The Roy Rogers Show: “Guest - Porter Hall, The Legend of Pecos Bill”, first broadcast on May 8, 1945. Old-time radio western.

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Roy Rogers hosts a casual party at his ranch, joined by Patricia Friday, Bob Nolan and the Sons of the Pioneers, and Perry Bakken with the Ranch Orchestra. Strange voices keep appearing around the ranch, and the group is puzzled about who is speaking. The mystery is explained when radio actress Sarah Berner is introduced as the evening's guest and reveals she is an impressionist. She performs imitations of familiar comedians and characters, and the program mixes these with songs, dance music, and a tire-service commercial. The Roy Rogers Show, a Goodyear-sponsored program, aired on January 23, 1945.

With Roy Rogers, Patricia Friday, Bob Nolan, Perry Bakken, Sarah Berner, Vern Smith.

Listen for: Sarah Berner's imitations of famous voices and the explanation of the puzzling voices heard around the ranch

First aired on January 23, 1945.

Episode notes written with AI from the recording itself; the audio is the original broadcast.

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Texas Ranger Tom Barnes rides into the Pecos country after Sylvia Martin asks for help. Her father, Judge Martin, has been jailed by Sheriff Caldwell for the shooting of his neighbor, Bart Williams, and Sylvia insists her father is innocent. Tom questions the sheriff, noting a series of deaths and forced ranch sales that have passed into the same syndicate's hands. Tom suspects a plot and sets out to gather proof. The Roy Rogers Show, a Goodyear program, presents this western story, which Roy Rogers tells with music and sponsor messages in the broadcast.

With Roy Rogers, Tom Barnes, Sylvia Martin, Sheriff Caldwell, Judge Martin, Bart Williams, Vern Smith.

Listen for: Tom Barnes's suspicions about the sheriff and the ranch-buying syndicate

First aired on January 30, 1945.

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Roy Rogers and Pat Friday discuss Joaquin Murrieta, a California bandit admired by many Mexicans and Spanish Californians during the gold rush. Murrieta is a skilled shot and knife thrower who dresses in fine silks and embroidered shirts. When a country doctor is blindfolded and taken to a mountain cave, he finds Murrieta badly wounded and must decide whether to treat him. Murrieta makes a bargain with the doctor, and the doctor is then drawn into a tense exchange over whether he will keep his word to the sheriff. This episode of The Roy Rogers Show was first broadcast on 1945-04-03 for Goodyear.

With Roy Rogers, Pat Friday, Joaquin Murrieta, Doctor.

Listen for: The doctor's tense exchanges with Murrieta in the cave and at the doctor's house

First aired on April 3, 1945.

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