Original Air Date: June 24, 1954Host: Andrew RhynesShow: Western StoriesPhone: (707) 98 OTRDW (6-8739) Stars:• Lawrence Dobkin• Harry Bartell Spec...
Audition Show – Adventures of the Scarlet Cloak (02-15-50)
20 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Original Air Date: February 15, 1950Host: Andrew RhynesShow: Western StoriesPhone: (707) 98 OTRDW (6-8739) Stars:• Wendell Niles Writers:• Joel Mu...
Stampede on the Chisolm Trail – Adventure Trail (03-22-46)
13 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Original Air Date: March 22, 1946Host: Andrew RhynesShow: Western StoriesPhone: (707) 98 OTRDW (6-8739) Exit music from: Roundup on the Prairie by Aar...
Going to the Circus – All Set and Saddled (1942)
06 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Original Air Date: 1942Host: Andrew RhynesShow: Western StoriesPhone: (707) 98 OTRDW (6-8739) Exit music from: Roundup on the Prairie by Aaron Kenny h...
The Caddis Fly – Romance (08-25-56)
30 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Original Air Date: August 25, 1956Host: Andrew RhynesShow: Western StoriesPhone: (707) 98 OTRDW (6-8739) Stars:• Sam Edwards• Vic Perrin Special G...
The Bear – Romance (11-05-55)
23 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Original Air Date: November 05, 1955Host: Andrew RhynesShow: Western StoriesPhone: (707) 98 OTRDW (6-8739) Stars:• John Dehner• Virginia Gregg Spe...
Pawhuska – Romance (10-09-54)
16 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Original Air Date: October 09, 1954Host: Andrew RhynesShow: Western StoriesPhone: (707) 98 OTRDW (6-8739) Stars:• John Dehner (Jack)• Joyce McClus...
Madame 44 – Romance (06-09-52)
09 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Original Air Date: June 09, 1952Host: Andrew RhynesShow: Western StoriesPhone: (707) 98 OTRDW (6-8739) Stars:• Joan Banks• John DehnerSpecial Gues...
Pagosa | Romance (08-06-51)
02 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Original Air Date: August 06, 1951Host: Andrew RhynesShow: Western StoriesPhone: (707) 98 OTRDW (6-8739) Stars:• William Conrad• Georgia Ellis• ...
White Buffalo | The Adventures of Rin Tin Tin (11-27-55)
23 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Original Air Date: November 27, 1955Host: Andrew RhynesShow: Western StoriesPhone: (707) 98 OTRDW (6-8739) Announcer:• Don Morrow Exit music from: R...
The Ambassador | The Adventures of Rin Tin Tin (11-13-55)
16 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Original Air Date: November 13, 1955Host: Andrew RhynesShow: Western StoriesPhone: (707) 98 OTRDW (6-8739) Announcer:• Don Morrow Exit music from: R...
Punishment and Crime – Sears Radio Theater (07-16-79)
09 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
A western story about twin brothers who moved into an abandoned house and someone ends up getting shot and killed around their property.Original Air D...
The Gunfighter – Screen Director’s Playhouse (06-07-51)
02 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Notorious gunfighter Jimmy Ringo rides into town to find his true love, who doesn't want to see him. He hasn't come looking for trouble, but trouble f...
The Paleface – Screen Director’s Playhouse (03-03-50)
26 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Calamity Jane is dispatched to find out who's smuggling rifles to the Indians, and winds up married to a hapless correspondence-school dentist as part...
Wyatt Earp – Hallmark Hall of Fame (12-05-54)
19 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The Story of Wyatt Earp the American lawman and gambler in the American West. Original Air Date: December 05, 1954Host: Andrew RhynesShow: Western Sto...
Tom Mix – Hallmark Hall of Fame (01-03-54)
12 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
A good Western yarn about the time Tom Mix stayed awake for four days during a blizzard to capture two murderers. Original Air Date: January 03, 1954H...
Sam Houston | Hallmark Hall of Fame (09-13-53)
05 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The story of the 1836 defeat of the settlers of early Texas territory. Original Air Date: September 13, 1953Host: Andrew RhynesShow: Western StoriesPh...
Sacajawea – Hallmark Hall of Fame (03-08-53)
29 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
The Story of the guide and interpreter, (Sacajawea), who helped the Lewis and Clark Expedition negotiate with the Shoshone and explore the Louisiana T...
Fort Apache – Screen Director’s Playhouse (08-05-49)
22 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
At Fort Apache, an honorable and veteran war captain finds conflict when his regime is placed under the command of a young, glory hungry lieutenant co...
Wild Jack Rhett | Escape (12-17-50)
15 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
A story about the old west and a great show-down on Main Street. Original Air Date: June 23, 1950Host: Andrew RhynesShow: Western StoriesPhone: (707) ...
Sundown – Escape (06-23-50)
08 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
A story about the gunfighters of the old west. Original Air Date: June 23, 1950Host: Andrew RhynesShow: Western StoriesPhone: (707) 98 OTRDW (6-8739) ...