The High Tone Stranger | Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok (12-02-53)

Summary

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Podcast Summary

Old Time Radio Westerns – "The High Tone Stranger"

Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok (Originally aired: 12-02-1953)
Podcast Host: Andrew Rhynes
Release Date: January 10, 2026

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Episode Overview

This episode revives a classic Wild Bill Hickok radio adventure, “The High Tone Stranger”, as part of the digitally restored Old Time Radio Westerns podcast series. Listeners are transported to the lawless frontier, where iconic lawman Wild Bill Hickok and his humorous partner Jingles face off against a gambling stranger and a scheme for control of the Pine Hill Mine. With enhanced clarity, the episode breathes new life into vintage Western drama, full of witty banter, tense gunfights, and lessons in loyalty and wit.

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Key Discussion Points & Major Plot Beats

1. Target Practice & The Arrival of the Stranger

• Wild Bill and Jingles (Andy Devine as Jingles, Guy Madison as Wild Bill) engage in target practice, displaying Bill’s famed sharpshooting (04:18).
  • Jingles jokes: “Now that’s what I call shooting from the hip!” (04:34)
• They discuss Caleb Brewster’s rumored plans to seize the Pine Hill mine (04:45).
• Albert Lomac, a flashy gambler in a red and yellow vest, approaches and challenges Bill to a sharpshooting contest—with a wager involved (05:16).
  • Lomac’s confidence: "I’m a gambling man by profession, gentlemen." (05:39)
• The contest ends with Lomac pulling a gun and demanding Bill and Jingles leave town permanently (06:45).

2. Turning the Tables on Lomac

• Wild Bill and Jingles outmaneuver Lomac, disarming and knocking him out—revealing the stranger’s intentions aren’t as high-toned as his words (07:34).
• Lomac confesses he was hired by Brewster to run Bill and Jingles out of town for a bet (10:47).
  • Lomac’s sheepish admission: “I guess I was taken for a sucker, Hickok. Caleb Brewster gave me 100 to 1 odds I couldn’t run you out of town.” (10:47)

3. A Ruse to Fool Brewster

• Bill hatches a plan: load Lomac’s gun with blanks, pretend to flee town, and let Lomac “win” his bet to deceive Brewster (11:06–11:38).
  • Jingles’ humor: “Here, mister, here’s your gun… Here we go. I’d like to see old Caleb’s face when he pays off.” (11:22, 11:38)
• Lomac “runs them out” and returns to Brewster to collect, but Brewster proves untrustworthy and threatens Lomac when he tries to double-cross him (12:20–13:10).
  • Albert Lomac’s bravado turns practical: “For now, it’s that way for good, partner… Now the boot's on the other foot.” (13:10–13:18)

4. Race to the Pine Hill Mine

• Bill and Jingles prepare to intercept Brewster and his gang at the Pine Hill Mine, suspecting a major confrontation (13:39).
• They reunite with Luke Turner and warn him and his brothers of the coming attack (15:15–15:59).
  • Turner’s wry observation: “You mean you’ve been expecting Brewster?... He covets us here mine something awful.” (16:09)

5. Defensive Schemes & Comic Mishaps

• Luke reveals a booby trap: a rock overhanging the trail, set to crush approaching foes. Jingles clumsily triggers the device prematurely (16:20–16:46).
  • Jingles’ sheepishness: “Well, I’ll be dog to hog.” (16:47)

6. Showdown at the Mine

• Brewster’s gang confronts the outnumbered defenders. The Turner brothers rue not registering a legal claim on the mine (18:20–18:53).
• Bill devises a desperate fall-back: sneak through a hidden mine tunnel, set dynamite to seal it, and ambush Brewster’s forces (22:08–24:11).
  • Bill’s coolness under pressure: “Not that we’re fast… She’s going, Bill… And so are we, partner. Run for that crawl hole and climb outside.” (24:17–24:21)
• The plan works: Brewster’s gang finds themselves trapped as the dynamite explodes, sealing the tunnel.

7. Resolution and the Lesson

• Wild Bill and Jingles capture Brewster, Lomac, and their men as they crawl out, defeated (25:13–26:27).
  • Jingles teases the defeated outlaws: “Yes, sir. Step over there, Brewster. The line for the jailhouse forms to the right.” (26:21)
• Bill advises Luke Turner to file a legal claim on the Pine Hill Mine, hinting at the importance of law and preparation (26:40).
  • Closing advice from Bill: “You can, Luke. Go into town, file your legal claim for this mine.” (26:40)
• Episode closes with good-humored banter and a preview for the next story.

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Notable Quotes & Memorable Moments

• Jingles (on Bill’s marksmanship): “Now that’s what I call shooting from the hip!” (04:34)
• Albert Lomac (revealing his wager): “Caleb Brewster gave me 100 to 1 odds I couldn’t run you out of town.” (10:47)
• Wild Bill Hickok: “Nobody ever ran Wild Bill Hickok out of nowhere.” (12:07)
• Luke Turner’s trap: “See that there overhanging rock? ...Got a trigger rigged under there. All I gotta do is pull that rope Bajingo’s foot, and down she goes, huh?” (16:26)
• Jingles (after triggering the trap): “Well, I’ll be dog to hog.” (16:47)
• Jingles (on the imminent gunfight): “This is gonna make Custer’s last stand look like Aunt Maddie’s Tuesday quilting party.” (19:17)
• Bill’s steady confidence: “Drop your guns down there and crawl out one at a time.” (25:34)
• Jingles’ lesson for Luke Turner: “You’d better stock up on ammunition and grow yourself a longer set of ears.” (26:44)

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Timestamps for Key Segments

• Introduction and setup: 01:16–04:18
• Lomac’s challenge and gunfight: 04:18–07:34
• Lomac's confession & the ruse: 10:47–12:11
• Brewster and Lomac’s partnership: 12:11–13:18
• Mine defense preparations: 15:15–16:47
• Main assault and tunnel trap: 18:53–24:21
• Resolution and advice: 25:13–26:44

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Tone and Language

True to vintage Western style—playful, tension-filled, and quick-paced—the dialogue is peppered with period-authentic cowboy slang, humorous banter (especially from Jingles), and moral lessons delivered with a wink. The voices of the legendary Guy Madison and Andy Devine lend authenticity and warmth, making even the most perilous shootout feel like an adventure shared among friends.

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For Listeners Who Missed the Episode

This restored broadcast offers all the classic thrills of Wild West radio drama: a spry, clever lawman, comic relief from his trusty partner, and a plot that balances suspense, trickery, and Western justice. New listeners will walk away with a grin and a healthy appreciation for registering one’s gold claim—and for the sharp sense of humor that keeps Wild Bill Hickok and Jingles a lasting pair of Western folk heroes.

Transcript

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It was no accident that gave United States Marshal Wild Bill Hickok the reputation for the fastest Dr. On the best shot in the West. He practiced every day knowing that a split second could mean his life in a gunfight. But one day, that same practice left him standing helpless in the face of roaring death from the gun of the high tone stranger.

[Andy Devine]

48, 49, 50. There you are, Bill at Wildcats Pictures packed up exactly 50 paces away. See you shoot the eyes out.

[Wild Bill Hickok (Guy Madison)]

All right, Jingles, here it goes.

[Andy Devine]

You got both of them. Now that's what I call shooting from the hip. Guess that's what makes Caleb Brewster so cautious about showing his hand.

[Wild Bill Hickok (Guy Madison)]

He'll show it sooner or later, Jingles.

[Andy Devine]

Reckon he's really after the Pine Hill mine, Bill?

[Wild Bill Hickok (Guy Madison)]

Well, that's what the Turner Brothers say.

[Andy Devine]

Dern sidewinder. We should make his play.

[Wild Bill Hickok (Guy Madison)]

Take it easy, Jingles. Hey, let's see you tip that wildcat's ears.

[Andy Devine]

I'll just figure it's Brewsters and get them the first time. Oh, hold it. One of them was high. Got it, by gum.

[Wild Bill Hickok (Guy Madison)]

Nice shooting, partner.

[Andy Devine]

Well, my guns are empty. About time to quit.

[Wild Bill Hickok (Guy Madison)]

I got three shots left. Pick a target for me.

[Albert Lomac]

Well, good morning, gentlemen.

[Andy Devine]

Huh? Oh, howdy, stranger. Morning.

[Albert Lomac]

I'm Albert Lomac. Naturally, I know you tour. Wild Bill Hickok and Jingles.

[Andy Devine]

You do? Oh, yeah, naturally.

[Albert Lomac]

Heard you say you just had three shots left in your gun, Hickok. I consider it an honor to match those in little contests with him.

[Wild Bill Hickok (Guy Madison)]

That's all right with me, Mr. Lomac.

[Andy Devine]

Bill's right hard to beat, stranger.

[Albert Lomac]

So I've heard. But I'm a gambling man by profession, gentlemen.

[Andy Devine]

I figured as much from your Fancy talk in that red and yellow vest.

[Albert Lomac]

Shall we make a little wager, Hickar?

[Wild Bill Hickok (Guy Madison)]

I'm not your kind of a gambler, Lomax.

[Albert Lomac]

Then I'll name the stakes. If I win, you do me a little favor. If I lose, I'll buy dinner for all three.

[Andy Devine]

Dinner? Well, looks like we eat, Bill. What kind of a favor was you thinking about, Mr. Lomac?

[Albert Lomac]

Well, let's do our shooting first and talk later. Now for target. See that sunflower by the fence? 60 paces, I'd say.

[Andy Devine]

Yeah, it's waving in the breeze.

[Albert Lomac]

Target to try your skill, Hickok. He cut the top three leaves off clean at the stem.

[Andy Devine]

You're not asking much.

[Albert Lomac]

You go first, Hickok, and I'll try for the next three leaves.

[Wild Bill Hickok (Guy Madison)]

If that's the way you want it.

[Andy Devine]

Now, I want to see this, Daddy Bill. One, two, three. Bill, you did it. Now that's shooting. All right, stranger, it's your turn.

[Albert Lomac]

That's right, gents. Now it's my turn.

[Andy Devine]

Hey, what's the idea?

[Albert Lomac]

The idea is this. Your guns are empty. Mine is loaded. I'm about to collect that little favor.

[Wild Bill Hickok (Guy Madison)]

Speak up, Lomac. You've got the drop and I'm right curious.

[Albert Lomac]

It's very simple, Hickok. Your horses are handy. And I consider it a favor of you both to climb in your saddles and ride off into the sunset for good.

[Andy Devine]

Why, you slick talking sidewinder.

[Wild Bill Hickok (Guy Madison)]

I got a notion, Jingles. Don't take any chances.

[Albert Lomac]

You're smart, Hickok. I drill him without batting an eye.

[Wild Bill Hickok (Guy Madison)]

I don't know what your game is, L. Mac but I'm not of a mind to do you any favor.

[Andy Devine]

Me neither.

[Albert Lomac]

I warn you, Marshall, I.

[Wild Bill Hickok (Guy Madison)]

And I'm through with your warning, mister. Sorry, Jingles. Now, mister, drop that gun before you hurt somebody.

[Andy Devine]

Kill you, Hick.

[Wild Bill Hickok (Guy Madison)]

That's better.

[Albert Lomac]

You're not freaking out of school boy this time, Hickok.

[Andy Devine]

Bill, watch him. Right stubborn, mister. Well, now, that one put him to sleep for a spell.

[Wild Bill Hickok (Guy Madison)]

Yeah, he's tougher than his fancy duds would leave you to believe, partner.

[Andy Devine]

But he don't look so tough right now. I'll throw him over my shoulder and take him over to the office.

[Wild Bill Hickok (Guy Madison)]

Good idea, partner. He doesn't pull that trick on us for nothing yet a reason. And when he wakes up, I'd like to ask him what it.

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[Narrator]

Wild Bill and Jingles took the unconscious gambler back to their office. And when he regained his senses, they heard a familiar story.

[Albert Lomac]

I guess I was taken for a sucker, Hiccott. Caleb brewster gave me 100 to 1 odds I couldn't run you out of town.

[Andy Devine]

Caleb Brewster. Tried that one before, Bill.

[Wild Bill Hickok (Guy Madison)]

Yeah. Pardon? It's an old joke. I think it's time Caleb got a lesson.

[Andy Devine]

Now you're talking, Bill.

[Wild Bill Hickok (Guy Madison)]

How'd you like to win your bet, Lomac?

[Albert Lomac]

But I've already lost it.

[Wild Bill Hickok (Guy Madison)]

Not if you run us out of town.

[Andy Devine]

What are you talking about, Bill?

[Wild Bill Hickok (Guy Madison)]

Load his gun with blanks and give it back to him. Jingle.

[Andy Devine]

Sure, Bill.

[Wild Bill Hickok (Guy Madison)]

I wouldn't want you shooting hot lead at our backs, Lomac.

[Albert Lomac]

Your backs?

[Wild Bill Hickok (Guy Madison)]

Yeah.

[Andy Devine]

Here, mister. Here's your gun.

[Wild Bill Hickok (Guy Madison)]

All right, Jingles, here's where we run out, jump on our horses and hightail it out of town.

[Andy Devine]

Hey, Brewster.

[Albert Lomac]

Gonna be surprised, but what am I gonna do?

[Wild Bill Hickok (Guy Madison)]

Just empty that six gun at our backs and go collect your bet from Brewster. It's right simple. Come on, Jingles.

[Andy Devine]

Here we go. I'd like to see old Caleb's face when he pays off.

[Wild Bill Hickok (Guy Madison)]

Steady bug shots today.

[Andy Devine]

Hold your head up, Joker.

[Wild Bill Hickok (Guy Madison)]

All right, Lomax, start shooting.

[Luke Turner]

Here.

[Wild Bill Hickok (Guy Madison)]

Shot.

[Andy Devine]

Hot junk, Joker. Hit the road. Good luck, mister.

[Wild Bill Hickok (Guy Madison)]

Don't lie to me, Lomac. Nobody ever ran Wild Bill Hickok out of nowhere.

[Luke Turner]

Oh, he's right, boss. The great Wild Bill himself. Shirt tail flying in the breeze. And this is a Jasper that was shooting at him as he was making dust.

[Wild Bill Hickok (Guy Madison)]

Well, I'll be.

[Luke Turner]

Never seen anything like it in my life.

[Albert Lomac]

Are you satisfied, Brewster?

[Wild Bill Hickok (Guy Madison)]

Yep. I'll pay. It's worth the money to have that star packing wildcat out of my way. Here's your money, Lomac.

[Albert Lomac]

Thanks. Now that Hickok's gone, what have you got in mine, huh?

[Wild Bill Hickok (Guy Madison)]

Well, I don't figure that's any of your business, gambler.

[Albert Lomac]

And that's where we don't agree.

[Wild Bill Hickok (Guy Madison)]

What's that?

[Albert Lomac]

I figure you need a partner, Brewster. And I'm in.

[Wild Bill Hickok (Guy Madison)]

You're not long for good health, Lomax. All right, boys, take him out and feed him to the buzzards. Well, what are you feather heads waiting for? Judgment, cowboy. Oh, sure.

[Luke Turner]

Don't look at me. I ain't up to messing with the tornado that made Wild Bill Hickok show his heels.

[Albert Lomac]

You see how it is, Rooster?

[Wild Bill Hickok (Guy Madison)]

Yeah, I see how it is.

[Albert Lomac]

For now, it's that way for good, partner. You figure to use me now the boots on the other foot.

[Wild Bill Hickok (Guy Madison)]

All right, we're wasting time. Hit the saddle, men. Now's our chance to take over Pine Hill Mine. Them three Turner brothers ain't got Hickok to help them.

[Andy Devine]

Now.

[Wild Bill Hickok (Guy Madison)]

Come on, let's r.

[Andy Devine]

Bill. Where are we headed?

[Wild Bill Hickok (Guy Madison)]

For the Pine Hill Mine. Jingles.

[Andy Devine]

You figured to hide out there long enough for Lomac to collect his bet. And get out of town.

[Wild Bill Hickok (Guy Madison)]

Nope. I figured to be there when Lomac and Brewster come to smoke out the Turner brothers.

[Andy Devine]

Now, hold on. You thinking they was in cahoots all the time?

[Wild Bill Hickok (Guy Madison)]

I'm not sure, Jingles, but it's for sure. They're two of a kind.

[Andy Devine]

And birds of a feather fly in the same direction.

[Wild Bill Hickok (Guy Madison)]

That's about it. Well, here's where we turn up the trail. Get up there, Buckshot.

[Andy Devine]

Get up there, Joker. So you're figuring if Womack and Brewster do get together, they'll come flying up here to take over the Pine Hill mine, huh?

[Wild Bill Hickok (Guy Madison)]

If that's what Brewster had in his draw, he might make his play.

[Andy Devine]

Well, I'll be. Hey, hold up, Bill. Jugger. Better let them Turners know we're friends. We'd be setting ducks on this narrow trail.

[Wild Bill Hickok (Guy Madison)]

Good idea, Jingles. Go ahead.

[Andy Devine]

Now. We'll just wait for an answer. When old Luke trains that spyglass down here.

[Wild Bill Hickok (Guy Madison)]

I'll bet he's been watching us for the last two miles. Pardon.

[Andy Devine]

Then why don't he fire a couple of welcome shots? Ain't like him to wait this long.

[Wild Bill Hickok (Guy Madison)]

Yeah, you're right, Bill.

[Andy Devine]

Something's wrong up there. I'll bet my hat on it.

[Wild Bill Hickok (Guy Madison)]

I hope we're not too late. Come on, Buckshot. Climb that hill, boy. Hi, Buckshot.

[Andy Devine]

Bill, it ain't healthy to go storming up this trail. Them Turners is de shot.

[Wild Bill Hickok (Guy Madison)]

We'll have to take that chance, Jingles.

[Andy Devine]

There's a mine, Bill. And look, there's Luke Dog. Gone as hide. Standing there big as lie.

[Wild Bill Hickok (Guy Madison)]

Yeah, how you look. Oh, boy.

[Luke Turner]

Well, watch your old fired rush Marshall. You two come up out there trail like old Nicky Sapphire's a burning your shirt tail.

[Andy Devine]

Why, you long and stringy mountain goat. We thought something had happened to you. Why didn't you answer my signal with a couple of shots?

[Luke Turner]

Couldn't.

[Andy Devine]

What do you mean you couldn't?

[Luke Turner]

Ain't got no ammunition from a rifle.

[Wild Bill Hickok (Guy Madison)]

This is a bad time to run out of ammunition, Luke.

[Andy Devine]

Darn sure is. You just might have some right unpleasant company any minute now, way Bill figures.

[Luke Turner]

Oh, that's so marsham.

[Wild Bill Hickok (Guy Madison)]

It's possible. Luke, where are your brothers?

[Luke Turner]

Inside fighting. Got a spot of cabin fever. One other of them ought to be out in a minute.

[Andy Devine]

Bill, what are we going to do if Brewster brings Lomac and that gang of busters up here?

[Luke Turner]

Well, don't let that fret you none, Jangles. Come here. I'll show you what I got ready for him.

[Andy Devine]

You mean you've been expecting Brewster? Yeah.

[Luke Turner]

We figure him to come, sooner or later. He covets us here. Mine something awful. Here we are.

[Andy Devine]

Where?

[Luke Turner]

We're right here, you big mule head. See that there overhanging rock?

[Andy Devine]

Yeah.

[Luke Turner]

Well, it's right over the trail. Just balance there.

[Wild Bill Hickok (Guy Madison)]

You got dynamite under it, Luke? Nope.

[Luke Turner]

Got a trigger rigged under there. All I gotta do is pull that rope Bajingo's foot, and down she goes, huh?

[Andy Devine]

You mean this piece of rope right here?

[Luke Turner]

Now you done it.

[Wild Bill Hickok (Guy Madison)]

Get back, Jingles, or you'll go with it.

[Andy Devine]

Well, I'll be dog to hog.

[Wild Bill Hickok (Guy Madison)]

I gotta hand it to you after all, Lomax, for the way you put it over on Hickok.

[Albert Lomac]

Just remember that, Brewster. In case you get any ideas about pulling any tricks on me.

[Wild Bill Hickok (Guy Madison)]

Forget it. There's plenty gold in this mine. We're going to take over for all of us and then some.

[Albert Lomac]

You just figured to wipe out the Turner brothers and call it yours?

[Wild Bill Hickok (Guy Madison)]

Sure. With Hickok gone, it'll be a cinch.

[Albert Lomac]

Don't the Turners have a claim?

[Narrator]

That's the catch.

[Wild Bill Hickok (Guy Madison)]

They never filed one. Always figured the three of them could stand off any claim jumpers.

[Albert Lomac]

Looks like a setup.

[Wild Bill Hickok (Guy Madison)]

It is.

[Andy Devine]

All right, boys, hold it up.

[Wild Bill Hickok (Guy Madison)]

Oh, boy.

[Albert Lomac]

Whoa.

[Wild Bill Hickok (Guy Madison)]

Now, what in thunder's been going on with this trail?

[Albert Lomac]

Looks like a rock slide to me.

[Wild Bill Hickok (Guy Madison)]

It sure does. And that's a break for us. This used to be a narrow trail, and now it's as wide as the road to town.

[Albert Lomac]

Then let's quit wasting time and take it.

[Wild Bill Hickok (Guy Madison)]

You said it, Lomax. All right, you busters, you know what to do. There's only three of them. Make it quick and final.

[Andy Devine]

Let's ride, Bill. Here they come, storming up the hill like a bunch of Comanches.

[Luke Turner]

Yeah, and I'd have been a setting pretty if you hadn't pulled that rock loose. Jingle.

[Wild Bill Hickok (Guy Madison)]

Forget that for now, Luke. We gotta think of something.

[Andy Devine]

We sure do. Me and Bill ain't got much ammunition.

[Luke Turner]

Yeah, man. You and Gus through fighting? For now.

[Albert Lomac]

Reckon so. For a spare loop, I knock him out.

[Kellogg's Sugar Corn Pops Announcer]

Yeah.

[Luke Turner]

You know, Mr. Hickok, it's times like this that make me think maybe I should have filed a claim on this here mine after all.

[Andy Devine]

Find time to think about it, you potato head.

[Luke Turner]

Well, I always figured me and Gus and Ben could hold it.

[Wild Bill Hickok (Guy Madison)]

All right.

[Narrator]

All right.

[Wild Bill Hickok (Guy Madison)]

Get it out, you two. Here they come.

[Andy Devine]

Luke Turner. We come to get you, Turner.

[Luke Turner]

Well, then, come ahead. You bet. Blow hard.

[Andy Devine]

They're in the cabin, boys. Blast them out. Now you've done it, Luke.

[Albert Lomac]

All Right.

[Wild Bill Hickok (Guy Madison)]

Jingle make your lead count.

[Andy Devine]

Well, it ain't gonna count long. Doggone it. This is gonna make Custer's last stand look like Aunt Maddie's Tuesday quilting party.

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[Andy Devine]

Yippee.

[Jingles]

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[Andy Devine]

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[Narrator]

It was a tight spot for Wild Bill Hickok and Jingles. Locked up with the three Turners in their cabin, Brewster and his gang looked like an army as they stormed up the hill.

[Andy Devine]

This ain't good.

[Wild Bill Hickok (Guy Madison)]

They haven't surrounded the cabin yet. Jingle.

[Luke Turner]

Well, if they do, we're goners. They can get above us on the hill.

[Andy Devine]

You ain't got a chance, Luke.

[Wild Bill Hickok (Guy Madison)]

You weasels might as well give up.

[Luke Turner]

No, you can go fry, Brewster. You ain't a taking our mind.

[Andy Devine]

I ain't so sure about that.

[Wild Bill Hickok (Guy Madison)]

Hey, Luke, you got any dynamite or blasting powder in the mine? Sure.

[Luke Turner]

Got plenty of both with fuses, too.

[Wild Bill Hickok (Guy Madison)]

Is the tunnel open at both ends? Nope.

[Luke Turner]

Got a main entrance and a crawl hole about halfway back in.

[Narrator]

Crawl hole?

[Luke Turner]

Ain't very big.

[Andy Devine]

Well, if Bill's thinking what I think he's thinking, then that hole had better be big enough to get me through.

[Luke Turner]

Yeah, it'll make that all right.

[Albert Lomac]

Them varmints is getting bowling, Mr. Hickok.

[Wild Bill Hickok (Guy Madison)]

Then now's the time to make our play.

[Andy Devine]

What play?

[Wild Bill Hickok (Guy Madison)]

It's a long shot, partner, but we got to make that tunnel.

[Andy Devine]

But Bill, we got across in the open to do that.

[Wild Bill Hickok (Guy Madison)]

I figured that. I'll go out to the side of the house and draw the fire. Then you four run for the tunnel.

[Luke Turner]

What do we do when we get there?

[Wild Bill Hickok (Guy Madison)]

He set a charge of dynamite ready to blow up the main entrance. Yeah, with a short fuse.

[Andy Devine]

Gonna be a long shot. With a short fuse.

[Albert Lomac]

Ain't funny, Jingle. Oh.

[Wild Bill Hickok (Guy Madison)]

All right, here I go. I'll be ready to make for the tunnel.

[Andy Devine]

Keep your head down.

[Wild Bill Hickok (Guy Madison)]

I don't want Brewster to see me yet. Now.

[Andy Devine]

Hey, Brewster. They got outside the house. Come on, you mavericks. Get around here and blast them. Now look. Run for it. We're on our way. Good luck, partner. Brewster's a trick. They're making for the mine and that'll be the end of them. Follow them in there and gun them down.

[Wild Bill Hickok (Guy Madison)]

This is gonna be close.

[Andy Devine]

Hurry up. They're coming back around. Come on, get back in the tunnel. Hey, who was that? It didn't look like one of them Turners. Bill, Matt, Jasper. Still don't know who where we are.

[Wild Bill Hickok (Guy Madison)]

Well, we're gonna say that for surprise, Jingles. Hey, look how you come with that dynamite.

[Luke Turner]

I'll hold him off for one more minute. Hickok.

[Andy Devine]

Bill, I'm on my last cylinder.

[Wild Bill Hickok (Guy Madison)]

Me too, partner. Make them count.

[Andy Devine]

All em back, you busters. Rush em. Bill.

[Luke Turner]

Dynamite's ready.

[Narrator]

Hickok.

[Luke Turner]

Got a 4 inch fuse lighter, J?

[Wild Bill Hickok (Guy Madison)]

I'll keep them stalled.

[Andy Devine]

Garmin. It this ain't no time for my hand to shake, Nick Hawk, are you.

[Luke Turner]

Planning to blow us up in this tunnel?

[Wild Bill Hickok (Guy Madison)]

Not that we're fast.

[Andy Devine]

She's going, Bill.

[Wild Bill Hickok (Guy Madison)]

And so are we, partner. Run for that crawl hole and climb outside.

[Luke Turner]

Come on, Jingles, let's get to scratching.

[Albert Lomac]

Yeah, that's a right short view.

[Andy Devine]

Peace is the end of you, Curtis.

[Luke Turner]

Good.

[Wild Bill Hickok (Guy Madison)]

They're coming in right on time.

[Andy Devine]

Give me your hand and I'll pull you up. Last one of them. Drill him down. Whoa, Jingles. That was a close one.

[Luke Turner]

That dynamite ought to work anytime now.

[Wild Bill Hickok (Guy Madison)]

Hey Lomac, where'd they get to?

[Andy Devine]

Back in the tunnel, I guess.

[Luke Turner]

Don't say em though.

[Andy Devine]

Dig them out and let them have it. Come on, dynamite, cut loose. Oh please cut loose. Dynamite. Woo wee. There she go. Hey, what was that? That dynamite was sealed up in this tunnel. Hey, there's a crawl hole. Come on, we can get out of here. Go ahead, Brewster, you go first and get your head blowed off.

[Wild Bill Hickok (Guy Madison)]

All right, Brewster, your time's up.

[Andy Devine]

Who's that? Now comes the surprise. It's Wild Bill Hickok. You two faced brother. Do I heal a monster? Hickok.

[Wild Bill Hickok (Guy Madison)]

Brewster, you feather head.

[Andy Devine]

You let us right into a trap.

[Wild Bill Hickok (Guy Madison)]

Shut up. Both ends of the tunnel are sealed up, Brewster. You're finished.

[Andy Devine]

Yeah, there's only one way out. That's through this crawl hole.

[Wild Bill Hickok (Guy Madison)]

Drop your guns down there and crawl out one at a time.

[Albert Lomac]

Got to do what he says or starve right here.

[Andy Devine]

Better start crawling.

[Wild Bill Hickok (Guy Madison)]

Here they come, Jingles. Line them up over there and keep them covered.

[Andy Devine]

That'll be a pleasure. One, two. Line up there. Three, four, five. That's it. Keep them meat hooks in the air.

[Luke Turner]

That ain't all of them, Bill.

[Andy Devine]

Here comes Lomac. All right, Hickok, all right. I know what I'm blamed.

[Wild Bill Hickok (Guy Madison)]

Watch your tricks, Lomac. I'm short on patience.

[Andy Devine]

Where's Brewster? He's coming. You bet I am.

[Narrator]

Hiccup.

[Andy Devine]

Punchy, Billy's got a gun.

[Wild Bill Hickok (Guy Madison)]

You're not smart enough to try that, Brewster. I'll line up there with the rest of your pack.

[Andy Devine]

Yes, sir. Step over there, Brewster. The line for the jailhouse forms to the right.

[Wild Bill Hickok (Guy Madison)]

Blast you a hide, Hickok. I thought I'd got rid of you. That was your mistake, Brewster.

[Luke Turner]

Yeah, sure was. Me and the boys is sure in your debt, Marshall Hickok. Hope we can do you a big favor sometime.

[Wild Bill Hickok (Guy Madison)]

You can, Luke. Go into town, file your legal claim for this mine.

[Andy Devine]

Yeah, Luke, the next time you get stubborn as a mule over something like this, you'd better stock up on ammunition and grow yourself a longer set of ears.

[Narrator]

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

[Wild Bill Hickok (Guy Madison)]

That's our story for this Wednesday, folks, but we'll be with you again on Friday.

[Andy Devine]

Yes siree, Bob, sir. And Guy, we got a real good story about a couple of cute little tykes called Two Little Buckaroos.

[Wild Bill Hickok (Guy Madison)]

So long, kids.

[Andy Devine]

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[Narrator]

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[Andy Devine]

So Choo Choo, choose your favorite Kellogg's Variety Pack.

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[Andy Devine]

Kellogg's the.

[Narrator]

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 Tony Barrett, Byron Kane, Forest Lewis and Jack Moyles. Our director is Paul Pierce. Story by Larry Hayes Music by Dick Arant. This is a David Hire production Transcribed in Hollywood Now. This is Charlie Lyon speaking for Kellogg's the Greatest Name in Cereals reminding you to listen again on Friday, same time, same station for another adventure of.

[Andy Devine]

Foreign.

[Andrew Rines]

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