The makers of Weber's Bread present your all-star Western theater. Ripping along, singing a song under a western... applause From Hollywood comes your all-star Western theater. Starring America's great western singers, Roy Welling and the writers of The Purple Sage. Our guest star for today is the western screen's great action star, Johnny MacBrown. Now, here are the writers of The Purple Sage. I left away, canyon and face a crimson dawn that means that night is gone. A long wagon trail, that big old blazing sun is coming on. There's work that must be done. A long wagon trail, yippee-yay, lazy cowboy, yoh, get the saddle, yippee-yay, lazy cowboy. Got to herd them long horned cattle soon. The moon will pale and down the canyon bay we'll hear the coyote wail. A long wagon trail. I wouldn't trade this life of mine for the life of a millionaire. Though it's rough and it's tough but I'd love it just the same. The indigel and the chaperill and the birds of in the air are a part of the heart of the life of a wagon train. I left away, canyon and face a crimson dawn that means that night is gone. A long wagon trail, that big old blazing sun is coming on. There's work that must be done. A long wagon trail, yippee-yay, lazy cowboy, yoh, get the saddle, yippee-yay, lazy cowboy. Got to herd them long horned cattle soon. The moon will pale and down the canyon bay we'll hear the coyote wail. A long wagon trail. When there was trouble out in the open range in the days of the great cattle kingdoms, the cow punchers strapped down their six guns and traveled in pairs when they rode fence or hunted for the lost strays. The cowboys had a fierce loyalty toward the brand that employed them. And a rancher who was on the square with his men could expect them to back his play every time. Today, famous Weber's bread is popular because the bakers of Weber's bread are on the square with the public they serve. Weber's makes certain that the quality of its bread is always consistent. When you buy a loaf of Weber's bread, you can be sure that you can always depend on it. Depend on Weber's bread being well mixed and well baked. That its firm, even texture and distinctive flavor will always add extra enjoyment to every meal. Buy a loaf of Weber's bread next time you go shopping. You'll like it. Boy Willing and the Boys turn to another of those grand heart ballads for your Western litany pleasure. They sing another of the songs they've helped make so famous throughout the country. The Riders of the Purple Sage and Name to a Memory. Makes no difference if we two are far apart dear. I could never ever love somebody new. Cause there isn't any room inside my heart dear. While I'm chained to a memory of you. I could never tell another. I belong to them. All the whispered words of love would not be true. I could never tell another that I long for them. Cause I'm chained to a memory of you. Oh Maybe time will wave the links away and then dear. They will break and set me free to love anew. But I'll never care for someone else again dear. While I'm chained to a memory of you. If the world should end tomorrow. I'd be satisfied. Cause you're gone and there is nothing I can do. All my dreams and precious hopes of yesterday have died. Yet I'm chained to a memory of you. Our guest today is one of the most famous western stars the screen has ever known. He's made millions of friends and fans and has achieved the reputation of being one of Hollywood's most successful stars. Ladies and gentlemen your all-star western theater is happy to bring you America's hard-writing straight-shooting star of the western screen, Johnny MacBrown. Our guest star is heard in the story of the west written especially for him and entitled, The Man From Alabama. Hard Rock is a ghost town today. Yet 50 years ago it was the wildest, wickedest boom town from the Mississippi River to the shores of San Francisco Bay. Let's go back to the decade just before the turn of the century. Conditions have become so intolerable that the respectable citizens of the town have decided to take action. Caleb Turner, president of the Hard Rock State Bank has been appointed a committee of one to deliver an ultimatum to Sheriff Dave Belton. Now we don't want to be unreasonable or unfair sheriff but something's got to be done. We got a new school teacher coming out in a few days, an eastern girl from back in Wisconsin. How long do you think we can keep her here if she's going to be insolid every time she walks down the street? Well the boys do talk a little rough sometimes Mr. Turner. A little rough did you say? What have you done about those robbers that have held up the stage four times in the last two months? Well... I'll tell you what you've done. Absolutely nothing. Now it's got to stop sheriff. Twice my bank has lost shipments of money from Denver and twice the gold bars from the smelter have been taken. Well I've done my best Mr. Turner but I just can't have... Then get someone who can. That's what I was fixing to bring up. I know an umbrey that's so fast with his six guns he can snuff a cattle and draw an emphium both before the lights go out. You know him eh? Who is he? I can't say that I actually know him but I know all about him. Young fellow by the name of Cherokee Red Simmons. Yeah? Came from somewhere down around Alabama. Where is he now? Last I heard he was down in Tombstone, Arizona. Seems like he just trips around wherever there's liable to be a ruckus. Then get in touch with him at once. Enough from whatever it'll take to bring him here. The citizens committee has authorized me to spare no expense. We're determined to make this town a fit place to live in. I'll send him a telegram tonight Mr. Turner. If we can get him I'll guarantee you he will turn hard rock every way but lose. Well it looks like you two's the only passengers for the stage for hard rock. Say you must be the new school marm. I'm Fleabit. Oh I'm sorry. Oh it ain't a condition mammy it's my name. What's yours? White Linda Gerald. And what about your handle be stranger? It's Rusty. Rusty eh? Well alright Rusty suppose you pump Miss Gerald's fault and tell her you're proud to meet up with her. Then you can both climb aboard and we'll shake, rattle and roll out of here. How do you do Mr. Gerald? How do you do? How far is it to hard rock Mr. Fleabit? Well about twenty two miles mam with most of them standing on edge. But don't you fret yourself none now. Barren flood, fire, tornadoes, earthquakes or road agents we'll get there. Yes mam we'll get there if nothing don't slip and there come unravelled. Get out of here. Half way point folks eleven miles behind us and eleven more miles to go. Get out of here. I beg your pardon but I can't help but ask you something. How do you suppose our driver ever was given such a strange nickname as Fleabit? I reckon it's on account of his whiskers mam. You mean the fleas get into his whiskers mam? What we call a fleabit and gray as a horse that's gray with sorrow spots. Did you notice the drivers whiskers? I see. Is this your home out here? I mean your original home? No mam. My home's in Wisconsin. Have you ever been in Wisconsin? No mam. This is the first time I've ever really been out west. I'm terribly excited. But they don't have holdups and things like that anymore the way they did in old days do they? I'm afraid they do mam. Sometimes. What would you do if we were suddenly held up by a whole band of masked men who demanded your money or your life? And just as they do in those dreadful dime novels little boys read. That'll depend mam. On what? Well on a heap of things. Get your hands high and keep them high old timer. This will hold up. Look. Look those men. What should we do? Do just like they tell you to. There are several of them. And they've got the drop on us. You inside there. Come out with your hands high. Like he says. Keep them two covered Jim. Yeah. I want that sack of double eagles you're carrying in the box old timer. And don't reach for that carbine if you want to stay healthy. Now I ain't carrying no... Shut up and get it out. You got thirty thousand dollars there. Jim come here. Tom. Yeah. You two lift it down and drill that old pilgrim if he tries anything funny. Now let's see what we got here. All I have is forty dollars in my purse. Hand it over in the purse too. Here it is. What's that pinby you should waste? It's a watch. It isn't worth anything. Here's my mother's. Unpan it. Oh please. It's a keepsake. Please don't take it. Hair it loose Jim. Sure boss. Now. What do you got? One hundred and twenty six dollars in my left hip pocket. My bed. Now take it Jim. Sure boss. I got it. Okay. Now get back in that stage and stay there for fifteen minutes. Nobody that tries to follow us will get hurt. All right boys. Let's travel. You call yourself a man. You just stood there and let those men take my watch. The watch my mother left me. I'm sorry ma'am. What would you have me do? I don't know. But anything except just stand there. I thought when I came out west I'd find some real men. You're a sample. You're a coward. You're nothing but a coward. I don't think you even know how to use those pistols you're wearing. Now hold on there little lady. You're looking for the bug under the wrong chip. When a homer takes picks on seven gents at the totem guns he ain't brave. He's just a plain teethed total gardener variety dirty idiot. And you're just as bad. You let those thieves deal thirty thousand dollars without making the slightest effort to stop them. You darn bet you I did. My pappy didn't fetch up no foolish youngins. Miss Gerald you asked me a little bit ago how long I've been planning to stay in Hard Rock didn't you? What if I did? I just thought I'd tell you I'm staying so I can hand you your watch back. It's not an actual venue sheriff. It belonged to my mother. I'll do my best Miss Gerald. I got a man who'll be here any day now that'll get it if anybody can. I'll put him right on it as soon as he shows up. Thank you sheriff. I'll appreciate it very much. Good night. Good night Miss Gerald. Why'd you lose Rusty? One hundred and twenty six dollars. Keep a self respect. How about turning me loose on those road agents sheriff? Miss Gerald is real set on getting a watch back. Sorry Rusty I got a ring tail snorter coming in for that job. Is it true sheriff the stage was hell up again? I'm afraid so Mr. Turner. The bank had thirty thousand dollars coming in. This is the last straw sheriff. Have you had any work in your man yet that Cherokee Red Simmons? Not a word. Then try and get in touch with him again. You can't find him one place try another. I warn you sheriff you don't accomplish something soon. Our committee will be forced to take back the gun. If it's a fair question sheriff who might that old turkey jobler be? Oh that's old Caleb Turner president of the hard rock state bank. He's just the man I want to meet. I could rent one of his safe deposit boxes if he's got any. Well I'll be proud to make you known to him in the morning but say. I know what you're thinking sheriff. No they didn't get all I was told. I'm not going to let them get away with it. I'm going to get them to the bank. Say I know what you're thinking. No they didn't get all I was told. Two thousand dollars and a money bill. Never know it. Music. Nice little bank Turner's got you. Yeah we're right proud of it Rusty. He's even got a private office. That's it right ahead of us. Wait a minute sheriff. Five thousand is the exact sum Mr. Dever. Yeah I'll maybe be needing some more in a couple of weeks. Any time at all Mr. Dever. Glad to have your business in a minute. Come on sheriff. I just happened to think of something I've got to do first. Sounds like Turner was busy. We can come back later. Well he'll be finished in just a minute or two. I'm not in any rush. Who was that fellow Turner was talking to? Paul Dever. Why? Oh I thought for a second his voice was familiar. I reckon I was wrong though. What's this Dever do? Owns a big saloon and gambling house over near the diggings of Hangtown. Hangtown? Yeah. Fifty miles west of here but still in the county. It don't sound like a place for Sunday school to hold a picnic. You can bet it ain't. And Dever's bad medicine. Me and her in a sidewinder and plighted poison. What's a crooked layout huh? Crooked in a dog's hind leg. I got no doubt he's guilty of every crime and misdemeanor in the book, including murder. Keeps a half a dozen to a dozen gun slits around him all the time. Why there ain't a man in the whole county that ain't afraid of him. Including you sheriff? Well I ain't ashamed to admit that I leave him alone. Besides I got my hands full right here in Hard Rock. Music Oh Rusty, yonder comes this school marm. I'm a-gettin' before she takes me apart again to see what makes me tick. Hello Mrs. Hero. Mrs. Hero, I'd admire for you to listen for just a minute to what I have to say. I'm afraid nothing you could say would be of interest to me. Maybe so ma'am. I never was much a hand to doubt a latest word. What I wanted to tell you was, I'm satisfied I know where your watch is. Oh? Where is it? I can't say right now. I thought as much. Good morning Mr. Rusty. Listen to me please. I'm going after it right now. What I wanted you to know was, if I don't bring it back it won't be for the lack of trying. I'm afraid you've been reading those dime novels I spoke about. What you intend to do, walk boldly into the bandit's lair and say, I want that watch you stole from my fair companion. Yes ma'am. Something like that. Oh, Mrs. Hero. I was taught to respect ladies, but you called me a coward and now you're laughing at me. Get this, I don't give two hoops and a rain barrel for you and the same two hoops for your watch. But you're going to get them back just the same. Look pal, there's that tender flick that was on the stage the other day. Great suffering snakes, neither his plum ignorant nor else he's got more nerve than good sense. I'll take care of him. That is stranger. Something I can do for you. Your name's Paul Deaver? You ain't folks have been calling me by the wrong handle for a right smart spell. What business you got with me? I got a bill here I'm aiming to collect. Read it. It's a tall diva hanged down. Stolen from me one hundred and twenty-six dollars. Stolen from Miss Linda Gerald forty dollars. Total one hundred and sixty-six dollars. Also stolen from Miss Gerald one lady's gold watch. What kind of a bluff are you trying to run on me stranger? No bluff Deaver. You're going loco? Not that I know about. Why? Cause no man talks to tall diva like you're talking without reaching for his guns. That's what I've been hearing. Then you're asking for it when I kill you. That's right. When does the killing start? When I'm ready. Being as your restraints here I'll give you a break. I'm counting to five before I draw on you. Stand back boys. Start saying your prayer pretty boy. There ain't nobody out there with tall diva. Shut up Jim. One, two, three. You better start reaching. I'm waiting on you Deaver. Keep counting. Four. Go on. By a grave stranger I like you a nerve. How about coming to work for me? Keep counting Deaver. You just got one more number to go. You lost your brains man. I'm giving you a break. I'm not looking for favors. I heard sheep before I put him with you. Now are you going to reach for your guns or are you just going to stand there? You. Don't leave the rest of you. Try and find the notions. Now where's that watch Deaver? I ain't got it. That one just cropped your ear Deaver. But so help me if you don't tell me where that watch is. The next one will be aimed some place else. I ain't got it. Don't shoot I'll tell you who has got it. Get on your horse Pete and ride the hard rock as fast as you can make it. Tell the big boss Tyler's filling everything he knows. You know I couldn't sleep a wink last night Sheriff. I was laying in bed thinking over the whole situation. And all of a sudden it came to me. Doesn't it seem strange to you this rusty fellow made no effort to protect a charming lady like Miss Gerald the other day? Well no I can't say that it does Mr. Turner. After all he was looking into the business end of a half a dozen winches. Yeah I know but what do you know about him? Isn't it possible he's been around here for a long time? Hidden of course and been behind all those holdups of the stage? Well. Oh he don't seem. Never mind what he seems to be Sheriff. A gold watch was stolen from Miss Gerald. A watch which she can easily identify. Now Rusty has a safety deposit box at my bank. If that watch were to be found in his box. You got any real reason? Sheriff. I demand you take this Rusty into custody and bring him down to the bank. When we find the watch in his safety deposit box. Well I warrant you have a difficult time trying to prove he's not guilty. Morning Miss Gerald. Well looks like you've got just about everybody here Sheriff. I want you to open up that safety deposit box of yours and show us what's inside. Why sure Sheriff. Why what? It's gone empty. What? Why last night it was. Sheriff. Then that money that was taken from me and that stagecoach holdup. There was a twenty dollar gold watch. And double eagles all over the place. But not like this one. It's a trick point I've had a lot of fun with. A goldsmith in Santa Fe fixed it up for me. It's different from other double eagles because both sides are heads. Now if we can find that. I'll let you search my safety deposit box. Isn't it only fair that Mr. Turner should do the same? What? I'll permit nothing of the sort. This is an outrage. Mr. Turner I'll have to ask you to open it. Yeah? Get your hands up all of you. He's all yours Sheriff. I'll get you for this Rusty. I'll get you. Rusty how'd you know it was him? I recognized Carl Dever as the leader of the holdup men by his voice. And I persuaded him to tell me then. I had a notion Turner tried to frame me so I slipped into the bank last night. By the way Mr. Turner. Your back door could be unlocked with a hairpin. I opened my box and in it I found this. My what? It'll probably have to be used as evidence Miss Gerald. But you'll get it back. Rusty I'm so sorry. I don't know how I'll ever thank you. Forget it Miss. You know I fell back Rusty you asked me for a job. Well I told you I had another fellow for it. Cherokee Red Simmons. He never showed up. The job's yours if you want it. Thanks Sheriff. But I guess I'll be drifting along. Winter's coming on and it'll be nice and warm down there in El Paso. Would you let me? I mean would you mind if I wrote you? I'd be mighty proud to hear from you ma'am. General Delivery El Paso. But how shall I address the letter? Just Rusty? No ma'am. I'm sure I'll get it if you address it to Cherokee Red Simmons. Thank you Johnny Mac Brown. It was a real privilege having you as our guest today. Our guest star will return in a few moments ladies and gentlemen. Appearing with Johnny Mac Brown today were Joe Forte, Eddie Fields, Helen Gerald, El Sloey, Jimmy Dean and Foy Willing. Friendship meant a great deal in the early western days just as it does now. Before the law came to the western frontier, wrestlers and other desperados prayed in the vast cattle herds that grazed in the open rangelands. A man had to depend on his six-gun and his true friends in order to survive. Nowadays friendship means the same thing as it did in those far off rugged times. It means someone who will help, someone on whom you can always depend. The bakers of Weber's Bread are friends of the housewife for they bake famous Weber's Bread, the bread that helps because it forms a substantial part of the daily food menu. The bread in which you can depend because its fine quality is consistent. Next time you go shopping, buy a loaf of Weber's Bread in Friar. Your entire family will enjoy its firm, even texture, its golden brown crust and its distinctive flavor. Remember, it's Weber's Bread in the Blue Gingham wrapper. Now here is Foy Willing returning with today's special guest of your all-star western theater, Johnny MacBrown. Johnny, we just want to tell you that we've been looking forward to your first appearance on our theater for a long, long time. That goes for me too, Foy. The folks out at Monogram have been carrying me at a mighty fast clip for the past few months. Well, Monogram Pictures ain't no Philly studio. They've got to supply your film to one of America's great western picture audiences, the fans of Johnny MacBrown. That's mighty nice of you to say that. I just hope those fans think as much of me as I do of them. Well, we know they do, Johnny. And again, thanks for coming to see us and we look forward to another visit real soon. That's for me, Foy, and so long, folks. Now from their latest all-color republic picture along the Oregon Trail, the writers of The Purple Sage sing for you another of those fine Foy Willing western arrangements. Oregon. Oregon! I'm on my way and heading west I'll never stop to rest I'll make Oregon my home Oregon! Where the timber hits the sky Oregon! There'll be room for you and I Where the mountain streams keep a-tumbling Good on the morning dew I'm on my way and heading west I'll never stop to rest Till there's Oregon in view We're all in hills of Oregon The fields of golden grain The plains I love to dwell upon The sunshine and the rain Oregon! Once I'm there I'll never roam I'm on my way and heading west I'll never stop to rest I'll make Oregon my home We're all in hills of Oregon The fields of golden grain The plains I love to dwell upon The sunshine and the rain Oregon! Once I'm there I'll never roam I'm on my way and heading west I'll never stop to rest I'll make Oregon my home We're all in hills of Oregon The fields of golden grain Oregon! From Hollywood, you've heard your all-star Western theater. A VN Bear production starring America's great Western singers. Next week, another great star in a story of the West. This program came to you from the studios of KNX Columbia Square.
