Dr. Sixgun

Dr. Sixgun
Genre	Western
Running time	30 minutes
Country of origin	United States
Language(s)	English
Starring	Karl Weber; Bill Griffs
Original release	September 2, 1954 –; October 13, 1955

Dr. Sixgun is an American Western radio drama that aired on NBC, September 2, 1954 – October 13, 1955.

Plot summary

Dr. Ray Matson, (Karl Weber)^[1] is a frontier physician based in a small western town in the 1870s called Frenchman's Ford. The stories are told by a recurring character named Pablo (Bill Griffis), a gypsy peddler who has a talking raven named Midnight as his sidekick. As his name implied, Matson was equally at home with using a gun or using his medical skills to solve problems.

Broadcast history

Dr. Sixgun was broadcast September 2, 1954 – October 13, 1955, on NBC. The 30-minute^[2] sustaining series aired Thursdays at 8:30 pm, September 2–October 21, 1954; Sundays at 8 pm, October 10, 1954 – April 21, 1955; and Thursdays at 8 pm, August 18–October 13, 1955.^[3]

Preservation status

More than 25 episodes are known to survive in radio collections.^[4]

References

^ Terrace, Vincent (1999).Radio Programs, 1924–1984: A Catalog of More Than 1800 Shows. McFarland & Company, Inc. ISBN 978-0-7864-4513-4. p. 101.
^ Dunning, John (1998). On the Air: The Encyclopedia of Old-Time Radio. New York: Oxford University Press. pp. 206. ISBN 978-0-19-507678-3. nbc radio dr sixgun.
^ Hickerson, Jay. The Ultimate History of Network Radio Programming and Guide to All Circulating Shows, Hamden, CT, second edition 1992, p. 111.^{[ISBN missing]}
^ French, Jack; Siegel, David S. (2013-11-05). Radio Rides the Range: A Reference Guide to Western Drama on the Air, 1929-1967. McFarland. p. 52. ISBN 978-1-4766-1254-6.

External links

Dr. Sixgun at the Internet Archive
Dr. Sixgun at Jerry Haendiges Vintage Radio Logs

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[rp-1] Terrace, Vincent (1999).Radio Programs, 1924–1984: A Catalog of More Than 1800 Shows. McFarland & Company, Inc. ISBN 978-0-7864-4513-4. p. 101.

[Dunning-2] Dunning, John (1998). On the Air: The Encyclopedia of Old-Time Radio. New York: Oxford University Press. pp. 206. ISBN 978-0-19-507678-3. nbc radio dr sixgun.

[Hickerson-3] Hickerson, Jay. The Ultimate History of Network Radio Programming and Guide to All Circulating Shows, Hamden, CT, second edition 1992, p. 111.^{[ISBN missing]}

[4] French, Jack; Siegel, David S. (2013-11-05). Radio Rides the Range: A Reference Guide to Western Drama on the Air, 1929-1967. McFarland. p. 52. ISBN 978-1-4766-1254-6.

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