The Sunny Side Scrap: Wild Bill Hickok (September 17, 1952)

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“The Sunny Side Scrap” is an episode of Wild Bill Hickok, the old-time radio show, first broadcast September 17, 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 the cow town of Angel's Fork after a tip that the Blue Neckerchief gang plans to rob the bank. They arrive during a street gunfight between two local men, Tom Short and Buggy Brian, and Bill steps in to end the feud. Bill and Jingles then mount a trap at the bank, using a sack of flour to mark the robbers. The series is Wild Bill Hickok, which first aired on September 17, 1952, with Guy Madison as Wild Bill and Andy Devine as Jingles.

Angel's Fork, a dusty cow town in the Old West

Characters: Wild Bill Hickok, Jingles, Tom Short, Buggy Brian, Mr. Ness

Listen for: Bill's flour trick at the bank, which exposes the robbers by the white dust on their clothing

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.