The Queen Of The Quantrills: Wild Bill Hickok (September 24, 1952)

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“The Queen Of The Quantrills” is an episode of Wild Bill Hickok, the old-time radio show, first broadcast September 24, 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 into Osage Springs as the town prepares to celebrate its founding. A cemetery with strange reports sits near the edge of town, and a shot is fired at the two men during the festivities. Jingles and Bill are drawn into the mystery of a woman undertaker named Belle Farr. The series, the 1952 air date and the lead actors are not stated in this guide; the cast named in the broadcast are Guy Madison as Wild Bill and Andy Devine as Jingles.

Osage Springs, Oklahoma Territory, in the American West

Characters: Wild Bill Hickok, Jingles, Sheriff Carter, Belle Farr, Jack Rob

Listen for: The cemetery scenes and the night-time office break-in that reveal Belle Farr's true identity

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.