Stage Coach Stop: Fort Laramie (April 15, 1956)

“Stage Coach Stop” is an episode of Fort Laramie, the old-time radio show, first broadcast April 15, 1956. Listen free on Stupid Potato.

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What happens

A stagecoach carrying Mrs. Kleinexel and her daughter Opie breaks a wheel and must stop at Fort Laramie for repairs. While waiting for the wheelwright to fix it by morning, the demanding Mrs. Kleinexel makes arrangements for food, lodging, and a telegraph to her husband in Virginia City. Meanwhile, preparations are underway at the fort for an officers' ball that evening.

Fort Laramie, an army post on the frontier, during preparations for an officers' ball.

Characters: Captain Lee Quince, Sergeant Gores, Harrison, Clay, Mrs. Kleinexel, Opie, Mr. Sammets, Lieutenant Sybridge

Listen for: The arrival of the stagecoach with its troublesome passenger, the conflict between Mrs. Kleinexel's demands and the soldiers' duties, and hints of Captain Quince's reluctance to attend the ball despite Miss Willa's expectations.

Written from the episode itself; it never gives away the ending. Every recording is remastered for the stream: cleaned of rumble, hiss and mains hum (and the old TV whine where we found it), then levelled in two passes to steady broadcast loudness, so one show is never quieter than the next.