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Hopalong Cassidy |
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"The ring of the silver spurs heralds the
most amazin' man ever to ride the prairies of the early West É." Hopalong Cassidy was the success story of 1950, a commercial
juggernaut that defied all reason to become a radio triumph of its day. It was the making of Commodore
Productions, who alone felt that a
radio show could be built around the Hopalong Cassidy character, as played by William Boyd in the 30's and 40s B Western films. Boyd had a
unique voice, radiating power and authority - and his signature belly laugh
was famous throughout the world. Also, the Hoppy character had a no-nonsense
demeanor: he was steel-eyed and quick on the draw, and he meted out justice
without the endless warbling and sugar coated romance that came with other
cowboy radio shows. He became a hero in black and on a white horse - a super
hero of the West. He rescued damsels and cowboys in trouble, along with
ranchers and bankers and railroad owners, always against the bad guys -
robbers, thieves, rustlers and the like. Andy Clyde who had played Hoppy's side-kick, California
Carlson in the 40's western films
joined William Boyd on the sound
stage. California, who had developed his own loyal following via the movie
series, brought that same "grizzled charm" to the microphone. Often the stories were of
trouble shrouded in mystery, and the listener was not privy to the culprit's
identity until the end, making it a true cowboy detective show - and almost
every story ended with Hoppy's boisterous laugh! The warm of the
relationship between Hoppy and California was a feature of the series whilst
loyalty and good citizenry were the cornerstone of the values espoused by
this unlikely pair. The Hopalong Cassidy
Radio Show starring William Boyd
and Andy Clyde premiered on January 1st 1950. The series was well produced
with interesting stories, complemented by good writing, acting and sound
effects. It ran for 104 episodes,
each of 30 minutes duration. Unfortunately Andy Clyde
was unavailable for a time and Joe du Val took over the role of California for 26 episodes
which were broadcast from and including 1950-07-02 The Sundown Kid until
1951-12-30 The Golden Lure. Andy was back though for the remainder of the
series commencing with the 1951-01-06 episode: The Case of the Last Word Note: During the du Val run, Andy did appear as
California in the Xmas show: 1950-12-23 The Santa Claus Rustlers Want
to check out an episode? - why not "taste & try"? This
episode can be freely downloaded to your computer - just right button click
on any link below and chose "Download Linked File" (or words to
that effect). The file is on an average about 22Mb - download time will
depend on your (broadband) speed HC_1950-04-09
Killers of Sandy Gulch.mp3 These two MP3 CDs
contain all 104 episodes of the Hopalong Cassidy Radio Show each of 30
minutes duration (all digitally restored, complete with full titling AND NO
HISS) Hopalong Cassidy Radio Log 1.
HC_1950-01-01 Dead
Man's Hand.mp3 2.
HC_1950-01-08 The
Rainmaker of Eagle Nest Mountain.mp3 3.
HC_1950-01-15 The
Coltsville Territory.mp3 4.
HC_1950-01-22 The
Mystery of Skull Valley.mp3 5.
HC_1950-01-29
Renegades of the San Rafael.mp3 6.
HC_1950-02-05 The
Phantom Bandito.mp3 7.
HC_1950-02-12 Murder
on the Trail.mp3 8.
HC_1950-02-19 Hoppy
Takes a Chance.mp3 9.
HC_1950-02-26 The
Voice of the Dead.mp3 10.
HC_1950-03-05 Ten
Strike Gold.mp3 11.
HC_1950-03-12 The Red
Rock Mesa.mp3 12.
HC_1950-03-19 The
Empty Saddle.mp3 13.
HC_1950-03-26 The
Failure.mp3 14.
HC_1950-04-02 The
Bandits of Ridge Creek.mp3 15.
HC_1950-04-09 Killers
of Sandy Gulch.mp3 16.
HC_1950-04-16 The Red
Death.mp3 17.
HC_1950-04-23 Coyote's
Creed.mp3 18.
HC_1950-04-30 Bullets
for Ballots.mp3 19.
HC_1950-05-07 The
Green Valley Payoff.mp3 20.
HC_1950-05-14 The Man
Who Made Willy Whirl.mp3 21.
HC_1950-05-21 Range
War.mp3 22.
HC_1950-05-28 The
Letter from the Grave.mp3 23.
HC_1950-06-04 Death
Paints a Picture.mp3 24.
HC_1950-06-11 Border
of Nowhere.mp3 25.
HC_1950-06-18 The
Medicine Man.mp3 26.
HC_1950-06-25 The
Flying Outlaw.mp3 27.
HC_1950-07-02 The
Sundown Kid.mp3 28.
HC_1950-07-09 Hoppy
Sees Red.mp3 29.
HC_1950-07-16 Hoppy
and the School Marm.mp3 30.
HC_1950-07-23 The King
of Cinnabar.mp3 31.
HC_1950-07-30 The
Shell Game.mp3 32.
HC_1950-08-06 Blood
Money.mp3 33.
HC_1950-08-13 The
Disappearing Deputy.mp3 34.
HC_1950-08-20 The
Whistling Ghosts.mp3 35.
HC_1950-08-27 An Old
Spanish Custom.mp3 36.
HC_1950-09-03 The
Secret of Martin Doon.mp3 37.
HC_1950-09-10 Four to
Go.mp3 38.
HC_1950-09-17 The Red
Terror.mp3 39.
HC_1950-09-24 Hoppy
and the Iron Horse.mp3 40.
HC_1950-09-30 Gunsmoke
Rides the Stagecoach Trail.mp3 41.
HC_1950-10-07 Tinker's
Dam.mp3 42.
HC_1950-10-14 Hoppy
Pays a Debt.mp3 43.
HC_1950-10-21 Hoppy
Turns on the Heat.mp3 44.
HC_1950-10-28 Death
Runs Dry.mp3 45.
HC_1950-11-04 Melody
of Murder.mp3 46.
HC_1950-11-11 The King
of Spades.mp3 47.
HC_1950-11-18 Hoppy
Takes the Bull by the Horns.mp3 48.
HC_1950-11-25 Dead or
Alive.mp3 49.
HC_1950-12-02 The
Mystery at Three Oaks.mp3 50.
HC_1950-12-09 The
Plague of Parson's Folly.mp3 51.
HC_1950-12-16 Mystery
at the Diamond Z.mp3 52.
HC_1950-12-23 The
Santa Claus Rustlers.mp3 53.
HC_1950-12-30 The
Golden Lure.mp3 54.
HC_1951-01-06 The Case
of the Last Word.mp3 55.
HC_1951-01-13 Bad
Medicine at Rimrock.mp3 56.
HC_1951-01-20 The
Frightened Town.mp3 57.
HC_1951-01-27 The
Killer in Black.mp3 58.
HC_1951-02-03 Coming
Attraction, Murder.mp3 59.
HC_1951-02-10 Wet Beef
and Dry Bones.mp3 60.
HC_1951-02-17 Black
Grass Fever.mp3 61.
HC_1951-02-24 The Cold
Country.mp3 62.
HC_1951-03-03 Buckshot
Badman.mp3 63.
HC_1951-03-10 The Boss
of Vinegar Bend.mp3 64.
HC_1951-03-17 Land of
the Gunhawks.mp3 65.
HC_1951-03-24 The
Devil's Drum.mp3 66.
HC_1951-03-31 Hoppy
Elects a Sheriff.mp3 67.
HC_1951-04-07 Peril at
Pier Nineteen.mp3 68.
HC_1951-04-14 Death
Crosses the River.mp3 69.
HC_1951-04-21
Stagecoach West.mp3 70.
HC_1951-04-28 The
Unwilling Outlaw.mp3 71.
HC_1951-05-05
Kidnapper's Trail.mp3 72.
HC_1951-05-12 The
Bandit of Blackton Bend.mp3 73.
HC_1951-05-19 Hook,
Line and Murder.mp3 74.
HC_1951-05-26 The
Phantom Panther.mp3 75.
HC_1951-06-02 Hoppy
Plays a Hunch.mp3 76.
HC_1951-06-09 A Jailer
Named Satan.mp3 77.
HC_1951-06-16 The Man
in the Yellow Mask.mp3 78.
HC_1951-06-23 Run,
Sheep, Run.mp3 79.
HC_1951-06-30 Hoppy
Meets His Match.mp3 80.
HC_1951-09-22 Apaches
Don't Need Guns.mp3 81.
HC_1951-09-29 A Shot
in the Dark.mp3 82.
HC_1951-10-06 Gunhawk
Convention.mp3 83.
HC_1951-10-13
Gunfighter in Short Pants.mp3 84.
HC_1951-10-20 The
Songbird of Santa Fe.mp3 85.
HC_1951-10-27 Bayou
Drums Mean Death.mp3 86.
HC_1951-11-03 Clean-up
of Caribou Mesa.mp3 87.
HC_1951-11-10 Six
Little Men Who were Green.mp3 88.
HC_1951-11-17 Junior Badman.mp3 89.
HC_1951-11-24 The
Devil and El Diablo.mp3 90.
HC_1951-12-01 The
Lawyer of Laredo.mp3 91.
HC_1951-12-08 The
Secret in the Hill.mp3 92.
HC_1951-12-15 The
Memory of Mace Melot.mp3 93.
HC_1951-12-22 The
Spider Woman.mp3 94.
HC_1951-12-29 The
Killers of Lion Canyon.mp3 95.
HC_1952-01-05 The
Wastrels of Juarez.mp3 96.
HC_1952-01-12
Gambler's Luck.mp3 97.
HC_1952-01-19 Danger
Wears Two Faces.mp3 98.
HC_1952-01-26
California or Bust.mp3 99.
HC_1952-02-02 Death
Comes Invited.mp3 100.
HC_1952-02-09 Bull
Fight.mp3 101.
HC_1952-02-16 The
Women of Windy Ridge.mp3 102.
HC_1952-02-23 Right
Rope, Wrong Neck.mp3 103.
HC_1952-03-01 Stampede
at Semple's Crossing.mp3 104.
HC_1952-03-08 Cowtown
Trouble Shooters.mp3 |