Theater of the Mind
Life on the Red Horse Ranch
44 episodes · Syndicated · Westerns

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A syndicated western music show from 1935 with the Texas Rangers singing group, from KMBC in Kansas City. Between songs runs a serial story: Alabam, Tenderfoot, Arizona and Cookie try to save Dad Carter's ranch from the schemes of Steve Bradford, then help young Dewey Dawson find his outlaw father's hidden loot.
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Undated
- First Tune: The Big Corral
The Texas Rangers open with "Press Along to the Big Corral." There's a race tomorrow, and Rose is coming home. - First Tune: Oh! Susanna
"Oh! Susanna" opens the show, and Rose Carter is coming home to the ranch from back East. - First Tune: His Trademarks
Rose suspects Dad Carter is worried about losing the ranch. "Old Sombrero, High Heel Boots" and a fine banjo solo. - First Tune Is a Square Dance
A barn dance is under way, with a square dance and "Down the Rocky Mountain Trail." - First Tune: Goodbye Old Paint
The hands worry about Steve Bradford's offer to buy the Red Horse Ranch. - First Tune: Down in Arkansas
Alabam hasn't told anyone that Steve Bradford hurt him in a fight. - Roundup Time: The Big Corral
Roundup time, and Steve Bradford is going along in Alabam's place. - First Tune: The Old Texas Trail
Driving the herd back to the ranch, and Steve Bradford isn't popular with the cowhands. - The Sheriff Comes to Collect on the Red Horse Ranch Debt
Steve Bradford presses Mr. Carter to make up his mind about the ranch. - First Tune: I Like Mountain Music
The sheriff didn't foreclose on the ranch, only because a rattlesnake scared him off. - Cookie and Arizona Reminisce About the Women They've Known
Arizona and Cookie sit out in the moonlight and talk about love. - Alabam Makes a Wonderful Discovery
Alabam suspects there's oil under the Red Horse Ranch. - Alabam and Tenderfoot Ride Into Danville
Alabam and Tenderfoot ride into Danville to find out who Steve Bradford really is. - Alabam Is Knocked Out at the Saloon
The ranch's whole herd is rustled, and Steve Bradford claims Alabam was drunk in a saloon. - Alabam Returns to the Ranch
Dad Carter believes Bradford's story about Alabam. - The Boys Save the Herd
Alabam and the boys bring back the whole stolen herd. - Alabam Insists That Something Will Save the Ranch
Mr. Carter sells the herd and saves the ranch, but Alabam still believes the oil will save it. - Alabam and a Stranger Talked at the Dance
Who was the stranger Alabam talked to at the dance? And Tenderfoot is falling for Rose Carter. - Alabam Thinks There's Oil on the Ranch
Alabam explains how he knew about the oil, and Mr. Carter is ready to sign a lease. - Trigger Dawson Had a Boy Living With Him
Trigger Dawson is wounded, and Tenderfoot rides to Roaring River for the boy who lives with him. - Dewey Dawson Comes to the Red Horse Ranch
Mr. Carter tells Dewey Dawson he has to leave the ranch. - The Rest of the Boys Don't Like Dewey Dawson
Dewey can stay, but his dog has to go. - Dewey Dawson Is Going to Stay at the Ranch
Dewey and his dog both get to stay, and the big rodeo is coming. - Tenderfoot Is in Love With Rose Carter
Tenderfoot is hurt that Rose prefers Alabam. - Tenderfoot Leaves the Ranch
Heartbroken, Tenderfoot leaves the ranch. - The Rodeo Is Coming to Danville
The Danville rodeo is about to start, and Alabam enters his horse Red against Bradford's. - It's a Big Day at the Rodeo
Race day at the rodeo. - All the Folks Still at the Danville Rodeo
Red throws Alabam and he loses the race. - Alabam's Horse Lost the First Race at the Danville Rodeo
Alabam suspects Bradford put the cactus under Red's saddle. - It's The Last Horse Race at the Danville Rodeo
The last race at the Danville rodeo. - Everyone Returns Home After a Week at the Rodeo
Red wins the last race, and everyone heads home. - Dewey Wins the Friendship of the Gang
Dewey Dawson has made friends with everyone on the ranch. - Two Outlaws Escape Jail
Two outlaws from the old Dawson gang break jail, and strangers try to kidnap Dewey in the night. - An Attempt Is Made to Kidnap Dewey Dawson
Why do the escaped outlaws want Dewey Dawson? - Dewey Dawson Is Missing
Dewey Dawson has been kidnapped. - Trigger Dawson Gave Dewey a Locket
Dewey still has the locket his outlaw father told him never to open. - First Tune: Little Green Valley
What does the mysterious map in Dewey's locket mean? - First Tune: The Old Wishing Well
Invisible writing turns up on Dewey's map. - First Tune: Hallelujah, I'm a Bum
The rest of the map is at Lookout Point on Roaring River. - First Tune: It's Heck to Bum in Texas When it Rains
Alabam finds the map has been taken from the Indian mound where it was buried. - The Boys Search for Trigger Dawson's Loot
The men from the ranch hunt for the spot where Trigger Dawson buried his loot. - Trigger Dawson Hid His Loot
Where did Trigger Dawson hide the loot? The boys are almost there. - First Song: Turkey in the Straw
Alabam and the boys go after Trigger Dawson's loot. - Alabam and the Gang Find the Loot
Alabam finds the loot in a cave behind the waterfall, and the gang heads home.