The Lone Bandit with Jimmy Wakely | All Star Western Theatre (04-22-47)

Summary

Old Time Radio Westerns: All Star Western Theatre - The Lone Bandit with Jimmy Wakely

Original Air Date: April 22, 1947
Podcast Release: February 2, 2026
Host: Andrew Rhynes
Guest Star: Jimmy Wakely
Featured Artists: Foy Willing and the Riders of the Purple Sage

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Episode Overview

This episode of Old Time Radio Westerns sets the stage for a gripping frontier mystery, “The Lone Bandit,” as presented by the All Star Western Theatre. The story blends music, western camaraderie, and a clever whodunit, all starring cowboy singer Jimmy Wakely alongside Foy Willing and the Riders of the Purple Sage. The digitally restored audio brings a new depth to the classic soundscape, allowing modern listeners to experience the classic tale with renewed vibrancy.

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Key Discussion Points and Plot Breakdown

Introduction and Musical Performances

• [01:07] The show opens with vibrant musical numbers by the Riders of the Purple Sage, including:
  • "Dressing Up in South for In"
  • "Across the Alley from the Alamo" – A whimsical western tune with playful lyrics and harmonies.
    • “Now these two cats were on the railroad track... What happened, Jack? Railroad crossing. Look out for the cars.” — Riders of the Purple Sage ([05:00])

Setting the Stage: Ranger Assignment

• [06:16] The plot begins at Ranger Headquarters, Fort Davis, Texas:
  • Captain John Sherman tasks four new Rangers to investigate a crime wave in Bear City, a troubled cattle town.
  • “You men are new in the Ranger service and here is a chance for each of you to prove himself.” — Capt. Sherman ([06:16])

Investigation in Bear City

• [06:56–08:41] The Rangers split up, going undercover to seek out trouble spots:

  • A pair investigates the local saloon, the other, the barbershop.
  • The saloon, run by Tom Beck, is immediately suspicious. Ranger Jim (Wakely) gets a job as a piano player to blend in.
  • “Maybe there's a job open. That's the barkeeper who runs things here—Tom Beck.” — Jim Wakely and partners ([08:01])

• [09:34] At the barbershop, the only barber, Mr. Tompkins, provides some foreshadowing and town gossip:

  • Bear City is plagued by a lone, clever criminal—the titular “Lone Bandit.”
  • The sheriff is ridiculed as ineffectual.

  “Bear City has been harassed by a vicious criminal for the last six months. Money and valuables are as unsafe around here as a baby in a lion's den.” — Tompkins ([10:23])

The Saloon and “The Job”

• [12:18] Tom Beck hires both Jim and his partner for an unspecified job the next morning, requesting they come armed and have horses ready, heightening mystery.

Plot Thickens: Sharing Discoveries

• [13:19] The undercover Rangers regroup to compare notes:

  • Suspicion grows around Tom Beck and the pattern of the crimes.
  • Discussion centers on the mysterious coat left behind after an express office robbery—displayed at the sheriff’s office.

  “I still think Beck is our man... building himself up as a big public-spirited citizen.” — Ranger ([17:24])

The Trap is Set

• [16:36] Beck calls a meeting, organizing men to guard a shipment of Cattlemen's Association money and hosts a citizens' meeting at his saloon.

  “At 7:00 o'clock tonight, I'm holding a citizens meeting here in my saloon. We're going to organize this town once and for all!” — Tom Beck ([17:01])

The Revelation

• [20:15] At the meeting, Sheriff and the Rangers orchestrate a dramatic public reveal using the infamous coat as evidence.

  • The twist: The real “Lone Bandit” is revealed to be Barber Tompkins.
  • Clues: Hair of different shades in the coat’s lapel pocket linked to the barber, and sensitivity in the barber’s hands from working as a safecracker.

  “As a most insignificant citizen of this town, I think we should be forever grateful to these fine young rangers for capturing this criminal.” — Tompkins, moments before being revealed as the culprit ([21:55])

  “When a safe expert gets ready for a job, he spends a day or two working on his fingertips, getting them very sensitive and raw. That’s to make his feel and touch more perfect… I noticed that he’d been working on them.” — Jimmy Wakely ([23:19])

• The hidden loot is discovered under the barber chair, neatly tying up the arc.

Musical Denouement and Farewell

• [24:44] Jimmy Wakely closes with a memorable rendition of “Melody from the Sky.”

• [27:26] Foy Willing leads the Riders in “I Wonder Who’s Kissing Her Now.”

• The cast exchanges a warm farewell, promising more adventures.

  “Jimmy, it’s been a lot of fun playing Texas Rangers with you again.” — Foy Willing ([24:19])
  “Thank you, Foy, and believe me, I enjoyed it.” — Jimmy Wakely ([24:22])

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Notable Quotes and Memorable Moments

• On the Town’s Trouble:

  “Bear City has been harassed by a vicious criminal for the last six months. Money and valuables are as unsafe... as a baby in a lion’s den.”
  — Barber Tompkins ([10:23])

• Revealing the Criminal:

  “We captured the bandit who is responsible for the many robberies in this town... And incidentally, you all know him mighty well.”
  — Jimmy Wakely ([21:38])

• On Safecracking Techniques:

  “When a safe expert gets ready for a job, he spends a day or two working on his fingertips, getting them very sensitive and raw... I knew when he started to put shaving lotion on my face, it burned his fingers. Then I noticed that he’d been working on them.”
  — Jimmy Wakely ([23:19])

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Important Timestamps

• 01:07 – Opening musical performance and story setup
• 06:16 – Rangers are assigned the Bear City case
• 09:34 – Barbershop scene, foreshadowing the mystery
• 12:18 – The mysterious saloon job
• 16:36–17:01 – Beck orchestrates the bank heist under cover of “community spirit”
• 20:15–21:55 – The citizens’ meeting and the unmasking of the Lone Bandit
• 23:19 – Deductive explanation of the barber's guilt
• 24:44 – Concluding musical performances
• 30:19 – Warm farewells and show close

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Episode Tone & Style

This episode captures the earnest, good-natured style of classic radio westerns, blending songs, banter, and a straightforward yet suspenseful plot. There’s a playful wink in both music and dialog, particularly in the double-bluff of the barber’s folksy wisdom contrasted with his true villainy.

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For New Listeners

If you enjoy classic whodunits wrapped in cowboy culture and harmonized with vintage Western music, this episode is a perfect example. Lending authenticity, the groundwork of genuine camaraderie among the Rangers, coupled with catchy songs and period slang, make “The Lone Bandit” both an entertaining story and a loving restoration of golden-age radio drama.

Transcript

[A]

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[B]

The Bakers of Weber's Bread present your all star Western theater. From Hollywood comes your all star Western theater, starring America's great western singers, Boy Willing and the Riders of the Purple Sage. Our guest star today is the Western screens famous cowboy singing star, Jimmy Wakeley. My name is Cottonseed Clark, and here are the riders of the purple sage.

[C]

I'm dressing up in south for in.

[D]

A little while I'm gonna ride into.

[C]

Town for every cowboy pal I know will lift his heel and go and payday rolls around and so I'm feeling fine because there's lots of time until we're all homeward bound to work and play with cattle sweating swear in battle until fay day rolls around Fay day rolls around.

[E]

Sam.

[B]

Back now to your favorite men of the musical west and the song you've been waiting to hear them sing. The riders of the purple stage Go across the alley to the Alamo.

[C]

Watch the alley from the Alamo lives a fiddle pony and a Navajo sang a sort of Indian hiding ho to the people passing by now the pillow sandy time are swishing flies and the Navajo watch the lazy skies Very rarely did they ever rest their eyes on the people passing by One day they went awoken along the railroad track they.

[E]

Were switching not looking Woo woo.

[C]

They never came back across the alley from the isle of Mo when the summer sun decides to settle low Fly singed an Indian hidey hole to the people passing by.

[E]

Sam.

[C]

Now these two cats were on the railroad track Voodoo. Look who. What happened, Jack? Railroad crossing. Look out for the cars.

[D]

1, 2, 3, 4.

[E]

Red light across the alley from the.

[C]

Alamo when the summer sun decides to settle low A fly saint Of Indians mighty ho to the people passing by to the people passing by to the.

[E]

People passing by to the people passing by.

[B]

And here's another grand western pleasure for you folks. A return personal appearance to your all star Western theater of the screens. Outstanding cowboy singing star, Jimmy Wakely. Jimmy Wakely is heard with the writers of the Purple Sage on a story of the west written especially for them entitled the Lone Bandit. Our story has its beginning in Ranger Headquarters at Fort Davis, Texas Ranger Captain John Sherman is giving orders to four newly enlisted men.

[D]

You men are new in the Ranger service and here is a chance for each of you to prove himself. About a hundred miles west of here, just beyond Alpine, is a new cattle town called Bear City. An element of crime is causing them much concern. Your orders are to investigate and eliminate Sane. You will operate in your own way, according to your own plans. Here are your orders and your credentials. Good luck to you, man.

[F]

Well, boys, there's Bear City.

[G]

That's a peaceful looking little town to be having trouble.

[H]

You can't judge a book by its cover. Somebody once said. Yeah, you know, I'm always suspicious of a peaceful looking town.

[F]

Well, before we ride into town, what do you think?

[G]

How about splitting up in pairs? You take Dean and I'll take Floy. We'll go around and come in from the east and you guys ride on in this way.

[F]

That sounds good enough for me. And if we play strangers to each other, it might come in handy.

[G]

That's good. You don't know us and we don't know you. We'll find a way to keep in touch with each other without anybody getting wise to us.

[F]

That's good enough. All right, Dean, let's go.

[G]

I'm right with you.

[H]

Now, this is a prosperous looking joint.

[F]

Did you ever see a saloon that.

[H]

Wasn'T you got something there.

[F]

You know, Dean, if you ask me, this would be a mighty good place to learn what's going on around this town.

[H]

Yeah, but you can hang around just so long, then everybody starts getting suspicious of you.

[F]

Yes, and I've got a way to solve that problem, too.

[H]

And how about letting me in on it?

[F]

You see that piano over there?

[B]

So what?

[F]

Well, there ain't nobody playing it.

[H]

Well, any fool can see that. And again, so what?

[F]

Then maybe there's a job open.

[H]

I'm beginning to get you.

[F]

That's the barkeeper who runs things here. Why don't it be man who's the boss man here?

[G]

That's him standing right over there with the white hat. Tom Beck.

[F]

Much Obliged. You right here, Dean?

[E]

Yeah.

[F]

Are you the head man here?

[D]

That's right. What do you want?

[F]

I'm looking for a job.

[D]

What can you do?

[F]

Well, I just noticed that you didn't have anybody on that piano.

[D]

That's right. 10 a week and 50% of your tips.

[F]

I'll take the job.

[D]

Then start playing.

[E]

Thanks.

[B]

Well, I'll be dog gone.

[F]

Well, what do you think?

[G]

Well, it's kind of hard to tell. Being total strangers in town doesn't make it too easy to ask questions.

[H]

You're right about that.

[G]

Just a minute.

[E]

What's up?

[G]

Did you see what we just passed?

[H]

What are you talking about? We didn't pass nobody.

[G]

No, I'm talking about that barber shop.

[H]

Well, I passed a million of them.

[G]

And I've never known a better place to find out what you want to know than a barber shop.

[H]

I know that you might have something there.

[G]

Come on, let's get a haircut and meet the Bear City barbershop.

[I]

Hey, Come right in, gentlemen. Come right in. What can I do for you?

[G]

Well, I reckon a haircut will do for me.

[E]

Shave?

[H]

I'll take a shave when you get.

[C]

Through with him, huh?

[I]

Happy to be in service to you. Let's have a seat right here.

[G]

You the only barber in town?

[I]

I sure am, but most of the folks around here shave and cut their own hair. Of course, I have a few choice customers. You men are strangers hereabouts, ain't you?

[G]

Yeah, we just rolled down a while ago. Where could we get a job?

[I]

Well, jobs are kind of plentiful right now. A man doesn't mind hard work.

[G]

Don't mention hard work to me. I'm for making a dollar the easy way.

[H]

You can say that again.

[I]

Well, you boys know what you want to do, but no good ever come of making money the easy way. That's what brought so much crime to this town.

[G]

You mean you got troubles hereabouts?

[I]

Troubles? Young man, Bear City has been harassed by a vicious criminal for the last six months. Why, money and valuables are as unsafe around here as a baby is in a lion's den.

[G]

A vicious criminal? You mean there's just one of them?

[I]

It seems that way. And no one has been able to apprehend him so far.

[G]

Well, what about your sheriff? Can't he put a stop to him?

[I]

Ah, the sheriff of Bear City might as well be sewing buttons on shirts for all he knows about enforcing the law.

[G]

You know, slowly. Yeah, I think I'm gonna like this town.

[H]

Sounds good to me.

[I]

Why, surely you men don't respect crime?

[G]

Not exactly. And I have less respect for sheriffs.

[I]

Well, just as a friendly tip, I wouldn't go about town talking that way. Why, someone might even accuse you of being the Lone Bandit.

[G]

The Lone Bandit? So that's what they call him. Yeah, I guess up to now he's kept his tracks pretty well covered.

[I]

Mighty well, I suppose. The closest he ever come of being caught was about three weeks ago when he robbed the express office. Old Sire Wilson, the agent, slipped up on him, but he got away without being identified.

[G]

You know, if you ask me, you gotta admire anybody who's that clever.

[I]

I hate to hear young men like you two talking like that. If you want my advice, you'll stay clear of any path but the straight and narrow. That's the only road to travel.

[G]

Oh, come on, Pop. Ask for a haircut, not a sermon.

[A]

Hey, Jim.

[F]

Yeah, what's up, Dean?

[H]

Hey, Four and Al are over near the bar and they want us to meet him just outside of town as soon as it gets dark.

[E]

Good.

[F]

Watch it. Here comes the boss. You better leave.

[D]

Where's that partner of yours that wanted a job?

[F]

That's him going there. Hey, Dean, come here.

[D]

Yeah, what do you want? You still want a job? I sure do.

[H]

You know, we ain't eating any too. Well, with the money he's making plunking.

[D]

That piano, it's just for one day, but I'll try to keep you busy with other things later on.

[H]

Well, what kind of a job is it?

[D]

Don't ask no questions. Be here at 10 in the morning.

[E]

Yes, sir.

[H]

I'll be right here.

[D]

You'll be here too, Wakely. And you can skip the piano playing tomorrow.

[F]

All right, Mr. Beck.

[D]

And don't forget to weigh your guns and have your horses ready.

[H]

I'll see you later. What do you reckon he's up to, I wonder?

[F]

There's something funny about that guy.

[E]

Sure is.

[H]

Well, I'll move you around the place a bit.

[E]

All right.

[F]

I got a half hour off. I think I'm going to grab a haircut. Then I'll meet you back here.

[G]

Good.

[H]

That'll be just about dark and we'll head out and see. F O.

[F]

There they are over there.

[I]

Yeah.

[H]

Easy, boy.

[G]

Well, you guys finally made it.

[F]

Yeah, we come out of town the back way in order to avoid any suspicions.

[G]

Have you found out anything?

[F]

Very little, I'm afraid. How about you boys?

[G]

Well, nothing for sure. But what little hanging around that saloon we did put me in a mighty suspicious frame of mind about that fellow Beck that owns the Place you could have something there.

[F]

He's a funny acting guy.

[H]

Yeah, he's got us down for some kind of a job in the morning that requires guns ready and horses, then follow through.

[G]

You know, I wouldn't be at all surprised that he's behind this whole thing.

[H]

We heard that this crime wave is a one man job.

[F]

Yeah, but Ranger headquarters must have figured it differently to send the four of us on one job.

[G]

I don't get it. That gossipy old barber Thompson claims that this lone bandit has given everybody the slip so far.

[F]

Yeah, I had a talk with a barber myself. He sure knows a lot.

[H]

Did you ever see a barber that didn't?

[G]

I still think that Beck is our man and that there's more than one man involved.

[F]

From what I can gather, the local sheriff is a good dependable man. So if it becomes necessary to need him, I guess we can identify ourselves to him with safety.

[H]

That might come in handy. I heard the barkeeper at Beck's place talking about a coat this lone bandit left behind when he came there getting caught on that express company job.

[F]

Yeah, I'd like to see that coat too.

[H]

It's on display over at the sheriff's office.

[F]

I understand.

[G]

I still think it's going to pay us to be mighty careful.

[F]

You may be right. Suppose you men be around the saloon in the morning about 10 and see what Beck is up to.

[D]

Good.

[G]

We'll see you in the morning. Right now we'd all better park company and get back into town.

[H]

Well, it's 9:30. I reckon we'd better move you over to Beck's place.

[F]

Yeah, I think I'll stop in at the barber shop and get a shave. I'll meet you there in a few minutes. Say, I never saw you so particular.

[H]

About your looks before.

[F]

Ah, don't let that bother you. Besides, I like to hear that barber Tompkins run off at the mouth.

[H]

Well, then I'll go into the Beck place and run around for a while.

[F]

I won't be long. While I'm at it, I think I'll drop in at the sheriff's office and take a look at that coat.

[B]

Well, I'm glad you identified yourself to me, Wakely. I'm anxious to cooperate with you boys any way I can.

[F]

Much obliged to you, sir.

[B]

And this is the coat right here. Whoever this lone bandit is had to get away a little too quick and left it behind. The way I figured it, he took his coat off to work on the express company safe. And when s walked up to unlock the door to get something from his office. The robber made a quick. Got away out the back without that is leaving the coat behind?

[E]

Yeah.

[F]

You find nothing in the pocket?

[B]

Not a thing.

[H]

Let me see.

[F]

You know, he must be a man about my bill.

[D]

Say he was according to way.

[F]

That coat fits you, Sheriff, I think I found what I was looking for. Now don't let this coat get away.

[B]

Found what? What do you mean?

[F]

Well, I'll have to explain later, but you were wrong about the pockets being empty.

[G]

There's Dean over there on the other side. Wonder where Wakely is.

[H]

Well, here he comes through the doors now.

[G]

I don't know what this fella Beck is up to, but there's something big in the air.

[H]

Listen, he's going to say something.

[D]

All right, men, let me have your attention. I've enlisted 25 men for a job. Till now. None of you know what that job is. At two o' clock this afternoon, the Bobtown stage will pull out for Bear Cities loaded with money belonging to the Cattlemen's Association. You men are to go to Bob Town and ride.

[E]

God.

[F]

I'm at Tate.

[D]

That money has got to be put into our bank safe. In the interest of the Cattlemen's Association. I'm putting the bill. Now, at 7:00 o'clock tonight, I'm holding a citizens meeting here in my saloon. We're going to organize this town once and for all.

[G]

That does it for me.

[H]

What do you mean?

[G]

Beck is our man, honey.

[E]

Figure that.

[G]

Well, to begin with, he's building himself up as a big public spirited citizen. He hires protection for the cattleman's money. When they get it in the bank, he calls a meeting of all the townspeople.

[H]

While they're meeting, his men are blowing the bank.

[E]

Huh?

[G]

Beck is our man. As sure as I'm standing here. As soon as Wakeley and Dean get.

[H]

Back off of that stage trip.

[G]

Tell him to meet us at the edge of town before that meeting gets going.

[H]

Don't worry, I'll get right to him.

[I]

Well, boys, we're not Jordan in the ride to Bob town.

[G]

No, Mr. Tompkins. That ain't my idea of how to make a living.

[I]

I just can't believe that nice young men like you two boys really mean that kind of talk.

[G]

Oh, forget it, Barber. Well, here they come, right on time.

[H]

Yeah, we got to make this snappy. It's now the time for the meeting.

[G]

Down at Beck Place.

[F]

Well, boys, the money is safe in the bank.

[G]

The money's in the bank, but it's far from safe.

[F]

I could agree with you There. But you tell me what you mean first.

[G]

Well, I'll say that as soon as Beck's gathering gets underway, that bank safe will be blasted higher than a kite.

[F]

By who?

[G]

By Beck's own men. Watch as plain as a nose on your face.

[F]

From what folks tell me, everybody figures their money is mighty safe when it's locked up in that bank.

[G]

That's just what Mr. Beck wants them to think.

[F]

Not necessarily.

[G]

What do you mean?

[F]

Well, I mean that tomorrow morning when the bank opens, that money will have disappeared.

[H]

Now, you've been holding out on it. What are you getting at?

[F]

Just this, Dean. You and slowly attend that meeting. Boy, if you'll come with me, we're going to give everybody in this town the surprise of their lives.

[H]

Now, come on, let us in on this.

[C]

Yeah.

[G]

What are you getting that wake?

[H]

It don't make sense.

[F]

All right, here's the dope. This morning I went for the sheriff's office and I took a look at the that coat.

[H]

It looks like everybody in town is here. Almost everybody. Yeah, almost everybody. You know, the more I think about it, the more I think Wakeley is right. Yeah, from what he said, you can't be far wrong about it. Hey, just a minute, B. Ready to call a meeting to order.

[D]

All right, men, let's have your attention, please. We all know the purpose of this meeting. To try and eliminate the series of robberies we suffered the past few months. Some time ago, we appealed to the Rangers for help, but as yet, they've done nothing for us. Now, here's my plan that we've dug down in our pockets and finance a little law and order in this town.

[H]

About time Foy and Jimmy showed up. Yeah, this guy's been talking close an hour, boy.

[I]

Boys, I'm trying to hear what Mr. Beck had to say.

[F]

Oh, hello, Barber.

[D]

And to start off the problem of raising money, I'm going to make my place right now.

[F]

Just a minute, Inspector.

[D]

Howdy, Sheriff. What's up?

[B]

I'd like to say something to these men, if you don't mind.

[D]

Well, that's all right, Sheriff. I reckon all of you men know.

[B]

The story behind this coat I have in my hand.

[D]

That's the one the robber left in the express office, isn't it, Sheriff?

[F]

That's right.

[B]

And when we find the owner of this coat, then we have the man or men behind these robberies.

[F]

Yeah, but how are you going to find him, Sheriff?

[D]

Yeah, how are you going to do it?

[B]

Well, I'm coming to that, Mr. Wakeley. I'd like to ask you and Mr. Willing to step up here in front for a minute. Come on up here, boy. Now, Mr. Wakeley and Mr. Willing have agreed to help me with a little experiment. Now, let's see. I need one more man to help us. Mr. Tompkins, would you be so kind? You're about the right size, but they help you, sir.

[I]

Sheriff, always glad to have.

[B]

That's nice of you. Now, let's see, Mr. Tompkins, if you'd be so nice, just slip this coat on, will you, please?

[I]

Well, who I.

[E]

Sure.

[I]

There. How's that?

[B]

That's fine. Now, gentlemen, Mr. Wakeley, Mr. Willing will continue with this little experiment. And you, of course, Mr. Tompkins, if you don't mind.

[I]

Oh, happy to be your service, Sheriff.

[E]

Thank you.

[F]

Well, first off, I guess you people wonder who we are, being strangers here. So now we can tell you. We were sent here by Ranger headquarters at Fort Davis.

[G]

Tonight.

[F]

We captured the bandit who is responsible for the many robberies in this town.

[I]

You know, I should say that that call for a big round of applause from all of us, Esther?

[F]

Well, we have to. The man responsible for the robberies in custody. And incidentally, you all know him mighty well.

[I]

Gentlemen, as a most insignificant citizen of this town, I think we should be forever grateful to these fine young rangers for capturing this criminal. And I know you're all just as anxious as I am to know who they have in custody.

[E]

All right.

[F]

And I know this will come as a big surprise. You all just.

[I]

Who is he?

[F]

Mr. Wles you, Mr. Tompkins?

[I]

What is that?

[D]

Huh?

[I]

What you mean, is that what you.

[G]

I've got him, Jim. Now, don't make a move, barber.

[E]

Well, yes.

[I]

You can't get away with this.

[G]

We've already gotten by with his, Mr. Tompkins.

[B]

So, boys, there's no need for me to tell you what you've done for our town. First relief we've had in weeks.

[F]

But tell me, what made you suspect.

[B]

The barber in the first place?

[G]

Well, I'm afraid Wakely will have to tell you about that, Sheriff.

[F]

Well, it was when I first examined the coat. Here, look in the top lapel pocket. Let's see.

[B]

There's nothing there.

[F]

Turn it inside out.

[B]

Well, what do you know about that hair in it?

[F]

That's right, and in different shades. Well, I'll be doggone. But I first suspicioned the barber when he shaved me this morning. When a safe expert gets ready for a job, he spends a day or two working on his fingertips, getting them very sensitive and raw. That's to make his feel and Touch more perfect. I knew when he started to put shaving lotion on my face, it burned his fingers. Then I noticed that he'd been working on him.

[B]

But what about the bank robbery?

[F]

Hoy and I planted ourselves at the bank while the town meeting was in progress. We saw the barber enter the bank, the back door and a few minutes later came out with, salute.

[E]

I see.

[F]

We followed him back to his barbershop and saw him hide the money. Then we followed him to the meeting.

[B]

Well, just where did he hide the money?

[F]

Where he hides all the rest of it. In the big hollow shell under the seat of his barber chair.

[G]

Well, I reckon that closes this gate.

[B]

Well, and about all I can say other than tanks is hats off to the Texas Rang. Thank you, Jimmy Wakely heard with our guest star on the right as the purple stage were Joe Forte as Beck and Horace Murphy as the barber. And now here's Boy Willing back to the microphone with Jimmy Wakeley.

[G]

Jimmy, it's been a lot of fun playing Texas Rangers with you again.

[F]

Thank you for it, and believe me, I enjoyed it.

[G]

And right now, I'll bet the folks would like to hear a song from a favorite cowboy singing star of the.

[F]

Well, I'd be glad to sing it. That is, if I have time.

[G]

You can have all the time you want. Besides, what else have you got to do?

[D]

Well, I thought I'd drop over and get a haircut.

[F]

I'm getting kind of suspicious of my barbers. Here he is, folks.

[G]

Jimmy Wakeley singing a great song of the West. Melody from the sky.

[E]

Love is everywhere Its music fills the air all nature seems to hum A melody from the sky. Over on the hill I see a.

[F]

Whipper with.

[E]

I hear a song become a melody from the sky and there's a blue bird Singing to his lady's love.

[D]

Above.

[E]

A love song taken from the whispering breeze in the trees Love is everywhere Its music fills the air all nature seems to hum a melody from the science. Sam.

[B]

And now for a very special musical treat from the writers of the Purple Stage. Here's four Wellington.

[G]

Thank you, Cotton. Here's a song of yesteryear that'll bring back a lot of memories to you, folks. Our next majestic record, the song that has returned to popularity. I wonder who's kissing her now.

[E]

I wonder who's giving her now.

[D]

Wonder.

[E]

Who'S seeking her how I wonder who's gazing into her eyes Breathing fine, telling wise I wonder who's buying the wine or this that I used to call mine I wonder if she ever tells him of me I wonder who's kissing her now. Sa. Or this that I used to call mine I wonder if she ever tells him of me I wonder.

[I]

Who he think. We want to thank Jimmy Wakeley for.

[G]

Dropping in to visit with us and we'll be looking forward to seeing all of you folks again next week. Until then, this is Foy Willing speaking for Al Floyd, Jimmy Dean and all of the writers of the Purple Stage staying so long and good luck to you all.

[D]

From Hollywood.

[B]

You've heard your All Star Western Fit, a VM Bear production starring America's great.

[D]

Western singers or Willing and the Riders.

[F]

Of the Purple Sea.

[B]

Our guest star has been the Monogram Western picture star, Jimmy Wakeley. My name is Cotton C. Clark, inviting you back next week for your old that's our Western setting.

[E]

Foreign.

[A]

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[E]

Sam.