
Original Air Date: January 26, 1947Host: Andrew RhynesShow: All Star Western TheatrePhone: (707) 98 OTRDW (6-8739) Stars:• Monty Montana Announcer:• Cottonseed Clark Music:• Foy Willing and The Riders of The Purple Sage Exit music from: Roundup on the ...
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There's an old prairie schooner wending its way over the Santa Fe Trail With a captain and crew pushing on going through over the Santa Fe Trail Anchors away at each break of day. Old Captain Kidd never did it that way. There's an old prairie schooner wind in its way over the Santa fe Trail Pioneering 49ers sailed away in mighty liners over the sage gro sea Sailed away to far off lands to the rolling burning sand out on the lone prairie over the Santa Fe Trail over the Santa Fe Trail Anchors away at each break of day oh Captain kid never did it that way Cuz an old ferry schooner winded its way over the pathetic rail. Excitement and fanfare and the promise of prize money has tempted many a cowboy to desert the range and follow the rodeo trail. There's plenty of fun and plenty of money in rodeoing. But it takes skill and experience to get to the top of the heap. Just as it takes skill and experience to bake really fine bread like Weber's bread. Well mixed and well baked. 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With $2,000 and five minutes to lure them on, they ride saddle weary toward the rodeo town. After all, it's a lot easier and more fun to line your pockets with prize money than to spend 30 days line riding, fixing trenches and punching cows. Of course, there's always the possibility that a cowboy won't face in the money, but don't try to tell him that he won't until he fails to do so. Well, boys, there's the lights of Carsonville. Yeah, it ain't none too soon to suit me. Me neither. I'm tired, hungry and curious. I don't know which I'd rather do. Go to bed, eat or see the town. I have an idea you'll see the town. Well, naturally, the first thing we better do is enter our names for the rodeo event. I'd sure hate to miss out after riding this far. Yeah, and it's going to be a big steak for me. About 6 inches high and a foot square. Then let's move up. It's getting late. All right, gentlemen, what can I do for you? Reckon we could do with a place to sleep. You boys in luck. I have one room left, but there's three of us. Are there enough beds for us? There's only one bed in the room, but double bed. Well, Dean, I reckon you'll have to sleep on the floor. Well, why pick on Dean? You've got the softest mattress. Well, now, how about taking the room and quit arguing about who'll sleep on the floor before somebody else steps right up and wrench it right out from under us, huh? I can tell you're the smart one of the three. Thank you. Yes, this town's running over with rodeo people. Everybody and the dogs always comes to Cornsville for the rodeo. Oh, by the way, where do we make entry for the event? Right across the street at Buck Portland Saloon. Just got until about midnight. Oh, how much money for the room? Let me see. Be a dollar a piece for the to sleep in the bed. Four bits for the man who sleeps on the floor. All right, here's the money for two nights. Thank you, gentlemen. I'll send up the towel and the wash pan and water. Much obliged. Come on, boys, let's go over and check in for the rodeo. Yeah, I'll do. There's the entry desk over there. Yeah. Let's get in line. Say, you guys sign up for me. I'm going to move around a little bit. Okay. What do you want to go in for? Well, put me down for the wild cow milking event. I've always wanted to try that ever since I was a little squirt. Okay. Come on, Dean. Okay. All right, front. Here's your number. That'll be a $25 entry fee. Here you are. Much obliged. Next. Marty Montana. Trick riding and roping. Well, well, Monty Montana. I was beginning to wonder if you'd show up. Yeah, I was a little late getting in, Bob, but I brought my wife and Monty Jr. Along. Well, with you folks on hand, I know this year's rodeo will be a big success. Monty. Well, thank you, sir. I'll see you in the rodeo tomorrow. Fine. Get a good night's rest. Yes, sir. Sure will. Next. Say, wasn't that Marty Montana? That was him. The best doggone rodeo showman America. For my money, him and his wife and young' un are gonna do some exhibition riding and roping. They're a great rodeo troupe, all right. Yeah, the best of the worst. Now, what event do you want, friend? Put me down for cash roping. The name is Boy Willing. Boy Willing. My friend here, Jimmy Dean, will go in for bronc riding. Jimmy Dean? Then give me another number for Al Slowie, wild cow milker. All right, boys, here you are. That'll be $65. Here you are. Much obliged and good luck to you. Thanks. Come on, Dean, let's lift the town over. Okay. Where'd Al go? Oh, there he is over there talking to the barkeep. Yeah, I wonder what kind of a line he's passing out tonight. Boy, there ain't a bit of telling in the world. Believe it or not, nine ball, I milked that wild cow across the finish line to establish a new world's record. Senor, you must be a very fast wild cow milkers. Pretty fast. All right. Tomorrow I'm going to make an attempt to break my own record. That is, providing I get a good roper. Maybe like Senor Monty Montana. Yeah, Monty's pretty good. Of course, he ain't the roper that I am. I'm even thinking about doing my own roping and milking too. Let's see. Hey, do you know Monty Montana? I never met him, senor Slowly. Well, he's an old pal of mine. He's a little jealous of me, though. How is that, senor? Well, it might sound like bragging. I like to hear you brag. Tell me. Well, just between you and me, I thought Marty had a handle a room. No? Sure did. Never forget the time he walks up to me and he says, hey, friend, you got an extra entry blank there? Why, sure, stranger. Here you are. Much obliged. See you boys the show tomorrow. Yeah. He walked up to me and he says, you know who the man was what just asked you for the entry blank? No. Probably some cowboy that'll beat all of his money. Eric, that was Senor Monte Montana. Knife looking color. So he walks up to me and he says, who? Well, boys figuring out hitting hay. Yeah, I reckon we might as well for that. Is that there ain't nothing else in the way of excitement going on. Well, some of the cowboys in room 207 playing dominoes. Galloping dominoes. That's my game. Boy, I'm glad we got our entry money paid before you found that out. Boy, you better come on, go to the room with us. I ain't gonna waste my time. I'll see you later, boy. Yeah. Remember we told you. Man, oh man, I guess you'll never learn. Well, the first two men in the room get to sleep in the bed and. Hey, that's right. How about it, friend? Can you put us up for tonight? How many there in your party, friend? We ain't throwing no party. We just want a room to sleep. No, you boys are in luck. I have one room left, but it's has a double bed. Well, that old reprobate. What was that, friend? I said it's getting kind of late. Yes, it is. Come on, Dean, let's go. What's that? What's that? Dean. Dean, answer the door. Hey. Hey, Dean, wake up. What you want? Answer the door. Hello, door. Oh, I'll get it. You sleep. Oh, no, I'm a fish in horseshoe. Come on in here and go to bed. I'm not quite ready for you. Could you let me have about 10 bucks? 10 bucks? Well, tonight I wouldn't even let you have 10 cents. But I was just. Yeah, I know, I know. There's the floor. You made your bed, now lie in it. Oh, gosh. Boy, if I'd have had 10 more bucks, I'd have cleaned up, huh? Good night, Floyd. I'm afraid it's going to be up to you and Dean to win the money. That calf I drew gave me more trouble than a mean mother in law. Yeah, I saw that. That baby was really a wild one, man. Dean, you're up next in the Bronx riding event. Better get ready. Okay, I'll use my little scoop and help me mount that wreck. And don't forget slowly, the wild cow milking is up next. I'm ready. And a raring. Let's go. All right, ladies and gentlemen, we're about ready for the next ride in the bareback bronch event. So hang on to your feet. Jimmy Dean is going to come out of shoot number five in just a few moments on that wild man killer El Hobo. And you'll have to make a mighty good ride to compete with the men we've seen perform here in Carsonville today. While we're waiting for Dean to take a seat on El Hobo, let us remind you of the the event to follow the wild cow milking contest. Now there's the event that is filled with blast and thrill. Right now we're witnessing the spectacular Monty Montana with his pretty wife Louise and Monty Jr. As they thrill the crabs with their sensational riding and trick roping. Now there's the finale of their famous rodeo act as Monty ropes eight horses running abreast. His hat goes up in the air and Montana's got to break the land from the spectators. Now we're looking down into the chute and we see Jimmy Dean is aboard El Hobo. He gives the signal, the chute opens and out comes Jimmy Dean. Now here comes the hole. And just a few moments. Yeah, it looks as if this Dean has had some hard luck. Just a few moments, we'll be back to the wild car motor. Everybody please stand by. Oh, that. That blamed horse didn't have sense enough to come out and shoot. Oh, what happened, Jimmy? Well, when I geared myself to come out of his chute, that horse humped when he should have jumped and I went right over his head. Now, if Al don't come up with the wild cow milking monies, then we're going to be at 65 bucks. Now, don't worry about me. If that cow I draw gives milk, I'll get it. Yeah, you'd better. If you don't, it means we're going to have to go to work. No, anything but that. Who do you want to rope the cow for? You, me or Dean? Well, maybe Dean had better do it. Well, I don't mind roping, but wrestling with that cow while you're trying to milk is too much for me. Well, you just better decide which one is the best for the job. Because if we don't win this event, we're goners. Now, what's the matter, boys, you got troubles? You just ain't a kidding. Say, you're Mighty Montana. That's right. My name's Willing. This is Al Floy and Jimmy Dean. Hello, Marty. Hello. Hi, man. What's your trouble? Well, to be honest about it, Marty, Dean and me miss the money in our event. Now, if Floyd don't come in with the bacon on the wild cow milking, we're going to be broke. Right on a pancake. What's your problem? Trying to figure out where. Which one of us should do the roping? Yeah, and neither one of us is very good. Well, you got a right to choose your own man. And I'm just a hanker. And the rope something. Are you a kidding. No, I mean it. Well, that's good enough for me. Let's get going. Come on. Come on. And now we're ready for the last concussion in the wild cow milking event. Al number 13. The best time to now has been 41 seconds. The time made by Chuck Carter, the flying ax. Now, remember what the contestant has to do. The cow is released from the chute. The roper ropes and muds or holds the cow while the milker attempts to cover the bottom of an ordinary pop bottle with milk and race a foot to the finish line. And we've just learned that Floy has Marty Montana as his roper. Which means about 10 or 15 seconds to his credit to go. With that goes for cow. The flag is down and Montana is after her. Like a flash, he swings wide his rope. There's the throw. He's coming out of a saddle while his horse takes up the slack on the rope. Now he has the cow with the horns. And here comes Floy in a hard run with the top on it. The cow is trying to break away, but Marty Montana holds on to him. Her. There it goes. Floyd breaks away the hard runs to the finish line. We can see the White milk in the bottom as he runs. Running like a fresh shot at jack rabbit. That goes across cross the finish line. And it looks like the best time yet. And it is yesterday. The judges clock our Floyd for 39 seconds. Well, the prize money for that event wasn't too much, but it sure keeps us out of the hole. Well, it kept it from going to work. Yeah, Camp Roving would have paid $400 if you hadn't messed it up. And that $350 bronc riding you did ain't to be bragged about. Well, I. I got a bad break. What do you think I got with that stubborn calf I tried to rope? Well, all I know is that I got a hundred bucks for milking that cow. I got that. Yeah, but what about our $65 entry fee? Oh, what you beefing about? That's $35 profit. Better. Nothing. All right, that brings our total budget up to $119 after discounting your domino game last night. Slowly. Well, now, I just got a bad break there for you. Yeah, but I wonder how that old boy feels that you beat it out of that hundred dollars by two seconds. Yeah, I saw him later and he looked like he'd lost his last friend. Speaks of the devil and he appears. Oh, yeah, here he comes now. Well, hi, Carter. How are you? All right, I reckon. Sorry I beat you out in the milking event there. Me, too. Sure needed that money. Hadn't been to close that. Don't wreck and hit me so hard. About two seconds apart, weren't you? Yeah. You can't begin to know what that 2 seconds difference meant to me. What do you mean, Carter? Well, there's going to be a new addition to my family, and I stake my last nickel for entry money in that event. That's too bad. Yeah, I can understand how you feel when a new baby comes along. It costs money, all right. You ain't just kidding. That's something I ain't got none of. Well, gosh, Carter, that makes me feel mighty bad. Oh, can't hold again. You slowly. Well, reckon I'll walk over and quit that card game over there. See you boys later. Okay. You know, that was sure a tough break, all right. Yeah, I feel sorry for you. What if you hadn't told us about it? Me, too.
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How much money did you say we had? We got $119 all told. That's a lot of money, all right. Yeah, we'll probably run through it in a couple of days. You know, it'd be better if we was Broke. Maybe we'd get to doing a little work instead of picking on these guitars and loafing and singing. Yeah, I feel the same way. Well, what do you boys think about it, huh? It's all right as me. Yeah, me too. I've always been in favor of settling down for a spell and working for a living. Who's gonna do it? Not me. It's up to you, Chloe. After all, you won the money from him. Well, we'll all three do it. I'll do the talking. What are you gonna tell him? I don't know. Something. Call him over here. Okay. Carter. Yeah? Come over here a minute. Now, what's up, boys? We want to talk to you. Sure. What's on your mind? Tell him, Floyd. Well, it's like this, Carter. Since you told us that the stork was going to make a call out your place, well, I. I thought I'd just go ahead and tell you what a dirty trick I did you and try to make amends to you. I don't get what you mean. Well, it's like this. I didn't really win that cow milking money. That is fair work to me. Like you did? Well, I know it, but that wasn't milk I had in that bottle. While I was running down toward that cow to milker, I squirted some chalk water out of a tube I had in my shirt pocket. And all I did was touch the cow and then head for the finish line. If I'd really milked her, I got you to beat me by about 10 seconds. What's the idea of telling me about it? Well, here's a hundred bucks. It's rightfully yours. Gosh, I don't know what to say. Mighty why do you meant to do this? Think nothing of it. Just don't tell nobody what I told you, huh? Oh, I won't, Floyd. And believe me, the babe in me won't forget you. All right, Carter. Well, we'll see you later. Come on, boys. We got to get moving on along, boys. And again, thanks for everything. Okay, Carter. Hope to see you again. Hi, Natural. Could help overheating what took place. Is that right? See? And those three boys had a heart of gold. That was indeed a noble thing for them to do. Sure was. Kind of. Sure are swell guys. And your wife is going to have a baby. What is going to be a boy or a girl? I ain't got no wife. What do you mean you've got no wife? No, it's my horse. We're going to have a new baby. Colt, your horse is going to have a baby. Mother. Well, boys, we may be chumped, but I feel like we did a mighty good turn giving that fella his hundred dollars. Yeah, me too. You know, it makes me feel kind of good inside. Yeah, but I had to make myself out of crook to do it, so. Oh, that's all right. You know, I hope it's a girl. Well, I'd kind of like for it to be a boy. Maybe he'll get sentimental and name it Al Chloe Carter after me, you know. What a name. Well, that's right up. We got to find work. Ring along singing a song heard with the writers of the Purple stage in today's story. Where Harry Lang is Nine Ball, Dick Ryan as Waco, Hank Caldwell and Johnny Paul Monty Montana as himself. Here again are the riders of the purple sage. Well, hurting cowboy, hop on your pony. Singing Helia Helio. Start riding now, boy. We'll make San Antoni singing Heliopolis Helio. Long weary days and a nasty road to travel. But we'll make the boss pay for all this battle driving cattle light harvest carefree trail herding cowboy singles Helio. Helio. Keep moving, dogie Time is a waste of singing. Helio, Helio. I'm not impatient but why don't you hasten Singing Helia hello, Helio. You ought to know that certain someone's waiting. You ought to know that we captivating confiscating arms will infold is trail herding cowboy. You know, every so often, often, the writers of the Purple stage step out of the west into the field of popular music to bring you a current favorite in western style. We think you'll like their rendition of Zippy dee doo dah mention zippity do da zip a da. My oh my, what a wonderful day. Plenty of fun time heading my way. Sip Mr. Bluebird on my shoulders. It's the truth, it's actual. Everything is satisfactual. Zipsity do the zipsity. A wonderful feeling, wonderful day, Mr. Bluebird on my shoulder. It's the truth, it's factual. Everything is satisfactual. Zipsity doo dah zip. Wonderful feeling, wonderful day. Hardened as they are from working under all sorts of conditions in all kinds of weather, Cowboys are traditionally soft hearted when it comes to helping out a friend. Their friendship is unquestioned. And that's the kind of friends that Weber's bread has today. Unquestioning, because those who use Weber's bread know that Weber's is always good bread. Its quality is consistent. It never lets you down as toast for breakfast, sandwiches for lunch or in between snacks. 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Well then, how about you boys singing one of my favorite songs into it? We have it all ready for you, Monty. It's that famous classic of the West. Tumbling tumbleweeds only but free I'll be found Drifting along with a tumbling tumbleweed no word is over the fire where the trail will wind rifting along with the tumbling tumbleweed I know when night is gone that a new world born at dawn deep in my heart is a song here on the range I belong Drifting along with a tumbling tumble ring I know when night is gone that a new world born a day so high deep in my heart is at home Here on the range I belong Drifting along with the tumbling humble wheel. From Hollywood, you've heard your All Star Western Theater a VM Bear production. Starring America's great western singers, Boy Willing and the Riders of the Purple Sage now being featured in Republic's All Star color Western out California way. My name is Cotton C. Clark asking you to keep company with us again next week at this same time. 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Old Time Radio Westerns
Host: Andrew Rhynes
Episode: Wild Cow Milking Rodeo with Monty Montana | All Star Western Theatre (01-26-47)
Original Air Date: January 26, 1947
Podcast Release Date: November 3, 2025
This episode of Old Time Radio Westerns, hosted by Andrew Rhynes, features a digitally restored presentation of "Wild Cow Milking Rodeo" from the All Star Western Theatre. Starring famed rodeo performer Monty Montana alongside Roy Willing and the Riders of the Purple Sage, listeners are transported back to the golden age of western radio drama. The episode follows three cowboy friends as they try their luck at a bustling rodeo, with classic western music, humor, and heartwarming lessons about friendship and honesty.
The episode is lighthearted and rich with classic western camaraderie, blending quick-witted dialogue, humorous misadventures, and heartfelt moments of kindness. The musical performances by Roy Willing and the Riders of the Purple Sage add authentic flavor and nostalgia, while Monty Montana's real-life rodeo expertise lends additional authenticity and excitement to the contest sequences.
“Wild Cow Milking Rodeo with Monty Montana” encapsulates the spirit of the Western genre—rugged individualism, humor, humility, and an ever-reliable code of honor among friends. The digitally restored audio celebrates both the timeless storytelling and cultural heritage of old time radio westerns. Listeners are treated to a heartwarming story of teamwork, personal integrity, and the unpredictable nature of luck in the wild west.