Academy Award Theater - "Stagecoach" (2005)

Academy Award Theater presents “Stagecoach,” episode 6, originally broadcast on May 4, 1946. This 30-minute CBS adaptation of the acclaimed 1939 Western stars Randolph Scott and Claire Trevor, reprising the story’s frontier drama for radio.A diverse group of passengers travels by stagecoach across Arizona toward Lordsburg in the early post–Civil War West. With an outlaw under guard and a dance-hall woman among the riders, tensions and unexpected connections emerge on the dangerous road ahead. Frank Wilson adapted the film, based on Ernest Haycox’s story “Stage to Lordsburg,” with Dee Englebach producing and directing.Old Time Radio Classics presents the original broadcast with a newly produced contextual introduction, a short closing announcement, and gently cleaned/mastered audio for a more consistent listening experience.Chapters:00:00 Victor Sterling Introduction00:44 Original Broadcast30:35 ClosingBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/old-time-radio-classics--7219645/support.Support Old Time Retro Radio at https://www.patreon.com/oldtimeretroradio