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The Six Shooter

Description

The Six Shooter is an NBC Western radio program starring James Stewart as Britt Ponset, a drifting gunfighter in one season of half-hour stories.

The Six Shooter is a United States Western old-time radio program starring James Stewart as a gunfighter. It was created by Frank Burt, who also wrote many of the episodes, and lasted only one season of 39 episodes on NBC. Initially, it was broadcast on Sundays at 9:30 pm Eastern Time, through October 11. Then it was heard at 8:30 pm for three weeks. Finally, on November 8, 1953, through March 21, 1954, it was broadcast Sundays at 8 pm; beginning April 1, 1954, through the final episode, it was on Thursdays at 8:30 pm. One old-time radio directory called the program "a last, desperate effort by a radio network (NBC) to maintain interest in adventure drama by employing a major Hollywood movie star in the leading role."

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Showtimes

Original schedule

19525:00 PM ET
NBC Radio Network · evening
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19539:30 PM ET
NBC Radio Network · night
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19538:30 PM ET
NBC Radio Network · night
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1953–19548:00 PM ET
NBC Radio Network · night
SuMoTuWeThFrSa
19548:30 PM ET
NBC Radio Network · night
SuMoTuWeThFrSa

Cast & Crew

B

B. J. Thompson

Cast

B

Basil Adlam

Musician

Les Crutchfield

References

“The 5th Revised Ultimate History of Network Radio Programming and Guide to ALL Circulating Shows.”, n.d.

“Radio Drama - A Comprehensive Chronicle of American Network Programs, 1932-1962.” Grams Jr., Martin, n.d.

Hickerson, Jay. The 5th Revised Ultimate History of Network Radio Programming and Guide to ALL Circulating Shows.

Paulson, Roger C. Archives of the Airwaves (7 Volumes). The Old Radio Times.

Swartz, Ph.D., Jon D., Reinehr, Robert C. Handbook of Old Time Radio. Scarecrow Press.

Dunning, John. On the Air : The Encyclopedia of Old-Time Radio. Sperdvac Radiogram.

“RADIO PROGRAMS SCHEDULED FOR THE CURRENT WEEK.” New York Times, March 17, 1929.

“RADIO PROGRAMS SCHEDULED FOR THE CURRENT WEEK New York.” New York Times, October 6, 1929.

Grams Jr., Martin. Radio Drama - A Comprehensive Chronicle of American Network Programs, 1932-1962.

Terrace, Vincent. Radio's Golden Years - The Encyclopedia of Radio Programs 1930-1960. Collector's Corner.

“Today's Radio Program.” New York Times, January 1, 1927.

Links

Introduction/Theme Song Entering The Mind's Eye OTRR at archive.org Theme - Introduction Digital Deli Too Audio Classics Archive Old Time Radio Program Logs By Frank Passage and Others Jerry Haendiges' Vintage Radio Logs

Broadcasts