The House On Windy Hill: Wild Bill Hickok (October 14, 1953)

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“The House On Windy Hill” is an episode of Wild Bill Hickok, the old-time radio show, first broadcast October 14, 1953. Listen free on Stupid Potato: no sign-up, no app.

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What happens

Wild Bill Hickok and his deputy Jingles investigate cattle smuggling along the border. Their search leads them to a gloomy old house on Windy Hill, which Jingles refuses to enter after a frightening experience there. Bill learns that a rancher named Pop Jinks was ambushed on his way to Bill's office, and his son Jim Jinks is shaken by the news. Bill suspects that the cattle being brought across the border are carrying tick fever, and a rustler named Low-Dye Tom becomes a suspect. The episode is from the Wild Bill Hickok series, first aired on October 14, 1953, with Guy Madison and Andy Devine in the leading roles.

The American West near the Mexican border, including a cattle ranch, a gloomy house on Windy Hill, and a river bed leading across the border

Characters: Wild Bill Hickok, Jingles, Jim Jinks, Pop Jinks, Doc Taylor, Low-Dye Tom

Listen for: Jingles' reaction to the house on Windy Hill and the clues about the tick-fever cattle

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.