Theater of the Mind
Straight Arrow
11 episodes · 1948–1951 · Mutual-Don Lee, Mutual · Juvenile
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Rancher Steve Adams was a Comanche orphan raised by a ranching family, and when danger came he rode out as Straight Arrow. Only his partner, Packy McCloud, knew the secret. Howard Culver played him on Mutual from 1948 to 1951, 292 episodes written by Sheldon Stark and sponsored by Nabisco Shredded Wheat. Variety noted that the show tried to show the positive role of Native Americans in building the West.
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Episodes
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1948
- Stage from Calvados
Randy Culver looks guilty of robbing the stage to Calvados. He was framed, and it falls to Straight Arrow to clear him. - The Doctor and the Quack
1949
- Land of Our Fathers
Two crooked land agents dress up as Indians to terrorize the settlers so the Comanches will be blamed, and Straight Arrow rides. - Big Talk
1950
- The Leader
Ben Rufus leads a wagon train over the mountains toward Oregon in spite of warnings about the weather, and when the storms get worse he leaves the settlers to fend for themselves. - Sands of Gold
1951
- The Wasteland
Slick and Deevers swindle two tenderfeet out of their life savings by selling them worthless land. - Long Summer
The last broadcast. Mesquite Molly has been kidnapped, and Straight Arrow rides to the rescue. - The Life of Ted Robertson (Never Broadcast)
Never meant for the air: on the day the show was canceled, the company sends up the "life" of its director, Ted Robertson.