Wild Bill Hickok and his deputy Jingles take custody of the notorious gunfighter Pharaoh Stroud from a sheriff's posse, intending to escort him to Abilene for trial. Near the jailhouse they face an angry mob bent on lynching the prisoner. Stroud and Bill share a past connection, and the two lawmen must protect their captive through a tense standoff and a fire set by the mob. The episode is from the Wild Bill Hickok series, broadcast on May 13, 1951, with Guy Madison as Wild Bill and Andy Devine as Jingles.

With Wild Bill Hickok, Jingles, Pharaoh Stroud, Sam Sawyer, Belle, Tilly.

Listen for: The standoff at the jailhouse as the mob pushes to lynch Pharaoh Stroud, and Bill's bargain with the prisoner.

First aired on May 13, 1951.

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Wild Bill Hickok and his sidekick Jingles ride toward Flat Rock City after receiving word that their old friend Pappy Sparks is in danger. Pete Jennings and his gang have been raiding the town, and Pappy is wounded while trying to stop them. Hickok arrives to find the town frightened and unwilling to form a posse against the outlaws. Jennings's gang holds out in a fortified hideout on Devil's Mountain. Hickok tries to reason with the outlaw leader, and the town debates whether the marshal should stay. The story is part of the Wild Bill Hickok series and features Guy Madison as Hickok and Andy Devine as Jingles.

With Wild Bill Hickok, Jingles, Pappy Sparks, Clay, Pete Jennings, Sheriff.

Listen for: The Jennings gang's ultimatum to Hickok and the town's vote on whether the marshal should stay

First aired on May 20, 1951.

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Wild Bill Hickok and his deputy Jingles arrive in the western town of Red Rock and are asked to stay and help stop gold thieves who have been robbing the high pocket mine's shipments for three months. Their horses are stolen during the night, and a wagon driver is held up again. Bill and Jingles meet Race Taggart, co-owner of the mine, who names the partners in the business and speaks of the losses. The Wild Bill Hickok series is heard here in a transcribed episode, with Guy Madison as Bill and Andy Devine as Jingles, and the story continues past this point.

With Wild Bill Hickok, Jingles, Belle, Race Taggart, Mike McGinty, Shad Martin, Al Jackson.

Listen for: Bill's clue about why someone would want so much gold, and the scene at the camel humps where the horses are found

First aired on May 27, 1951.

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Wild Bill Hickok and his deputy Jingles arrive in the Bitter Creek Valley, where a new railroad spur is being built and several ranchers have been killed in blasts and rockslides. Hickok, a United States Marshal, is sent to restore order between the railroad crew and the angry cattlemen. Along the way he meets the railroad foreman's son, the mayor, rancher Sam Cox, and the widow Ma Parker, and begins to suspect that the accidents are not what they seem. The episode is from the Wild Bill Hickok series, first broadcast on April 1, 1951, with Guy Madison as Hickok and Andy Devine as Jingles.

With Wild Bill Hickok, Jingles, Johnson, Sam Cox, Mayor Fogarty, Ma Parker, Jerry Johnson.

Listen for: The rifle ambush on the railroad crew at Stony Pass and the fuse burning under the marshal's office

First aired on April 1, 1951.

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Wild Bill Hickok, a United States Marshal, is freed from a jail in Hangtree by his companion Jingles after being arrested by mistake for the Missouri Kid. Hiding out in an old mine, Bill and Jingles meet young Ted Lawson, whose father is searching for the real outlaw. Bill begins to suspect the town's newspaper man, Frank Perry, and a deputy who appears to be working with Marty Slade. The episode is part of the Wild Bill Hickok series, which aired on April 8, 1951, starring Guy Madison and Andy Devine.

With Wild Bill Hickok, Jingles, Ted Lawson, Frank Perry, Marty Slade, Mrs. Lawson, Sheriff Lawson.

Listen for: Listen for Bill's discovery of the link between Frank Perry, Marty Slade and the deputy, and for the attempt on Ted and his mother at the sheriff's house.

First aired on April 8, 1951.

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Wild Bill Hickok, a United States Marshal, and his deputy Jingles arrive in the gold boom town of Black City to investigate why seven men have vanished after making rich gold strikes. Judge Bascom claims the mines were bought legally from the missing men, while editor Silas McGregor publicly accuses him of wrongdoing. Hickok befriends the judge's men, and when a fire breaks out in McGregor's newspaper office, Hickok takes a closer look at the judge's deeds. The series is Wild Bill Hickok, first broadcast on April 15, 1951, starring Guy Madison as Hickok and Andy Devine as Jingles.

With Wild Bill Hickok, Jingles, Judge Bascom, Silas McGregor, Sheriff Salinas, Faraday, Loco.

Listen for: Hickok's confrontation with Judge Bascom over the gold claim deeds, and the fire at McGregor's newspaper office

First aired on April 15, 1951.

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Wild Bill Hickok and his deputy Jingles return from a dance in their honor at the Skinner Ranch and are ambushed on the trail. Earlier, the townsfolk of Rainbow Falls had been uneasy about Mrs. Skinner's plan to hire Jimmy Cloud, a former prisoner who once vowed revenge on Hickok. Hickok and Jingles investigate the ambush, the fire at the marshal's office and a stolen cattle payroll, and find themselves questioning Cloud, who was just released from prison. The story is told in the classic Wild Bill Hickok radio series, first aired on April 22, 1951, with Guy Madison as Wild Bill and Andy Devine as Jingles.

With Wild Bill Hickok, Jingles, Mrs. Skinner, Jimmy Cloud, Pop Carter, Ed Flagg, Pete Driscoll.

Listen for: The ambush on the trail and the discovery of the word 'revenge' scratched in the dirt

First aired on April 22, 1951.

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Marshal Wild Bill Hickok and his deputy Jingles travel to Spring Canyon to investigate a run of accidents plaguing the red wagon freight line owned by the late Jeff Skinner. They rescue Skinner's daughter, Laura, after a burning wagon runs out of control, and they soon suspect that the accidents were deliberately planned. Hickok and Jingles stay alert to the danger that surrounds the freight line and the rival operator Big Pete Sanchez. Guy Madison and Andy Devine star in the Wild Bill Hickok radio series, and this episode first aired on April 29, 1951.

With Wild Bill Hickok, Jingles, Laura Skinner, Big Pete Sanchez, Swede.

Listen for: Hickok's warning that the freight accidents were not really accidents, and the masked men who attack the wagon near the mountain pass

First aired on April 29, 1951.

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