Dr. Sixgun
Dr. Sixgun is an American Western radio drama that aired on NBC September 2, 1954 – October 13, 1955.
Plot summary
Dr. Ray Matson, (Karl Weber)[1] is a frontier physician based in a small western town in the 1870s called Frenchman's Ford. The stories are told by a recurring character named Pablo (Bill Griffis), a gypsy peddler who has a talking raven named Midnight as his sidekick. As his name implied, Matson was equally at home with using a gun or using his medical skills to solve problems.
Broadcast history
Dr. Sixgun was broadcast September 2, 1954 – October 13, 1955, on NBC. The 30-minute[2] sustaining series aired Thursdays at 8:30 p.m. September 2–October 21, 1954; Sundays at 8 p.m. October 10, 1954 – April 21, 1955; and Thursdays at 8 p.m. August 18–October 13, 1955.[3]
Preservation status
Over 25 episodes are known to survive in radio collections.
References
- ↑ Terrace, Vincent (1999).Radio Programs, 1924-1984: A Catalog of More Than 1800 Shows. McFarland & Company, Inc. ISBN 978-0-7864-4513-4. P. 101.
- ↑ Dunning, John (1998). On the Air: The Encyclopedia of Old-Time Radio. New York: Oxford University Press. p. 206. ISBN 978-0-19-507678-3.
- ↑ Hickerson, Jay. The Ultimate History of Network Radio Programming and Guide to All Circulating Shows. Hamden, Connecticut: Jay Hickerson, Box 4321, Hamden, CT 06514, second edition December 1992, page 111.
External links
- Dr. Sixgun at the Internet Archive
- Dr. Sixgun at Jerry Haendiges Vintage Radio Logs