Boxcars711 Overnight Western "Wild Bill Hickock" - Double Action Danger (Aired November 22, 1953) Wild Bill Hickock was a real life Civil War soldier, sharpshooter, gunfighter and lawman of the Old West. He was an adventurer who had many brushes with death, but they were greatly exaggerated by the stories told about him in various media. His fame lives on, not so much for his real life tales, but because he was the first dime novel hero, he appears in various movies, television shows, and this old time radio program. His tale comes to a sad, yet iconoclastic end. He was killed while playing a round of poker. His hand was aces and eights. For those who know poker, that’s known as the ‘Dead Man’s Hand.’ Wild Bill started on the radio in 1951 as a kids western show. It emphasized the tracking down the bad guys and fighting for the law rather than the shootin, poker playin, rough and tumble Civil War vet, who lies about his life to get good publicity aspects of Wild Bill’s life. THIS EPISODE: November 22, 1953. Program #186. Mutual network. "Double Action Danger". Sponsored by: Kellogg's Corn Pops (Orange Bowl contest), Kellogg's Variety Pack. Jingles has been kidnapped by the Quirt gang to force Wild Bill to allow his gang to operate. What exactly are they up to? The system cue is added live. Guy Madison, Andy Devine, Charles Lyon (announcer), Richard Aurandt (music), David Hire (producer), Paul Pierce (director), Larry Hayes (writer), Barney Phillips, Peter Leeds, Jack Moyles. 26:07. Episode Notes From The Radio Gold Index.
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