The Hermit of Split Rock Canyon | Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok (11-27-53)

Summary

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Old Time Radio Westerns

Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok: "The Hermit of Split Rock Canyon" (11-27-53)

Aired on January 3, 2026 | Hosted by Andrew Rhynes

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Episode Overview

This classic episode of "Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok" dives into an action-packed chase as U.S. Marshal Wild Bill Hickok and his loyal deputy Jingles pursue two bank robbers into the treacherous terrain of Split Rock Canyon. There, the lawmen encounter the eccentric hermit who might know more than he lets on, resulting in a harrowing showdown and a clever twist involving a hidden passageway and a dangerous trap. The episode is brimming with suspense, lively banter, and the textures of the old west—reinforced by the crackling audio restoration.

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Key Discussion Points & Story Breakdown

1. The Pursuit Begins ([03:19])

• Wild Bill and Jingles chase two bank robbers into a remote, wild canyon.
• The landscape is treacherous and boxed in, increasing the tension:
  • Jingles: "Doggone it, Bill, why do bank robbers always head for the wildest kind of country?" ([03:19])
  • Bill suspects there’s only one way out, making it a likely spot for an ambush.

2. The Hermit of Split Rock ([04:45])

• The lawmen find a small stone cabin at the canyon’s end and meet a long-bearded, affable but cagey old hermit.
• Hermit's name oscillates between "Samson" and "Simpson," showing his absentminded eccentricity:
  • Hermit: "My name's Samson. Or maybe it's Simpson. Can't likely recollect." ([05:06])
• He claims ignorance of the robbers’ whereabouts, despite hoof prints indicating otherwise.

3. Shots from Above and the Hermit's Cryptic Past ([07:00])

• Suddenly, shots and danger: the bandits fire on the lawmen from atop the cliff.
• The hermit inadvertently reveals he’s an ex-bank robber:
  • "When I was robbing banks, I wouldn't have started blasting away with a six-gun to show the law which way I went." ([07:47])
  • He insists he’s reformed: "Ain't robbed nothing in 50 years...crime really don't pay. Been an honest man ever since." ([08:08])

4. The Hidden Passage and Secret Mine ([12:00])

• The hermit finally shows Bill and Jingles a hidden entrance inside his cabin, leading to an old mine shaft that doubles as a secret passage to the valley above.
• Horses are brought inside the cabin, to Jingles’ comic dismay:
  • "Bill. I thought he was crazy. Now this proves it." ([12:08])
• The fireplace swings open, revealing the shaft and the bandits’ horses.

5. The Shaft and the Standoff ([13:46])

• To reach the upper valley, they must use a hoist inside the shaft.
• The lawmen’s attempt to ascend is met with gunfire from above, forcing them to retreat.

6. The Bandits’ Conspiracy ([15:07])

• The bandits, named Mac and his partner, discuss eliminating Bill, Jingles, and the hermit to keep the secret of the hideout.
• They plot to drop dynamite down the shaft disguised as a bag of money—devious and deadly:
  • "We'll just light a fuse and drop it down the shaft." ([16:28])
• They bait Bill and Jingles, claiming they want to surrender and offer the loot as a sign of good faith.

7. Dynamite Trap and Near Disaster ([18:10–20:25])

• Bill and Jingles, suspicious but hopeful, ask the bandits to toss down the money bag.
• Jingles notices smoke coming from the bag:
  • "Bill, there's smoke coming out of that bag." ([18:15])
• Quick-thinking, he throws the dynamite-laden bag deep into the cave just as it explodes, causing chaos but sparing their lives.

8. Final Assault ([21:02])

• Despite injuries and shaken nerves, the lawmen resolve to take the offensive:
  • Jingles: "I'm willing to climb up that shaft barefoot, make 'em eat their six-guns whole without no cream or sugar." ([21:07])
• Bill devises a bold plan: Jingles operates the crank while he covers the shaft with gunfire.
• A tense ascent under fire ensues, punctuated by Jingles' comedic griping and Bill’s sharp shooting.

9. Justice Served ([23:40])

• At the top, Bill’s shooting disarms the bandits; one is grazed and both are quickly subdued.
• Jingles quips about Bill’s improving marksmanship:
  • Jingles: "If the supply of bad men holds out, Wild Bill Hickok will get his shooting down to the point where it's absolutely perfect." ([24:04])
• The criminals are tied up, ready for the trip back to jail.

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Notable Quotes & Memorable Moments

• On the hermit's forgetfulness:
  Hermit: "My name's Samson. Or maybe it's Simpson. Can't likely recollect." ([05:06])

• Self-aware humor about past criminality:
  Hermit: "When I was robbing banks, I wouldn't have started blasting away with a six-gun..." ([07:47])

• Jingles on impending danger:
  "There's another way to get out of here. I'll bet my new silver saddle that I ain't got yet that those two owl hoots are long gone." ([06:39])

• Classic comic interplay:
  Hermit: "Horses is smarter than gentlemen any day." ([12:22])
  Jingles: "Bill. I thought he was crazy. Now this proves it." ([12:08])

• Jingles' resilience after the explosion:
  "I'm still alive, Bill, if that's what you mean. But...Oh, I hurt." ([20:34])

• Victory quip on Bill's shooting:
  Jingles: "If the supply of bad men holds out, Wild Bill Hickok will get his shooting down to the point where it's absolutely perfect." ([24:04])

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Timestamps for Key Segments

• [03:19] — The bank robbers are pursued into Split Rock Canyon
• [04:45] — Encounter with the hermit
• [07:00] — Bandits ambush from the cliffs; hermit admits his criminal past
• [12:00] — Hidden mine shaft is revealed
• [13:46] — Up the shaft: lawmen try, but are met with gunfire
• [15:07] — Bandits plot to kill Bill, Jingles, and the hermit
• [18:10] — Money bag with a burning fuse; dynamite trap
• [20:25] — Aftermath of the explosion, Jingles injured but alive
• [21:07] — Bill and Jingles plan the final assault
• [23:40] — The bandits are captured and tied up

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Episode Tone & Style

The episode is lively and suspenseful, filled with Western slang, playful banter, and classic radio pacing. Jingles provides comic relief throughout, while Wild Bill is steady, clever, and quick with both his mind and his gun. The hermit adds eccentricity and Old West wisdom, confessing a turn from outlaw to solitary sage.

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Conclusion

"The Hermit of Split Rock Canyon" exemplifies the adventurous spirit of Old Time Radio Westerns, delivering thrills, laughs, and a satisfying conclusion where justice prevails. The dynamic between the main characters and the clever use of secret passages and deception evoke the ingenuity and charm that made these shows beloved. The digitally restored audio enhances the immersion into tumbleweed trails, creaking saloon doors, and echoing gunfire—bringing classic radio drama to life for a new generation.

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Transcript

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[Jingles (Andy Devine)]

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[Jingles (Andy Devine)]

Doggone it, Bill, why do bank robbers Always head for the wildest kind of.

[Wild Bill Hickok (Guy Madison)]

Country they can find just to make it tough for whoever's on the trail.

[Jingles (Andy Devine)]

Jingles, these two varmints are trying to make it tougher than usual. I'd just about as soon ride Joker over the top of the county courthouse.

[Wild Bill Hickok (Guy Madison)]

The rugged canyon, all right, but we should be getting close to the end of it.

[Jingles (Andy Devine)]

That's what I'm afraid of. Those two jaspers that held up the banker ahead of us.

[Wild Bill Hickok (Guy Madison)]

I hope so. I don't think there's any way out of this canyon except the way we came in.

[Jingles (Andy Devine)]

Then they've holed up someplace waiting for us to come scrambling along this trail. And when we do, we're gonna poke our noses right into a storm of hot lead.

[Wild Bill Hickok (Guy Madison)]

Well, if we do, it's gonna be real soon. There's the end of the canyon. Whoa.

[Jingles (Andy Devine)]

Whoa, Joker. Well, now what? Nothing but straight up and down cliffs in that little stone cabin. Bill, they must be in there.

[Wild Bill Hickok (Guy Madison)]

Yeah, and they've probably got us covered right now.

[Jingles (Andy Devine)]

Now, let's get behind the rock. Bill, I make an awful big target when I'm out in the open.

[Wild Bill Hickok (Guy Madison)]

Wait a minute, Jingles. Somebody's coming out.

[Jingles (Andy Devine)]

I'll get him.

[Wild Bill Hickok (Guy Madison)]

Oh, hold it. That's an old man.

[Jingles (Andy Devine)]

Yeah. Look at that long beard. Come on, Joker, let's go talk to him.

[Wild Bill Hickok (Guy Madison)]

Get up.

[Jingles (Andy Devine)]

He looks like he lives here. Maybe he's seen those pole cats were trailing.

[Wild Bill Hickok (Guy Madison)]

He must have. We followed their sign right up to here.

[Jingles (Andy Devine)]

Howdy, mister. You live here?

[Hermit (Samson/Simpson)]

I sure do, Shani. What can I do for you?

[Wild Bill Hickok (Guy Madison)]

My name's Hickok.

[Jingles (Andy Devine)]

Wild Bill Hickok, that is. And I'm Jingo.

[Hermit (Samson/Simpson)]

Never heard of you. But then I don't hear much about nobody. Been living here alone for 10 years now?

[Kellogg's Announcer]

No.

[Hermit (Samson/Simpson)]

Reckon it's 20 years. I sort of forget.

[Jingles (Andy Devine)]

You must be a hermit. Yeah.

[Hermit (Samson/Simpson)]

Yeah, reckon so. My name's Samson. Or maybe it's Simpson. Can't likely recollect.

[Jingles (Andy Devine)]

Your memory ain't very good, is it?

[Hermit (Samson/Simpson)]

Well, now, I wouldn't say that. I can remember pretty far back.

[Wild Bill Hickok (Guy Madison)]

Well, look, will you try to remember? Back for about an hour, we trailed a couple of riders right up to your cabin. Which way did they go?

[Hermit (Samson/Simpson)]

Riders? I ain't seen no riders. Them horses of yours, the first ones I seen in years.

[Jingles (Andy Devine)]

Oh, now, wait a minute. Those two jaspers were right ahead of us and leaving a plain trail.

[Wild Bill Hickok (Guy Madison)]

You can see hoof marked yourself right there in the sand.

[Hermit (Samson/Simpson)]

Sure, I can see them, but I didn't see the horses that made Them tracks and I didn't see no riders.

[Wild Bill Hickok (Guy Madison)]

Have you been here for the last hour or so?

[Hermit (Samson/Simpson)]

Well, yes, you know, went down to the creek and caught a couple of fish for dinner. Took myself a little snooze in the cabin. I do a lot of snoozing.

[Jingles (Andy Devine)]

Well, so do I. I like the fish, too.

[Wild Bill Hickok (Guy Madison)]

I guess those bandits came along here while you weren't watching. But I sure don't know where they went.

[Jingles (Andy Devine)]

Well, it's a cinch they didn't ride their horses up those cliffs.

[Hermit (Samson/Simpson)]

Bandits, eh? Hey, what'd they do, hold up a stage coach?

[Jingles (Andy Devine)]

No, they held up a bank and they got plenty. Now we gotta find the doggone varmints and they go and disappear.

[Hermit (Samson/Simpson)]

You two gents be representing the law by any chance?

[Jingles (Andy Devine)]

Of course we're representing the law.

[Wild Bill Hickok (Guy Madison)]

Say, is there any way out of this canyon besides the way we came in?

[Hermit (Samson/Simpson)]

What'd you say?

[Jingles (Andy Devine)]

He said, is there another way out of this canyon?

[Hermit (Samson/Simpson)]

Well, now, that depends.

[Jingles (Andy Devine)]

Depends on what? Doggone it. Either there is or there isn't.

[Wild Bill Hickok (Guy Madison)]

Take it easy, Jingles.

[Jingles (Andy Devine)]

Oh, take it easy nothing. There's another way to get out of here. I'll bet my new silver saddle that I ain't got yet that those two owl hoots are long gone.

[Hermit (Samson/Simpson)]

Any danger of this big balloon blowing up in my face, Marshall? Or does he always swell up that way when he gets mad?

[Jingles (Andy Devine)]

Get on, Jiggles.

[Wild Bill Hickok (Guy Madison)]

That shot was meant for us, mind.

[Jingles (Andy Devine)]

Down, Bill. But where is that bushwhacker?

[Hermit (Samson/Simpson)]

Up on top of the cliff. And that ain't one bushwhacker, it's two.

[Jingles (Andy Devine)]

Yeah, it is too. Let's cool them off, Bill.

[Wild Bill Hickok (Guy Madison)]

All right, partner, but you won't get a square shot at them in those rocks. That's enough, Jingles. We can't hit them from here.

[Jingles (Andy Devine)]

Maybe not, but we sure made them pull in their heads, dad.

[Hermit (Samson/Simpson)]

Blame idiots. What the heck they have to start shooting for?

[Jingles (Andy Devine)]

They started shooting because they thought they had a chance to kill me and Bill.

[Hermit (Samson/Simpson)]

There weren't no reason for that. They could have read off quiet like and you never would have known where they went. I swear, most of the holed up men working today don't know their business at all.

[Wild Bill Hickok (Guy Madison)]

Now look, old timer, I think you know more about these bank robbers than you've told us. You better start talking.

[Jingles (Andy Devine)]

Yeah. Looks to me like you're mixed up in this somehow.

[Hermit (Samson/Simpson)]

No, I ain't mixed up in this. But when I was robbing banks, I wouldn't have started blasting away with a six gun to show the Law? Which way it went?

[Jingles (Andy Devine)]

You. You used to be a bank robber? Sure.

[Hermit (Samson/Simpson)]

Dang good one too. Not like them empty headed glutes up there in the cliff.

[Jingles (Andy Devine)]

Well, maybe we ought to just haul you off to the who's gal.

[Hermit (Samson/Simpson)]

For what? I ain't robbed nothing in 50 years. After I spent a couple of years in jail, I was old enough to have some sense. Found out that crime really don't pay. Been honest man ever since. Besides being a hermit, I don't need no money, so ain't got no reason to steal nothing.

[Jingles (Andy Devine)]

Well, what about those varmints up on the cliff? Did you help them get up there? Nope.

[Hermit (Samson/Simpson)]

They know the secret as well as I do.

[Wild Bill Hickok (Guy Madison)]

I think you better tell us the secret. We've got to round up those two bandits and take them back to jail.

[Hermit (Samson/Simpson)]

That's what I figured.

[Jingles (Andy Devine)]

Oh, you old featherhead. If there's a secret way to get up there, why didn't you tell us about it before?

[Hermit (Samson/Simpson)]

Cause you didn't ask me, you big moose.

[Jingles (Andy Devine)]

Oh, dog. Darn it.

[Wild Bill Hickok (Guy Madison)]

Jingles. What's that noise, Bill?

[Jingles (Andy Devine)]

Up on the cliff. They're pushing over that big boulder. Here it comes, Jingles. Run for it, Bill McEl. It's coming right for him.

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[Jingles (Andy Devine)]

Bill, you all right?

[Wild Bill Hickok (Guy Madison)]

Yeah, I guess so, partner. There's an awful lot of stuff flying around there for a minute.

[Hermit (Samson/Simpson)]

Those dead burn knuckleheads. Why don't they go on about the business?

[Wild Bill Hickok (Guy Madison)]

That's exactly what we don't want them to do.

[Jingles (Andy Devine)]

No, we want to catch them before they do any more bank robbing business.

[Hermit (Samson/Simpson)]

Well, all right. Get your horses and follow me. I'll show you how they got up there on top of the cliff.

[Jingles (Andy Devine)]

Well, that's better. There must be a trailer, something that'll get us up on top.

[Hermit (Samson/Simpson)]

No, Tink Trail. Bring your horses along. I'll show you where to put them.

[Wild Bill Hickok (Guy Madison)]

Come on, Buckshot.

[Jingles (Andy Devine)]

Come on, Joker. This don't make any sense, but let's find out what it's all about.

[Hermit (Samson/Simpson)]

Just bring him right on over to my cabin.

[Jingles (Andy Devine)]

Your cabin? Now we want to get up on top of those cliffs. We didn't come here for no social visit.

[Hermit (Samson/Simpson)]

If you wouldn't talk so much, Buster, you'd find out things a lot faster.

[Jingles (Andy Devine)]

Don't call me Buster and tell me what's going on around here.

[Wild Bill Hickok (Guy Madison)]

Yeah, I'd like to know too.

[Hermit (Samson/Simpson)]

All in due time. Now, right in here.

[Jingles (Andy Devine)]

Well, what about the horses? You don't want us to take them in the house?

[Hermit (Samson/Simpson)]

Sure. Lead them right in.

[Jingles (Andy Devine)]

Bill. I thought he was crazy. Now this proves it.

[Wild Bill Hickok (Guy Madison)]

Do what he says, partner. It's his house. Come on, Buckshot, get your head down. Get through that door, boy.

[Jingles (Andy Devine)]

Come on, Joker. The hermit's invited you in for a little visit. Now act like a gentleman.

[Hermit (Samson/Simpson)]

Don't pay no attention to him, Joker. Horses is smarter than gentlemen any day.

[Wild Bill Hickok (Guy Madison)]

Nothing but a one room cabin.

[Jingles (Andy Devine)]

Bill, it's a trap. He's got us jammed in here with our horses where we can't move.

[Wild Bill Hickok (Guy Madison)]

What's going on here?

[Jingles (Andy Devine)]

Yeah, get your hands up before I fill you so full of lead they'll have to bury you with a block and tackle.

[Hermit (Samson/Simpson)]

Now just hold your horses.

[Jingles (Andy Devine)]

We are holding our horses. But why do we have to do it now?

[Hermit (Samson/Simpson)]

If you don't shut up, you ain't going to find out nothing.

[Wild Bill Hickok (Guy Madison)]

Be quiet, Jingles. Till we find out what this is all about. But it better be good.

[Hermit (Samson/Simpson)]

It will be. And just look behind you there.

[Wild Bill Hickok (Guy Madison)]

Nothing there. But. But the fireplace.

[Hermit (Samson/Simpson)]

See that third stone from the top on the right?

[Wild Bill Hickok (Guy Madison)]

Yeah.

[Hermit (Samson/Simpson)]

Just pull on it.

[Wild Bill Hickok (Guy Madison)]

Easy.

[Jingles (Andy Devine)]

Hey, the whole fireplace swings out.

[Wild Bill Hickok (Guy Madison)]

Looks like a big cave in there.

[Hermit (Samson/Simpson)]

Same thing. Part of old mine, Wild Bill. Now, come on, let's go in.

[Jingles (Andy Devine)]

Well, I'll be doggone. Look how big it is, Bill.

[Wild Bill Hickok (Guy Madison)]

Sure is. Nobody'd ever find it.

[Jingles (Andy Devine)]

Now, Joker, you stop that. You like to scare me out of a year's grove.

[Wild Bill Hickok (Guy Madison)]

There's a bunch of horses in here, Jingles. That's why Joker said hello.

[Hermit (Samson/Simpson)]

Must belong to those bandits you're chasing.

[Jingles (Andy Devine)]

Yeah.

[Hermit (Samson/Simpson)]

Don't keep horses, Michelle. Just open the gate and put your horses in there. They'll be safe till you get back.

[Jingles (Andy Devine)]

Till we get back from where? I don't even know where I'm going.

[Hermit (Samson/Simpson)]

If you're going after them bandits, you're going straight up.

[Wild Bill Hickok (Guy Madison)]

Straight up where?

[Hermit (Samson/Simpson)]

Straight up that old vine shaft. Now, lead the horses and let's take a look. Bring that lantern, Jingle.

[Jingles (Andy Devine)]

Oh, sure.

[Wild Bill Hickok (Guy Madison)]

How do we get up that shaft?

[Hermit (Samson/Simpson)]

There's a hoist in there with a windlass on it. You stand on the horse, turn the crank and up you.

[Jingles (Andy Devine)]

And where are we when we get to the top?

[Hermit (Samson/Simpson)]

In a little round valley with no way out. Best place in the world for a couple of bank bandits to hide.

[Jingles (Andy Devine)]

Well, would you look at that. Just turn that crank and you lift yourself straight up.

[Hermit (Samson/Simpson)]

That's right, Jingle.

[Jingles (Andy Devine)]

Come on, Bill, let's try it and see how it works.

[Wild Bill Hickok (Guy Madison)]

All right, partner. We want those owl hoots, we'll have to go get them.

[Jingles (Andy Devine)]

Nah, I forgot about them. What'll they be doing while we're hauling ourselves up through that shaft?

[Wild Bill Hickok (Guy Madison)]

I don't know. I guess we'll have to try it and find out.

[Jingles (Andy Devine)]

Well, here we are. Let's turn the crank. Sure Squeaks.

[Hermit (Samson/Simpson)]

Ain't had any oil for years.

[Jingles (Andy Devine)]

Hey, they're shooting down the shaft. Pour it on it, Mack.

[Kellogg's Announcer]

Don't let it come up here.

[Jingles (Andy Devine)]

Light. Sharp hole.

[Wild Bill Hickok (Guy Madison)]

Let go of that crank, Jiggles.

[Jingles (Andy Devine)]

Come on, let's get out of here. They'll kill us in here. There.

[Bank Bandit Mac]

Save it, Mac. We may need some of that ammunition later.

[Bank Bandit]

Yeah. They're back out of the shaft now where we can't hit them.

[Bank Bandit Mac]

Man, what a spot we pick for a hideout. Nobody can get us here. Not even that nosy Hickok.

[Bank Bandit]

You're sure that's Hickok and Jingles down there?

[Bank Bandit Mac]

Of Course, I'm sure you saw him yourself in the cliff. You heard the hermit talking to him.

[Bank Bandit]

Yeah, what about that old goat showing them two lawmen how to get to that shaft?

[Bank Bandit Mac]

What else could he do? Only reason he never turned us in before is because nobody ever followed us into the canyon before.

[Bank Bandit]

That's right. Because we told him we'd kill him if he ever went to town.

[Bank Bandit Mac]

Yeah, we've been hauling his supplies to keep him quiet. But we're through with him now. He and them two lawmen are the only ones that know the secret.

[Bank Bandit]

Yeah, that's right. And if something was to happen to all three of them, nobody'd know but us.

[Bank Bandit Mac]

Now you're thinking, Mac. All we have to figure is how to shut them up for good.

[Bank Bandit]

Well, let's see. How about letting them start up the shaft? And then when they're halfway up, we'll cut the ropes and drop them.

[Bank Bandit Mac]

Now, that's real smart. Got them ropes and we got no way out. We'll be stuck in this valley. We starve to death.

[Bank Bandit]

Oh, yeah, that's right. How about that dynamite we used to blow the safe in the bank? We still got a couple of sticks left.

[Bank Bandit Mac]

Hey, now you're talking. Come on, let's dig it out.

[Wild Bill Hickok (Guy Madison)]

How?

[Bank Bandit]

We'll just light a fuse and drop it down the shaft.

[Hermit (Samson/Simpson)]

That'll get them all.

[Bank Bandit Mac]

Mac, you got the craziest ideas. Blow up a charge of dynamite in that shaft and we'd really be trapped.

[Wild Bill Hickok (Guy Madison)]

Oh, yeah?

[Bank Bandit]

Well, what are we going to do?

[Bank Bandit Mac]

We're going to set a trap for Hickok and Jingles and that hermit. We're going to bait it with money from the bank.

[Jingles (Andy Devine)]

Hold up.

[Bank Bandit Mac]

Load it with a stick of dynamite and drop it down to him with a short fuse.

[Wild Bill Hickok (Guy Madison)]

Okay.

[Jingles (Andy Devine)]

Bill. I wonder what those sidewinders are up to now. They're being awful quiet.

[Wild Bill Hickok (Guy Madison)]

Probably waiting for us to make a move.

[Jingles (Andy Devine)]

Well, I ain't making no move. That'll put me in their line of fire. Every time I get where they can see me, they start shooting or rolling boulders down on me. They just ain't social.

[Hermit (Samson/Simpson)]

It looks to me like they got them two cougars holed up. They can't get out of where they are unless they come back down through this here shaft. All you gotta do is wait.

[Wild Bill Hickok (Guy Madison)]

We might have to wait a long time.

[Jingles (Andy Devine)]

I don't care if we have to wait 11 years and 12 minutes. I ain't sticking my nose out of this nice, safe cave again.

[Bank Bandit Mac]

Hey, Hiccup.

[Jingles (Andy Devine)]

Bill. They're hollering for You.

[Wild Bill Hickok (Guy Madison)]

What do you want?

[Bank Bandit Mac]

Come over to Chad to want to talk to you.

[Jingles (Andy Devine)]

Don't you do it, Bill. They'll bushwhack.

[Hermit (Samson/Simpson)]

Watch out for him.

[Jingles (Andy Devine)]

Bill, I can hear you.

[Wild Bill Hickok (Guy Madison)]

All right. I said, what do you want?

[Jingles (Andy Devine)]

We want to surrender. Surrender?

[Wild Bill Hickok (Guy Madison)]

All right. Come on down and surrender.

[Jingles (Andy Devine)]

I don't believe.

[Hermit (Samson/Simpson)]

Neither did I.

[Wild Bill Hickok (Guy Madison)]

Come on down. We'll keep them covered.

[Jingles (Andy Devine)]

Don't you do it, Bill. Find out if they really mean it first. Hey, up there.

[Andrew Rines (Host)]

Here.

[Kellogg's Announcer]

What is it?

[Jingles (Andy Devine)]

How do we know you really mean it?

[Kellogg's Announcer]

We'll throw down the bag of money from the bank.

[Bank Bandit Mac]

Hold up. Prove it.

[Jingles (Andy Devine)]

That sounds like a fair deal, Bill.

[Wild Bill Hickok (Guy Madison)]

All right, Toss it down.

[Jingles (Andy Devine)]

Here comes. There it is.

[Wild Bill Hickok (Guy Madison)]

Hanging out here by the lantern.

[Jingles (Andy Devine)]

Bill, there's smoke coming out of that bag.

[Wild Bill Hickok (Guy Madison)]

Fuse burning. Throw it back in that cave. Jingles.

[Kellogg's Announcer]

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[Wild Bill Hickok (Guy Madison)]

Jingles, are you all right? Say something, partner, so I can find.

[Bank Bandit Mac]

You in the dark.

[Hermit (Samson/Simpson)]

The lantern got blown out, Bill. I'll light it again.

[Wild Bill Hickok (Guy Madison)]

Good. Glad to hear you're all right, but I gotta find Jingles.

[Jingles (Andy Devine)]

I'm still alive, Bill, if that's what you mean. But. Oh, I hurt.

[Wild Bill Hickok (Guy Madison)]

What happened to you?

[Jingles (Andy Devine)]

What happened? What do you think happened? Whole world blew up in my face and 5,000 rocks come flying at me. I'm just too darn big to dodge them all.

[Hermit (Samson/Simpson)]

Here's your light, Bill.

[Wild Bill Hickok (Guy Madison)]

Yeah. Let me take a look. Any broken bones?

[Jingles (Andy Devine)]

How do I know? Feel like they're all broke. Well, guess it ain't too serious. I can move everything.

[Wild Bill Hickok (Guy Madison)]

Good. Move yourself over here to the shaft and let's see if we can figure a way to get those hyenas.

[Jingles (Andy Devine)]

That's for me, Bill. I'm sorry. Mad at them slippery salamanders. I'm willing to climb up that shaft barefoot. Make them eat their six guns whole without no cream or sugar.

[Wild Bill Hickok (Guy Madison)]

That's the only way we'll put a stop to this. Jingle. Go up that shaft after them.

[Jingles (Andy Devine)]

Now, just a darn minute, Bill. I didn't really mean what I said about climbing up their barefoot.

[Wild Bill Hickok (Guy Madison)]

We won't have to do that. Go right up in the hoist.

[Hermit (Samson/Simpson)]

Last time you stepped in that hoist, they smoked you out with lead, Bill.

[Wild Bill Hickok (Guy Madison)]

That's right. We're playing it safe, then. Now there's nothing left to do but go up there after them.

[Jingles (Andy Devine)]

Yeah, we're. We're down to just one chance. And I don't like that one. Not a little bit.

[Wild Bill Hickok (Guy Madison)]

We know they'll try to shoot down the shaft, Jingles. So we'll be ready for them.

[Jingles (Andy Devine)]

We will. Not me. I'm never ready for bullets, Bill.

[Wild Bill Hickok (Guy Madison)]

You turn the crank and pull the hoist up. I'll cover you.

[Jingles (Andy Devine)]

Now, that's real nice of you.

[Wild Bill Hickok (Guy Madison)]

Every time I see a gun barrel or a head poke over the top of that shaft I'll toss a.45 slug at it.

[Jingles (Andy Devine)]

That's a real good plan, Bill.

[Hermit (Samson/Simpson)]

It sure is.

[Jingles (Andy Devine)]

Take some. Except for one thing.

[Hermit (Samson/Simpson)]

What's that?

[Jingles (Andy Devine)]

It won't work.

[Wild Bill Hickok (Guy Madison)]

It's got a good chance to work.

[Jingles (Andy Devine)]

I don't like good chances. Where my neck's concern. I want a hundred percent cinch, Bill. There's two of them and one of you. And I'll have my hands full with that crank.

[Wild Bill Hickok (Guy Madison)]

Those odds aren't so bad, Jingles.

[Jingles (Andy Devine)]

No. With you doing the shooting and me doing the twisting ought to be all right. Well, come on, let's go.

[Hermit (Samson/Simpson)]

Good luck, Bill. The environments have been threatening to kill me ever since they started using this hideout. I sure was happy when you come along.

[Jingles (Andy Devine)]

Well, we'll get him for you, old timer. I hold.

[Bank Bandit Mac]

Hey, what's going on down there?

[Jingles (Andy Devine)]

Get him, Bill. Did you hit him?

[Wild Bill Hickok (Guy Madison)]

I hit his hat. That was all that was showing the way.

[Hermit (Samson/Simpson)]

You draw and shoot, you ain't going to have too much trouble.

[Jingles (Andy Devine)]

What you expect? That's Wild Bill Hickok.

[Hermit (Samson/Simpson)]

Never heard of them. But then I don't hear much. Nothing way up here.

[Jingles (Andy Devine)]

Yeah, you said that before. Well, here we go. Up the daisy. Round and round and up and up. Hey, this works good. Bill, I. I thought you was gonna shoot at every gun, Bear.

[Wild Bill Hickok (Guy Madison)]

Sorry, partner. Keep turning.

[Jingles (Andy Devine)]

Did you get him?

[Wild Bill Hickok (Guy Madison)]

I got his gun. It went 30ft in the air.

[Jingles (Andy Devine)]

Good. How far we gotta go?

[Wild Bill Hickok (Guy Madison)]

Another 10ft or so.

[Jingles (Andy Devine)]

Shoot him, Bill, and he's a bunch.

[Wild Bill Hickok (Guy Madison)]

Of slugs into the shaft without sticking his head over the edge.

[Jingles (Andy Devine)]

We'll do something here.

[Wild Bill Hickok (Guy Madison)]

I help you get help you with the crank.

[Jingles (Andy Devine)]

All right, let's go, Bill. We'll never get out of here alive. Yes, we will. We're almost.

[Wild Bill Hickok (Guy Madison)]

Here we are? Jump up.

[Jingles (Andy Devine)]

Oh, well, that's one. Where's the other?

[Wild Bill Hickok (Guy Madison)]

Over there. Jingles. Looks like I creased a scalp when I knocked his hat off.

[Bank Bandit Mac]

Yeah, that's right. Heard you learn to shoot like that anyhow.

[Jingles (Andy Devine)]

Well, I'll tell you, mister, Bill kind of picked it up as he went along. And every owl hoop like you that he shot it out with just gives him a little more practice.

[Wild Bill Hickok (Guy Madison)]

Tie them both up, Jingles. We'll take him back to the jail.

[Jingles (Andy Devine)]

Sure, Bill. Well, stick out your hands, mister. I'll figure if the supply of bad men holds out, Wild Bill Hickok will get his shooting down to the point where it's absolutely perfect.

[Kellogg's Announcer]

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

[Wild Bill Hickok (Guy Madison)]

Andy, why don't you tell our friends about Monday's Wild Bill Hickok story.

[Jingles (Andy Devine)]

Okay, Guy. Monday you're going to see another side of jingles. It's Jingle the ladies, man.

[Wild Bill Hickok (Guy Madison)]

So long, kids.

[Jingles (Andy Devine)]

See you Monday.

[Wild Bill Hickok (Guy Madison)]

Choo Choo.

[Jingles (Andy Devine)]

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

[Kellogg's 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 boxes.

[Jingles (Andy Devine)]

So Choo Choo, choose your favorite Kellogg's variety pack.

[Kellogg's 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, Ralph Moody and Don Brody. Our story was written and directed by Paul Pierce, music by Dick Laurent. This is a David Hire 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 same station for another adventure of W.

[Jingles (Andy Devine)]

H. Sam.

[Andrew Rines (Host)]

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[Jingles (Andy Devine)]

Sam.