Dr. Sixgun

American Western radio drama From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Dr. Sixgun is an American Western radio drama that aired on NBC from September 2, 1954 to October 13, 1955.

GenreWestern
Running time30 minutes
Country of originUnited States
LanguageEnglish
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Dr. Sixgun
GenreWestern
Running time30 minutes
Country of originUnited States
LanguageEnglish
StarringKarl Weber
Bill Griffs
Original releaseSeptember 2, 1954 (1954-09-02) –
October 13, 1955 (1955-10-13)
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Plot summary

Dr. Ray Matson, (Karl Weber)[1] is a frontier physician based in a small western town in the 1870s called Frenchman's Ford. The stories are told by a recurring character named Pablo (Bill Griffis), a gypsy peddler who has a talking raven named Midnight as his sidekick. As his name implied, Matson was equally at home with using a gun or using his medical skills to solve problems.

Broadcast history

Dr. Sixgun was broadcast September 2, 1954 – October 13, 1955, on NBC. The 30-minute[2] sustaining series aired Thursdays at 8:30 pm, September 2–October 21, 1954; Sundays at 8 pm, October 10, 1954 – April 21, 1955; and Thursdays at 8 pm, August 18–October 13, 1955.[3]

Preservation status

More than 25 episodes are known to survive in radio collections.[4]

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