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Dr. Sixgun

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Dr. Sixgun
GenreWestern
Running time30 minutes
Country of originUnited States
Language(s)English
StarringKarl Weber
Bill Griffs
Original releaseSeptember 2, 1954 (1954-09-02) –
October 13, 1955 (1955-10-13)

Dr. Sixgun is an American Western radio drama that aired on NBC, September 2, 1954 – October 13, 1955.

Plot summary

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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

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Dr. Sixgun was broadcast September 2, 1954 – October 13, 1955, on NBC. The 30-minute[2] sustaining series aired Thursdays at 8:30 pm, September 2–October 21, 1954; Sundays at 8 pm, October 10, 1954 – April 21, 1955; and Thursdays at 8 pm, August 18–October 13, 1955.[3]

Preservation status

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More than 25 episodes are known to survive in radio collections.[4]

References

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  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ Dunning, John (1998). On the Air: The Encyclopedia of Old-Time Radio. New York: Oxford University Press. pp. 206. ISBN 978-0-19-507678-3. nbc radio dr sixgun.
  3. ^ Hickerson, Jay. The Ultimate History of Network Radio Programming and Guide to All Circulating Shows, Hamden, CT, second edition 1992, p. 111.[ISBN missing]
  4. ^ French, Jack; Siegel, David S. (2013-11-05). Radio Rides the Range: A Reference Guide to Western Drama on the Air, 1929-1967. McFarland. p. 52. ISBN 978-1-4766-1254-6.
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