Revenge Of The Red Man: Wild Bill Hickok (January 23, 1952)

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“Revenge Of The Red Man” is an episode of Wild Bill Hickok, the old-time radio show, first broadcast January 23, 1952. Listen free on Stupid Potato: no sign-up, no app.

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What happens

Wild Bill Hickok and his deputy Jingles ride to Indian Territory to stop a Pawnee uprising after a chief's warning. Black Wolf, a traitor within the Pawnee tribe, has been stealing cattle from a rancher's herd and plans to lead his people into revenge against the whites. Captured by Black Wolf's raiders, Bill and Jingles are tied to a rock and left in the sun as the tide rises. The episode is from the Wild Bill Hickok series, first broadcast January 23, 1952, starring Guy Madison and Andy Devine.

Indian Territory, the Pawnee reservation and nearby rancher lands

Characters: Wild Bill Hickok, Jingles, Black Wolf, Fire in the Eyes, Flying Antelope, Panhandle Jim, Bains, Pennington

Listen for: Black Wolf's scheme to steal the rancher's cattle and stir up a revenge uprising, and Bill and Jingles captured and tied to the sacrifice rock

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.