Dangerous Round-up | Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok (11-06-53)

Summary

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Old Time Radio Westerns

“Dangerous Round-Up” | Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok (11-06-53)

Host: Andrew Rhynes
Original Broadcast: November 6, 1953
Podcast Release Date: November 22, 2025

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Overview

In this rip-roaring episode of Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok—“Dangerous Round-Up”—Marshal Wild Bill Hickok and his ever-loyal deputy Jingles get enlisted to help their friend Stormy Evans during a gritty and perilous cattle roundup. Open-range lawlessness pits them against mean cattle, a rough rival named Whip Willard, and a scheme that threatens to ignite a range war. Through thrilling chases, gunfights, and a daring nighttime stand, the frontier’s most famous lawman and his comic sidekick must restore order and justice to the open prairie.

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Key Discussion Points & Story Breakdown

1. Opening at Round-Up Time

• [04:15–05:48]
  • Wild Bill Hickok and Jingles help Stormy Evans rope and brand a wild longhorn that’s evaded capture for four years.
  • The trio laments the old days of working cattle, feeling both nostalgia and the fatigue of hands-on ranch work.

2. Stormy’s Troubles with Whip Willard

• [05:01–07:13]
  • Stormy describes escalating harassment from Whip Willard—fires, threats, and beatings that drove all his hired hands away.
  • Whip Willard’s ambition: seize the open range by intimidation and lawlessness.
  • Bill explains the need for proof before the law can intervene:

    “Can’t do that, Jingles, till we can catch him with some of his dirty work. Once we got proof enough, we’ll put him away for a nice long stretch.” – Wild Bill Hickok [06:55]

3. Stampede!

• [07:44–08:42]
  • Willard’s men stampede the cattle herd, sending the terrified animals charging straight for Bill, Jingles, and Stormy in a narrow canyon.
  • The three barely escape the onrushing longhorns by leading their horses up a steep hillside trail.

4. Confrontation at Whip Willard’s Ranch

• [13:06–17:19]
  • After losing their supplies in the stampede, Bill’s party pays a “friendly” supper call to Willard’s ranch, met with rifle shots instead of hospitality.
  • Whip Willard boasts of his control:

    “I’m running things here my way, and if you think you’re gonna stop me, you’d better bring an army with you.” – Whip Willard [15:32]

  • A fistfight ensues between Bill and Whip, with Bill proving himself the tougher man.
  • Willard, unbowed, vows escalation, ordering his men to get ready for violence:

    “Maybe I lost a fist fight, but that big talking marshal is liable to lose his life.” – Whip Willard [17:29]

5. Nighttime Plot & Counterplot

• [17:56–19:07 / 21:32–23:31]
  • Willard and his gang plan to stampede the Evans herd over the sleeping protagonists in the canyon, intending fatal consequences.
  • Jingles, hungry and restless, insists on riding for food. Instead, the trio spots Willard’s men preparing their attack.
  • Bill devises a bluff—making their small group sound like a full posse by firing rapidly and shifting positions among the rocks.

6. The Showdown: Outlaws Routed

• [23:55–25:54]
  • In a confused, moonlit battle of gunfire and galloping cattle, Bill’s plan works. Willard’s men panic and flee, believing they’re outgunned.
  • Whip is thrown from his horse and wounded; Jingles and Stormy disarm the remaining outlaws.
  • Bill pronounces the end of Willard’s outlaw reign:

    “You’ll see [your gang] again, all right. We’ll round ‘em up and bring ‘em to the same jail you’re gonna be in.” – Wild Bill Hickok [25:48]

  • Jingles, ever the comic, closes the skirmish with a complaint about missing meals and a resigned readiness for even the jail cook’s food.

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Notable Quotes & Memorable Moments

• Jingles’ Reluctant Heroics:

  “If I ever meet up with that Willard, I’ll punch him right in the snoot and then start looking around for some proof.”
  – Jingles [07:02]

• The Open Range Code:

  “The law says all this land is open range.”
  – Wild Bill Hickok [15:19]

• Bill’s Frontier Justice:

  “If you think you can start a range war and get away with it, you better think again.”
  – Wild Bill Hickok [17:03]

• Big Talk, Bigger Trouble:

  “Maybe I lost a fist fight, but that big talking marshal is liable to lose his life.”
  – Whip Willard [17:29]

• Outnumbered, Not Outwitted:

  “We keep both guns smoking and keep jumping around in those rocks, we can sound like eight or ten men at least.”
  – Wild Bill Hickok [23:14]

• Jingles on Frontier Justice and Food:

  "Everything’s winding up just right, Bill. We put a stop to the range war. And the jail’s closer than Stormy’s ranch house... Well, it means that we’ll get to the jail a lot quicker. There’s food at the jail and I’m so hungry by now that, well, I can even eat the sheriff’s terrible cooking and like it too."
  – Jingles [26:10, 26:17]

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Pacing & Tone

The tone throughout is classic Western adventure—bracing, brisk, and laced with the humor and camaraderie of its leads. Jingles’ comic timing plays perfectly against Bill’s steady confidence. The peril is real, but always buoyed by ingenuity and old-fashioned Western justice.

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Key Segment Timestamps

• Rope and Brand the Wild Steer: [04:15–05:01]
• Stormy Explains the Feud: [05:01–07:13]
• Stampede Sequence: [07:44–08:42]
• Face-Off at Willard Ranch: [13:06–17:19]
• Willard’s Night Attack Plan: [17:56–19:07]
• Bill’s Final Stand and Bluff: [23:00–25:54]
• Closing Banter and Wrap-Up: [26:02–27:30]

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Final Thoughts

“Dangerous Round-Up” is packed with hard-riding action, folksy banter, and the unbreakable frontier code of Wild Bill and his crew. For fans of classic Western drama, it’s a reminder of why Hickok’s legend endures: quick thinking, a steady hand, and justice meted out with as much wit as skill.

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Transcript

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[Jingles (Andy Devine)]

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[Wild Bill Hickok (Guy Madison)]

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One of the big builders of the Old west was the cattle business. And at times, it was a hard and dangerous business. United States Marshal Wild Bill Hickok and his big deputy, Jingles had one of their greatest adventures with the tough longhorn steers and the tough men who rode herd on them. That was the time of the dangerous roundup.

[Jingles (Andy Devine)]

Get over there, you longhorned mut turtle. Stay with him, Jingles. Stay with him. Stay with him. I just want to keep out of his way. Ho, ho. Get a rope on him. I'm trying.

[Wild Bill Hickok (Guy Madison)]

There.

[Jingles (Andy Devine)]

Hold him now, Joker.

[Stormy Evans]

Any minute to shoot, Jingles. That old critter's been running the range for four years. Never been branded.

[Jingles (Andy Devine)]

I never thought we'd get close enough to brand him. Whee. He's a tough one.

[Wild Bill Hickok (Guy Madison)]

All right. Get your rope off Jingles. I'll close the gate.

[Jingles (Andy Devine)]

Get around now, Joker. Keep me out of the way of them horns.

[Stormy Evans]

Okay, Close your in, Bill. There, that does it. Let's go get a cup of jabber pots on the fire.

[Jingles (Andy Devine)]

That's a good idea. Oh, I'm plum tuckered up. Get up, Joker. Up there.

[Wild Bill Hickok (Guy Madison)]

Bug shot, Bill.

[Stormy Evans]

I don't know what I'd have done without you and Jingles. Getting caught short of hands at Roundup Time's a tough spot for a cowman.

[Jingles (Andy Devine)]

No, that's all right, Stormy Grad. We could help you out.

[Wild Bill Hickok (Guy Madison)]

Been a long time since we used a rope and a branding iron. Stormy. Feels kind of good to get back on a working spread again.

[Stormy Evans]

Well, you sure saved my bacon. I was just about to toss in my hand to let whip Willard bluff me out of business.

[Jingles (Andy Devine)]

That sidewinder? You know, it's about time somebody stood up to him and let him know that he ain't running this part of the country.

[Wild Bill Hickok (Guy Madison)]

Stormy Standing up to him. All right, Jingle.

[Jingles (Andy Devine)]

Yeah, and we're standing up with him. Well, here we are? Mm. I can smell that coffee.

[Stormy Evans]

Oh, boy.

[Jingles (Andy Devine)]

You just stretch out and relax a little and I'll pour the coffee.

[Wild Bill Hickok (Guy Madison)]

Stormy, you haven't told me too much about your feud with Whip Willard except that he's trying to run you off the range.

[Stormy Evans]

There's not too much to tell, Bill. This country's open range. Always has been. We all run our cattle on it. Sort him out once a year and everything's been fine. Plenty of room for everybody.

[Wild Bill Hickok (Guy Madison)]

Then Willard decided to take the range over for himself, huh?

[Stormy Evans]

That's right. First my cattle kept showing up in his herd. When I called him on that, he started trying to scare me off.

[Jingles (Andy Devine)]

Now here's your job, Stormy.

[Stormy Evans]

Thanks, Jingles.

[Wild Bill Hickok (Guy Madison)]

Now, how'd he try to scare you out?

[Stormy Evans]

Oh, I had a couple of bad fires. A few slugs tossed past my head while I was out riding the range.

[Jingles (Andy Devine)]

No, I don't think you scare that easy, Stormy.

[Stormy Evans]

I don't, but my hands do. Willard's been shooting at him. Beating them up when they go into town. Figuring out all kinds of so called accidents till he finally got them jumping at their own shadow.

[Jingles (Andy Devine)]

So finally they just up and quit you, huh?

[Narrator/Announcer]

Yep.

[Stormy Evans]

One by one they all left. And I can't get anybody else to work for me.

[Jingles (Andy Devine)]

You know, Bill, it's just too darn bad we can't put that Whip Willard in jail where he belongs.

[Wild Bill Hickok (Guy Madison)]

Can't do that jingles till we can catch him with some of his dirty work. I know it's once we got proof enough, we'll put him away for a nice long stretch.

[Jingles (Andy Devine)]

No proof. We always gotta have proof. If I ever meet up with that Willard, I'll punch him right in the snoot and then start looking around for some proof.

[Stormy Evans]

Later you go punching him in the snoot, you'd better be ready to back it up with your six guns. He's real ornery.

[Wild Bill Hickok (Guy Madison)]

Sounds like the cattle are getting kind of spooky down there in the pen.

[Jingles (Andy Devine)]

Those longhorn range critters just don't like being fenced in. Well, I'm gonna have me some more coffee. Then we'll brand them and turn them loose.

[Stormy Evans]

Hey, Bill, that herd does sound kind of riled up. Wonder what's wrong with him.

[Jingles (Andy Devine)]

Well, whatever it is can wait a few minutes. I ain't no hurry to go back to work.

[Wild Bill Hickok (Guy Madison)]

You never are. Jingle now what say riders down there.

[Stormy Evans]

At the pin stamping in the herd by glory? That's another one of Willard's tricks.

[Whip Willard]

I'll bet my hat.

[Jingles (Andy Devine)]

Come on, let's get after him.

[Andrew Rines (Host)]

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[Jingles (Andy Devine)]

Steady that one shot old still Joker. I got troubles enough without you starting to sun feed.

[Stormy Evans]

He doesn't like the sound of those loco sticks.

[Wild Bill Hickok (Guy Madison)]

Get around that much, Chuck.

[Jingles (Andy Devine)]

Pull on Jack, Joker. Let's get after him.

[Stormy Evans]

Can you see any of the riders, Jingles?

[Jingles (Andy Devine)]

Oh, there's some dad blame much dust down there. I can't see anything. Hey, those longhorns are heading this way, Jingles. They're moving fast. Whoa, Bill. We gotta get out of the bottom of this canyon. They'll run right over us up this way. Get up there, buckshot boy. Start running, Joker. I don't want any of them sharp horns in the back. And don't stumble. I don't want any hoofs running over me either.

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[Wild Bill Hickok (Guy Madison)]

Pardon me for butting in, Charlie, but.

[Stormy Evans]

Did I hear you correct?

[Wild Bill Hickok (Guy Madison)]

Did you say you get eight individual serving size packages of Kellogg's Rice Krispies.

[Whip Willard]

In a Kellogg's Handy Pack.

[Narrator/Announcer]

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[Wild Bill Hickok (Guy Madison)]

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[Narrator/Announcer]

Have mom look for Kellogg's Rice Krispies Handy Pack at the grocer's. There are also handy packs of Kellogg's Corn Flakes, Bran Flakes and Raisin Bran. So reminder to get your favorite Kellogg's cereals. This fresh, crisp, convenient way in Kellogg's hand. Wild Bill, Hickok and Jingles had just helped Stormy Evans round up his herd for branding. When the pen was broken open and the cattle stampeded by mysterious riders. Starting for the scene of the trouble, Bill, Jingles and Stormy found themselves trapped in the canyon and started a race for their lives before the onrushing herd.

[Jingles (Andy Devine)]

Bill, we're staying ahead of them, but we're running out of canyon. You see that trail up the slope over there? Yeah.

[Wild Bill Hickok (Guy Madison)]

We can take the horses up there.

[Jingles (Andy Devine)]

And let the herd go by up there. Then let's do it. I ain't a bit happy about the spot we're in right now.

[Stormy Evans]

Me neither. If a horse steps in a prairie dog hole, you'd be dead before you could pick yourself up off the ground.

[Jingles (Andy Devine)]

Head for that trail, Joker. Let's get out of the way of all this. Lock on beef. Here we are. Scramble up there, Joker, and hurry. I was beginning to wish I'd lived a better life, Bill. Thought maybe I was getting close to the end of it.

[Stormy Evans]

Now you can see what I've been putting up with, Bill. It's just been one thing after another.

[Wild Bill Hickok (Guy Madison)]

This one may work out all right. Stormy, when those cattle hit the head of that canyon, they'll start milling around, tear themselves out.

[Jingles (Andy Devine)]

Yeah, when they're simmered down, we can brand them in there and then let them go.

[Stormy Evans]

Yeah, but it means another day's work and all our camp gear's gone. Willard sure makes it tough for me.

[Jingles (Andy Devine)]

Hey, that's right. Them critters ran right over all our grub. I'll bet they stomped the coffee pot. Flat dog gone it. Bill, if I have to go hungry tonight, I'm going to be real Mad. Mad enough to go hunt up Willard and get even with him?

[Wild Bill Hickok (Guy Madison)]

Maybe. That's an idea, Jingles. Since we think Willard started this, what do you say we ride over to.

[Jingles (Andy Devine)]

His ranch house and poke him in the snoot?

[Wild Bill Hickok (Guy Madison)]

No, but we'll invite ourselves to supper.

[Stormy Evans]

There's your ranch house, Bill. But I don't see anybody around.

[Jingles (Andy Devine)]

Hell, there's smoke coming out of the chimney. Something must be cooking for supper.

[Wild Bill Hickok (Guy Madison)]

I reckon they won't mind having a few more for chow. This part of the west is famous for its hospitality.

[Jingles (Andy Devine)]

Hey, now what kind of hospitality is that?

[Wild Bill Hickok (Guy Madison)]

He's shooting over our heads. Guess he wants us to stop.

[Jingles (Andy Devine)]

Oh, Jo, that's a fine welcome. We come riding in to pay a friendly call and they start slinging lead at us. Hey, what's a big idea anyhow? Turn them knacks around.

[Narrator/Announcer]

Get off the police. We don't want no visitors.

[Wild Bill Hickok (Guy Madison)]

Is that Whip Willard? Stormy?

[Stormy Evans]

Nah, that's just one of his gun slinging hands.

[Jingles (Andy Devine)]

Tell your boss I want to talk to him.

[Narrator/Announcer]

He ain't talking to nobody now.

[Jingles (Andy Devine)]

Get her.

[Whip Willard]

I'll start shooting.

[Jingles (Andy Devine)]

Are we gonna get Bill or are we gonna get got by that buzzard with the rifle?

[Whip Willard]

I warned you.

[Jingles (Andy Devine)]

Hey, now that was too darn close.

[Wild Bill Hickok (Guy Madison)]

I'd better knock that rival out of his hands before he hurts somebody.

[Jingles (Andy Devine)]

Hey, don't.

[Wild Bill Hickok (Guy Madison)]

All right, come on, let's ride in.

[Jingles (Andy Devine)]

Hot that buckshot, Jeff. Joker. I want to talk to that Jasper.

[Wild Bill Hickok (Guy Madison)]

Don't reach for those six guns, mister.

[Jingles (Andy Devine)]

No. You're in enough trouble already without asking for more.

[Narrator/Announcer]

You think I'm in trouble? Wait till you see what happens to you.

[Whip Willard]

What's going on out here, Chubb?

[Narrator/Announcer]

These Ranahans come busting here shooting looking for trouble.

[Jingles (Andy Devine)]

I guess you're the one that started the shooting. Wild Bill just finished it for you.

[Whip Willard]

Well, Bill, You Marshall Hickok?

[Wild Bill Hickok (Guy Madison)]

That's right.

[Jingles (Andy Devine)]

And I'm Jingle. This here's Stormy Evan.

[Whip Willard]

All right. I don't have to be introduced to your friend. He's been a pain in the neck to me for a long time. Looks to me like the law is keeping pretty poor company.

[Stormy Evans]

Well, you big blowhard, I just as soon settle up with you right now.

[Wild Bill Hickok (Guy Madison)]

Hold it, Stormy. That won't do you any good.

[Stormy Evans]

But Bill.

[Jingles (Andy Devine)]

Cut it out, Stormy. I'll let Bill handle it.

[Whip Willard]

All right, Hickok. You're trespassing on private property. You shot your way in here and you're not welcome. Now what do you want?

[Wild Bill Hickok (Guy Madison)]

We lost our whole outfit in a cattle stampede this afternoon. Though we thought we could get some supper over here and maybe have a talk about this range trouble between you two.

[Whip Willard]

You thought wrong both ways. I ain't feeding no drifters and all the range in this end of the valleys for my cows and nobody else's. The sooner Evans finds that out, the better off he'll be.

[Wild Bill Hickok (Guy Madison)]

The law says all this land is open range.

[Whip Willard]

I got news for you, Hickok. I don't care what the law says. I'm using this land and I'm gonna keep on using it.

[Jingles (Andy Devine)]

I'd like to just make you a little bet on that.

[Whip Willard]

I'll take your bet anytime I'm running things here my way. And if you think you're gonna stop me, you'd better bring an army with you. Because I've got the men and the guns to back my play.

[Wild Bill Hickok (Guy Madison)]

You talk mighty tough, Willard. But if you're figuring to take on the law, you'll need more than a lot of loud talk.

[Whip Willard]

All right, I've got more, and I'll give you a sample. I'll start by messing up that face of yours and throwing you off my plate.

[Jingles (Andy Devine)]

You keep out of this job.

[Stormy Evans]

I ain't doing well, I am.

[Jingles (Andy Devine)]

You stay out of it, too, Stormy. Whip's got a lesson to learn. And let him learn it the hard way. Well, how do you like this?

[Whip Willard]

You meddling, Stark?

[Wild Bill Hickok (Guy Madison)]

Pretty good, Whip, but how's this?

[Jingles (Andy Devine)]

I'll fix you for that. He's liable to make Bill mad hitting him like that. And if he does. Look out.

[Whip Willard]

Enough, Hickok.

[Jingles (Andy Devine)]

Yeah, I've had enough. Let's finish it.

[Stormy Evans]

Man, oh, man. You sure you didn't hit him with a fence post, Bill, when I wasn't looking?

[Narrator/Announcer]

No.

[Jingles (Andy Devine)]

Bill don't need any help when it comes to fighting.

[Wild Bill Hickok (Guy Madison)]

You want to get up and try it again, Whip?

[Jingles (Andy Devine)]

No, no.

[Whip Willard]

I got a better idea.

[Jingles (Andy Devine)]

Any idea is better than tangling with Bill. Yeah, boss?

[Whip Willard]

Go down to the bunk house and get the boys. Tell them to come up here and run these mavericks off the place with lead.

[Wild Bill Hickok (Guy Madison)]

Never mind that, Jug. We're going anyhow. No, but, Bill, we're not doing any good here. Jingles, I want to tell you one thing before we go, Whip.

[Whip Willard]

I'm listening.

[Wild Bill Hickok (Guy Madison)]

If you think you can start a range war and get away with it, you better think again.

[Jingles (Andy Devine)]

That's right. Tomorrow we're Brandon Stormy's cows and turn them loose on the open range.

[Wild Bill Hickok (Guy Madison)]

And if we have any trouble with you or your hands, you're going to be hauled off into jail.

[Jingles (Andy Devine)]

All right.

[Wild Bill Hickok (Guy Madison)]

Come On Jingle, Stormy, let's ride.

[Jingles (Andy Devine)]

Steady, Joker. Up there. Buckshot. Let's go, Joker.

[Narrator/Announcer]

Well, boss, looks like you lost that one.

[Whip Willard]

This ain't over yet. Go tell the boys to get ready to ride tonight. Yeah, tonight. Maybe I lost a fist fight, but that big talking marshal is liable to lose his life. Keep down off the ridges, man. With that bright moon tonight, they'd spot us in a minute.

[Narrator/Announcer]

Oh, I bet they're rolled up in.

[Stormy Evans]

Their blankets and sound asleep.

[Whip Willard]

Don't count on it, Jug. That Hickok's no dummy. Probably one of the three will be on guard all night.

[Narrator/Announcer]

How do you figure to sneak up on them then?

[Whip Willard]

I don't. I got a better plan.

[Narrator/Announcer]

What's that?

[Whip Willard]

We'll stampede their herd right over them.

[Wild Bill Hickok (Guy Madison)]

You're loco.

[Narrator/Announcer]

You tried that this afternoon.

[Dutch Vet Service Announcer]

It didn't work.

[Whip Willard]

No, but it'll work tonight. All right. Pull up here, man. All right, now shut up, you jaspers. Quiet. Now, here's the plan. You can see the herd right down there at the head of the canyon. The camp's a little farther down. Now, when I give the word, we'll move down this slope shooting and yelling and start those critters to running.

[Narrator/Announcer]

And Hickok and Jingles and Stormy will.

[Stormy Evans]

Get away just like they did this afternoon.

[Whip Willard]

Keep your trap shut, Jug. This afternoon they were in the saddle and ready to ride. Tonight, their horses aren't even saddled. Another thing is that we'll follow that herd right on down the canyon. If the cattle don't do the job we'll do it with.

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[Jingles (Andy Devine)]

Oh, doggone it, Bill, I just can't sleep and that's that.

[Wild Bill Hickok (Guy Madison)]

All right, Jingles, you sit up and guard the camp while Stormy and I get a sleep.

[Jingles (Andy Devine)]

Well, that's not what I mean, Bill. I didn't get my supper and I'm hungry. I won't get any breakfast in the morning either.

[Stormy Evans]

Well, there's not much you can do about it, Jingles.

[Jingles (Andy Devine)]

Yes, there is. I'm going to saddle up and ride over to your ranch house and bring back some chow.

[Stormy Evans]

It's long ride.

[Jingles (Andy Devine)]

I don't care. As far as I'm concerned, nothing is worse than going hungry.

[Wild Bill Hickok (Guy Madison)]

I don't like to have you prowling around all alone, Jingle. Willard and his men take a notion to start something, you might be in real trouble.

[Jingles (Andy Devine)]

Well, they haven't started anything yet and it's almost midnight.

[Stormy Evans]

Maybe they are going to leave us alone, Bill.

[Wild Bill Hickok (Guy Madison)]

Maybe, but don't count on it.

[Stormy Evans]

Well, the cattle seem bedded down for the night, Bill. Tell you what, that's all saddled up and ride over to the house. We'll be back before dawn. We'll have some grub. We'll need it Tomorrow.

[Wild Bill Hickok (Guy Madison)]

Well, I guess it'll be all right.

[Jingles (Andy Devine)]

That's better. Come here, Buckshot. Here, Joker.

[Stormy Evans]

Yeah, here comes Buster, too. Guess he's learning something from those educated horses of yours.

[Jingles (Andy Devine)]

Good thing we decided to go after some food. I could just feel myself wasting away. That we shadow.

[Stormy Evans]

That'd be a pretty big and solid shadow.

[Jingles (Andy Devine)]

Jingle.

[Wild Bill Hickok (Guy Madison)]

Hey, wait a minute. Wait a minute.

[Jingles (Andy Devine)]

Hold it. What's the matter, Bill?

[Wild Bill Hickok (Guy Madison)]

Look up there on the skyline against the moon.

[Stormy Evans]

Right here, coming over the top of the hill.

[Jingles (Andy Devine)]

Well, Willard and his gang. I'll bet there must be 10 of them.

[Stormy Evans]

I wonder what they're up to.

[Wild Bill Hickok (Guy Madison)]

Nothing good. Let's set a trap for them.

[Jingles (Andy Devine)]

How will we do it, Bill?

[Wild Bill Hickok (Guy Madison)]

We'll get around on the other side of that herd. And when they start down that hill, we'll make them think they ran into that army that Whip was talking about.

[Jingles (Andy Devine)]

But, Bill, we ain't no army. They got us outnumbered three to one.

[Wild Bill Hickok (Guy Madison)]

We keep both guns smoking and keep jumping around in those rocks, we can sound like eight or ten minute leads.

[Stormy Evans]

We'll have the advantage of surprise. And this Bill says if we can move around fast enough, shoot fast enough, we might scare them out.

[Jingles (Andy Devine)]

And what if they don't scare?

[Wild Bill Hickok (Guy Madison)]

In that case, partner, we'll be in real trouble.

[Jingles (Andy Devine)]

You asked me, Bill, we're local as an outlawed horse. If we even try such a crazy scheme. But I know you ain't gonna change your mind, so let's get started.

[Whip Willard]

Keep it quiet, man.

[Jingles (Andy Devine)]

Let's go, Whip.

[Wild Bill Hickok (Guy Madison)]

Let's get it over with.

[Whip Willard]

We're going right now. The boys all spread out in the line? Yeah, yeah, yeah. Let's get on with it. Okay. Remember the cattle don't get them, we get them. All right, let's go, man.

[Jingles (Andy Devine)]

Ride part. Get that herd moving. Whoop it up.

[Whip Willard]

Well, I see him.

[Jingles (Andy Devine)]

Let him have it. They're all over the place. Hide behind the rocks where they all come from. I'm getting out of here. The boys back, Whip.

[Whip Willard]

Come back here, you yellow pole cats.

[Jingles (Andy Devine)]

Fight it out with us.

[Wild Bill Hickok (Guy Madison)]

It's no use, Whip.

[Whip Willard]

Ran into an army or a bossy or something.

[Jingles (Andy Devine)]

I'm leaving.

[Whip Willard]

You leave me and I'll shoot you.

[Jingles (Andy Devine)]

Down like a dog, Jug.

[Whip Willard]

But, Whip, we're sitting ducks out here.

[Jingles (Andy Devine)]

In the mood light now, see?

[Whip Willard]

All right, let's go. Get around there, High.

[Wild Bill Hickok (Guy Madison)]

Never saw so much lead playing around.

[Jingles (Andy Devine)]

Jump that jacket. Move there, High.

[Whip Willard]

Where'd they all come from anyhow? I was sure my head. Whip, what happened? What does it look like? That stupid nag of mine stumbled and threw me.

[Narrator/Announcer]

Here comes three of them.

[Whip Willard]

Get up.

[Narrator/Announcer]

I'll catch your horse.

[Jingles (Andy Devine)]

Hold it.

[Whip Willard]

There's Hickok and Jingles and Evans. I'll get rid of them anyhow. Shoot him, Jug. I got a slug in my arm.

[Jingles (Andy Devine)]

Don't you do it, Jug. You're alive and healthy right now. But you'll be mighty dead if you don't drop that six iron.

[Stormy Evans]

It's all right with me, Wordle.

[Whip Willard]

They.

[Wild Bill Hickok (Guy Madison)]

Where's the rest of your hands, Whip?

[Whip Willard]

They ran out on me. Just wait until I see him again.

[Wild Bill Hickok (Guy Madison)]

You'll see him again, all right. We'll round him up and bring him to the same jail you're gonna be in.

[Jingles (Andy Devine)]

Yeah, and for the next 10 years, you can all tell each other how much better you'd have been if you'd have never tangled with Wild Bill Hickok.

[Stormy Evans]

I'd kind of like the pleasure of tying up these two coyotes, Bill.

[Wild Bill Hickok (Guy Madison)]

The pleasure's all yours, Stormy. They sure caused you enough trouble.

[Jingles (Andy Devine)]

Everything's winding up just right, Bill. We put a stop to the range war. And the jail's closer than Stormy's ranch house.

[Wild Bill Hickok (Guy Madison)]

What's that got to do with it?

[Whip Willard]

Pardon?

[Jingles (Andy Devine)]

Well, it means that we'll get to the jail a lot quicker. There's food at the jail and I'm so hungry by now that, well, I can even eat the sheriff's terrible cooking and like it too.

[Dutch Vet Service Announcer]

Time is precious, and so are our pets. So time with our pets is extra precious. That's why we started Dutch. Dutch provides 24. 7 access to licensed vets with unlimited virtual visits and follow ups for up to five pets. You can message a vet at any time and schedule a video visit the same day. Our vets can even prescribe medication for many ailments. And shipping is always free. With Dutch, you'll get more time with your pets and year round peace of mind when it comes to their vet care.

[Narrator/Announcer]

And now, here are the stars of Wild Bill Hickok, Guy Madison and Andy Devine.

[Wild Bill Hickok (Guy Madison)]

Thanks for being with us today, folks. And we'll be back again on Monday. Right, Andy?

[Jingles (Andy Devine)]

Right, Guy. And we've got an action packed show you won't want to miss called Deadlock at Silver Site.

[Wild Bill Hickok (Guy Madison)]

So long, kids.

[Jingles (Andy Devine)]

See you Monday, Choo Choo. Choose your favorite and Kellogg's Variety Pack. Oh, mom and dad and kitties too. Choose a Kellogg's cereal is good for you.

[Narrator/Announcer]

In Kellogg's Variety Pack, you'll find many favorites like Corn Flakes, Rice Krispies and the new Ready sweetened treats. All in generous individual serving size pop.

[Jingles (Andy Devine)]

So choo choo choose your favorite Kellogg's Variety Pack.

[Narrator/Announcer]

Kellogg's, the Greatest Name in Cereals has brought you another exciting story of Wild Bill Hickok, starring Guy Madison and Andy Devine in person. Today's cast included Fred Howard, Joe Duvall and Jack Mather. Our story was written and directed by Paul Pierce, music by Dick Arant. This is a David Hyre production. Transcribed in Hollywood Now. This is Charlie Lyon speaking for Kellogg's the Greatest Name in Serials, reminding you to listen again Monday, same time, same station for another adventure of Wild Bill Hick.

[Jingles (Andy Devine)]

Sam.

[Andrew Rines (Host)]

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[Dutch Vet Service Announcer]

Time is precious and so are our pets. So time with our pets is extra precious. That's why we started Dutch. Dutch provides 24? 7 access to licensed vets with unlimited virtual visits and follow ups for up to five pets. You can message a vet at any time and schedule a video visit the same day. Our vets can even prescribe medication for many ailments and shipping is always free. With Dutch. You'll get more time with your pets and year round peace of mind when it comes to their vet care.