Classic Radio 01-22-25 - Playing Indians, Sins of our Fathers, and Prison Break

A Western Wednesday

First a look at the events of the day

Then Fort Laramie starring Raymond Burr, originally broadcast January 22, 1956, 69 years ago,  Playing Indians.   Captain Quince baits a trap for a band of horse thieves and murderers who are trying to make the cavalry think they are Arapahos. 

Followed by Gunsmoke starring William Conrad, originally broadcast January 22, 1955, 70 years ago, Sins Of Our Fathers. Big Dan Daggett is a big mountain man. His Kiowa wife is the daughter of Chief Yellow Horse and much hated in Dodge by some.

Then Calling All Cars, originally broadcast January 22, 1935, 90 years ago, The San Quentin Prison Break.  Four convicts have just escaped from San Quentin prison, they are reported heading north with four members of the prison board as hostages. The actual prison break happened just last Wednesday.

Followed by Inner Sanctum Mysteries, originally broadcast January 22, 1946, 79 years ago, The Confession starring Santos Ortega.   A dying bank robber gives an impoverished pharmacist a taste of death and murder.

Finally, Lum and Abner, originally broadcast January 22, 1942, 83 years ago.   Lum is in jail, and Uncle Henry is a tough jailer

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