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All-Star Western Theatre

91 episodes · 1946–1948 · CBS, Mutual-Don Lee · Westerns

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Foy Willing and the Riders of the Purple Sage sang and acted in Western stories each week with a guest cowboy star, such as Tex Ritter, Smiley Burnette or Tim Holt. Sponsored on the West Coast by Weber's Bread.

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Episodes

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194616 episodes
  • Miss East Goes West August 11, 1946 · CBS · 29 min
    The first show: an Eastern lady inherits a Western ranch plagued by cattle rustlers.
  • Rose of San Antone August 18, 1946 · CBS · 29 min
    A sad cowboy romance near the Alamo.
  • Back to Old Wyoming September 1, 1946 · CBS · 29 min
    A rich rancher sets out to prove to himself, and his girl, that he can take it.
  • Clem Norman's Story September 15, 1946 · CBS · 29 min
    A rancher's son from the East visits his father and proves handy with his fists and guns, fancy clothes and all.
  • Drifty September 22, 1946 · CBS · 28 min
    Tim, Jack and Jennifer Holt appear together for the first time: a drifting cowhand with a hidden past comes to a ranch with gambling troubles.
  • The Cowboy Dentist September 29, 1946 · CBS · 29 min
    Smiley Burnette plays a country dentist who solves a bank robbery, and sings 'The Dentist Song.'
  • I Came from Texas October 13, 1946 · CBS · 31 min
    Tex Ritter as a tough hombre from Texas.
  • The Man from Alabama October 20, 1946 · CBS · 31 min
    A newcomer solves a puzzling stagecoach robbery.
  • At Sundown October 27, 1946 · CBS · 29 min
    A shoot-out on Main Street ends strangely when the gunshot sound effects fail.
  • The Bandit November 3, 1946 · CBS · 29 min
    A romance of the old West, and a ghost story too.
  • Good Acting Done Cheap November 10, 1946 · CBS · 30 min
    Smiley Burnette and his agent descend on the Riders with a plan to turn their ranch into a movie set.
  • Down Mexico Way November 17, 1946 · CBS · 30 min
    At a fiesta, the Riders try to save Lolita from marrying a man she doesn't love.
  • From East to West November 24, 1946 · CBS · 30 min
    A New York playboy becomes a man out West, and finds romance.
  • The Voot Cowboy December 1, 1946 · CBS · 30 min
    A bandleader is looking for a hot new tune, and the Riders have just the one.
  • The Star Bar W Feud December 15, 1946 · CBS · 30 min
    The Riders try to get two feuding old-timers to bury the hatchet over dinner.
  • The Phantom Rider with Dennis Moore December 22, 1946 · 30 min
    Jerry Haendiges' Vintage Radio Logs lists the same title on this date.
194747 episodes
  • The Streets of Laredo January 5, 1947 · CBS · 30 min
    Tex Ritter comes to town to clean it up for the Rangers.
  • The Benson City Story January 12, 1947 · CBS · 31 min
    The strong smell of cologne leads to a killer.
  • Trail City Murder January 19, 1947 · CBS · 30 min
    A killer is trapped when he doesn't give himself a big enough piece of the loot.
  • Wild Cow Milking Rodeo January 26, 1947 · CBS · 30 min
    The Riders spend their last dollars to enter a rodeo.
  • The Marshal of Red Rock February 2, 1947 · CBS · 30 min
    An undercover G-man gets the goods on the bad guys, while almost everyone forgets their lines.
  • Way Down Yonder in the Indian Nation February 9, 1947 · CBS · 30 min
    A comic visit to an Indian tribe.
  • Why Did I Ever Leave Wyoming February 16, 1947 · CBS · 30 min
    A comic life story of Jerry, including why he grew that moustache.
  • The Trail to Mexico February 23, 1947 · CBS · 30 min
    The Riders head south of the border, to the land of señoritas and cattle bandits.
  • New Mexico Bad Man March 2, 1947 · CBS · 30 min
    A bad man turns out to be not so bad after all.
  • Alias Mary Smithers March 9, 1947 · CBS · 30 min
    The owner of the dude ranch where the boys work comes West in disguise to check on their rodeo.
  • Cripple Creek Feud March 16, 1947 · CBS · 29 min
    The Riders try to make peace between two old feuders who love to hate.
  • Matt Simpson's Murder March 23, 1947 · CBS · 30 min
    The Riders are accused of murdering an old friend.
  • Cooper's Unconditional Surrender March 30, 1947 · CBS · 30 min
    How to marry the boss lady, in one easy lesson.
  • The Bar-K Dude Ranch April 6, 1947 · CBS · 30 min
    Ken Card and the Riders in a comedy romance at a dude ranch with two eligible sisters.
  • Texas Adventure April 8, 1947 · CBS · 31 min
    A dirty trick on a land grabber proves turnabout is fair play.
  • Cattle Drive to Abilene April 15, 1947 · 30 min
    Jerry Haendiges' Vintage Radio Logs lists the same title on this date.
  • The Lone Bandit April 22, 1947 · CBS · 30 min
    A little detective work begins in the barbershop, where all knowledge begins.
  • The Deacon May 3, 1947 · CBS · 31 min
    Dale and the boys break up a plan to buy land cheap before the railroad comes.
  • Bid for Election May 10, 1947 · CBS · 29 min
    A crooked sheriff tries to win re-election by claiming he's caught a notorious badman.
  • Little Hoof May 24, 1947 · CBS · 29 min
    A prospector is ambushed for his gold, and his pal is killed.
  • Joey May 31, 1947 · CBS · 29 min
    A crippled boy's 'pal' uses him to help rob banks.
  • Sleepyweed and Smiley June 7, 1947 · CBS · 28 min
    A comedy adventure about two helium rustlers.
  • Hannah Morgans Son June 14, 1947 · 25 min
    Jerry Haendiges' Vintage Radio Logs lists the same title on this date.
  • The Youngest Dude June 21, 1947 · CBS · 29 min
    A wild nine-year-old girl takes on the Riders, and wins.
  • Time to Ride June 28, 1947 · CBS · 29 min
    A rancher is murdered, and Foy discovers the killer is the judge.
  • Lee Hop's Celebration July 5, 1947 · CBS · 28 min
    A Chinese cook solves a string of claim jumpings and saves a girl from a terrible mistake.
  • Loco Louie and the Eastern Dude July 12, 1947 · CBS · 28 min
    The spirit of Kit Carson helps a crazy old codger catch a gang of badmen.
  • The Fires at Sherman Point July 19, 1947 · CBS · 28 min
    A rancher has been robbed three times, and it looks like it'll happen again.
  • Sharp Shootin' Gal July 26, 1947 · CBS · 28 min
    A girl comes West to meet her mail-order groom, but it's all a cruel joke.
  • The Varmint and the Baby August 2, 1947 · CBS · 29 min
    A hermit sheepherder finds himself responsible for a baby.
  • Scotty Sees the City August 9, 1947 · CBS · 28 min
    An old prospector is fooled by a wicked city woman.
  • Heaven Is a Star August 16, 1947 · CBS · 28 min
    A touching story of a little girl shot by her crazed father.
  • The Raisin Bee September 6, 1947 · 28 min
    Jerry Haendiges' Vintage Radio Logs lists this date as “Life and Death and Scotty.”
  • Cupids Agents September 13, 1947 · 28 min
    Jerry Haendiges' Vintage Radio Logs lists this date as “A Combination That's Hard to Beat.”
  • The Bankers Prisoner October 4, 1947 · 31 min
    Jerry Haendiges' Vintage Radio Logs lists this date as “One Man's Poison.”
  • The Rasin' Bee October 11, 1947 · 29 min
    Jerry Haendiges' Vintage Radio Logs lists the same title on this date.
  • Cupid's Agent October 18, 1947 · 28 min
    Jerry Haendiges' Vintage Radio Logs lists the same title on this date.
  • To Settle the Account October 25, 1947 · 29 min
    Jerry Haendiges' Vintage Radio Logs lists this date as “The Banker's Prisoner.”
  • Young Love and Manana Joe November 1, 1947 · 28 min
    Jerry Haendiges' Vintage Radio Logs lists the same title on this date.
  • A Combination Thats Hard to Beat November 8, 1947 · 28 min
    Jerry Haendiges' Vintage Radio Logs lists this date as “The Rabbit.”
  • One Man's Poison November 15, 1947 · CBS · 29 min
    Romance under the Western moon.
  • Hail to the Spirit That Always Was November 22, 1947 · CBS · 29 min
    The saga of Two Bit Michaelson.
  • The Ghost of Little Deer Canyon November 29, 1947 · CBS · 29 min
    The boys break up a ghostly land racket.
  • The Successful Operation December 6, 1947 · 29 min
    Jerry Haendiges' Vintage Radio Logs lists the same title on this date.
  • Just One Shot December 13, 1947 · CBS · 29 min
    Foy and the boys ride with a posse after a murderer.
  • The Words, with Signs Following December 20, 1947 · CBS · 29 min
    A Western Nativity story.
  • Charlie McCarthy Out West December 27, 1947 · CBS · 29 min
    Charlie McCarthy out West, and Mortimer Snerd down on the farm.
194828 episodes
  • The Big Hold Up January 3, 1948 · CBS · 29 min
    Love and an ill-mannered barbarian.
  • Jerry and His Donkey Honky January 10, 1948 · CBS · 29 min
    Jerry loses his job as cook over his love for his donkey.
  • The Cry That Caught the Killer January 17, 1948 · CBS · 28 min
    The Riders track down a killer mountain lion.
  • The Sheriff January 24, 1948 · CBS · 29 min
    The Riders deliver a suspicious herd of cattle for the sheriff.
  • The Fugitive January 31, 1948 · CBS · 29 min
    A strange man on the run from the law, and his secret.
  • The Gold Spurs February 7, 1948 · CBS · 29 min
    A pair of valuable spurs is stolen, ruining the young silversmith who made them.
  • Hot Buttered Popcorn February 14, 1948 · CBS · 28 min
    Hansel and Gretel, Western style: a trail of popcorn leads the Riders to robbers and killers.
  • Bus Ride from Santa Teresa February 21, 1948 · Mutual-Don Lee · 27 min
    Alfred Noyes's poem The Highwayman in a Western setting.
  • Apple Pie and Arsenic March 6, 1948 · Mutual-Don Lee · 28 min
    The Riders meet Grandma, who bakes the best apple pies, with a secret ingredient.
  • Buried Treasure March 13, 1948 · Mutual-Don Lee · 28 min
    A ghost-town murder mystery.
  • Painted on the Wall of a Cave March 20, 1948 · Mutual-Don Lee · 28 min
    An Indian love story of long ago.
  • Five Quarters March 27, 1948 · Mutual-Don Lee · 28 min
    Nugget Nan sells 25-percent shares of her gold mine to five different people.
  • The Year of the Terrible Blizzard April 3, 1948 · Mutual-Don Lee · 28 min
    The Riders are trapped in a schoolhouse in a monster blizzard. Nick Lucas sings 'Tiptoe Through the Tulips.'
  • Buffalo Springs April 10, 1948 · 29 min
    Jerry Haendiges' Vintage Radio Logs lists the same title on this date.
  • Gunsmoke April 17, 1948 · Mutual-Don Lee · 28 min
    Sometimes you have to strap on your guns, even in the modern West.
  • Windmill on the River April 24, 1948 · Mutual-Don Lee · 28 min
    What is the secret of the windmill that turns with no wind?
  • The Ride of the Rancheros May 1, 1948 · Mutual-Don Lee · 28 min
    The Cisco Kid and Pancho are the guests.
  • Ranch for Sale May 8, 1948 · Mutual-Don Lee · 28 min
    A bubble-gum tycoon from the East decides to become a rancher.
  • Circus Pitch May 15, 1948 · Mutual-Don Lee · 28 min
    A circus midget helps the Riders get the drop on a gang.
  • The Jockey and the Cowpoke May 29, 1948 · Mutual-Don Lee · 28 min
    A jockey proves himself quite a dude.
  • Chief Many Horses June 5, 1948 · Mutual-Don Lee · 28 min
    A Navajo chief saves the Riders from dying of thirst in the desert.
  • Living Western-Style June 12, 1948 · Mutual-Don Lee · 28 min
    Preston Foster sings with the boys and tells a story about Judge Roy Bean.
  • Nice Weather Today June 19, 1948 · Mutual-Don Lee · 28 min
    Foy and the boys nearly freeze when it's 128 degrees in the shade.
  • Cactus Is Wonderful June 26, 1948 · Mutual-Don Lee · 28 min
    How do you romance a beautiful lady cactus collector? Carefully.
  • Sunshine July 10, 1948 · Mutual-Don Lee · 28 min
    A rancher who worries about everything strikes oil, and then his troubles really begin.
  • The Widow of Rainbow Valley July 17, 1948 · Mutual-Don Lee · 28 min
    A radio quiz show helps a modern pioneer.
  • The Stoney Smith Story August 7, 1948 · Mutual-Don Lee · 28 min
    A visit to Stoney Smith, the General Patton of the desert.
  • Jack, the Joker August 14, 1948 · Mutual-Don Lee · 28 min
    A practical joker gets what's coming to him.