17 episodes
Luke Slaughter of Tombstone | OTRWesterns.com Andrew Rhynes
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4.7 • 21 Ratings
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CBS started the year 1958 off with the introduction on 01/29/58 of Frontier Gentleman. That series lasted 41 broadcasts. Near the end of the year, the network launched Have Gun, Will Travel on 11/23/58, which continued for 106 programs. In between, a very short series was offered and discontinued after only 16 broadcasts, Luke Slaughter Of Tombstone. Sam Buffington starred as Luke Slaughter, a Civil War cavalryman who turned to cattle ranching in post war Arizona territory near Fort Huachuca. William N. Robson, known from his work with such series as ESCAPE, SUSPENSE and THE CBS
RADIO WORKSHOP, directed.
Sam Buffington enacted the title role on Luke Slaughter of Tombstone, another of CBS's prestigious adult Westerns. The series was produced and directed by William N. Robson, one of radio's greatest dramatic directors and Robert Stanley producer was aired from February 23 through June 15, 1958. Buffington portrayed the hard-boiled cattleman with scripts overseen by Gunsmoke sound effects artist (and sometimes scriptwriter) Tom Hanley.
Each program had an authoritative opening statement: "Slaughter's my name, Luke Slaughter. Cattle's my business. It's a tough business, it's a big business. I got a big stake in it. And there's no man west of the Rio Grande big enough to take it away from me." Junius Matthews was heard as Slaughter's sidekick, Wichita.
In his first adventure, tough-as-nails westerner Luke Slaughter guarantees he will bring a cattle herd to Tombstone despite the threats of rustlers and a spy among the ranks of his cowboys. Like the other CBS radio westerns, HAVE GUN, WILL TRAVEL or FRONTIER GENTLEMAN, this one had plenty of action, the productions were well done and well acted. LUKE SLAUGHTER was cut short, like a lot of
other radio shows, by the steady pressure from TV.
This CBS western series was only a short 16 broadcasts before ending.
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June Bride | Luke Slaughter of Tombstone (06-15-58)
Original Air Date: June 15, 1958Host: Andrew RhynesShow: Luke Slaughter of TombstonePhone: (707) 98 OTRDW (6-8739) Stars:• Sam Buffington (Luke Slaughter)• Junius Matthews (Wichita) Special Guests:• Norma Jean Nilsson• Norman Alden• Barney Phillips• Ben Wright• Charles Seel Editorial Supervisor:• Tom Hanley Producer/Writer:• William N. Robson Music:• Wilbur Hatch Exit music from: Roundup on the Prairie...
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Big Business | Luke Slaughter of Tombstone (06-08-58)
Original Air Date: June 08, 1958Host: Andrew RhynesShow: Luke Slaughter of TombstonePhone: (707) 98 OTRDW (6-8739) Stars:• Sam Buffington (Luke Slaughter)• Junius Matthews (Wichita) Special Guests:• Jack Moyles• Sam Edwards• Vic Perrin• Lawrence Dobkin• Ralph Moody• Norman Alden Writer:• Tom Hanley Producer:• William N. Robson Music:• Wilbur Hatch Exit music from: Roundup on the Prairie...
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Cattle Drive | Luke Slaughter of Tombstone (06-01-58)
Original Air Date: June 01, 1958Host: Andrew RhynesShow: Luke Slaughter of TombstonePhone: (707) 98 OTRDW (6-8739) Stars:• Sam Buffington (Luke Slaughter)• Junius Matthews (Wichita) Special Guests:• Don Diamond• Peter Lee• Barney Phillips• Norman Alden Writer:• Fran van Hartesveldt Editorial Supervisor:• Tom Hanley Producer:• William N. Robson Music:• Wilbur Hatch Exit music from: Roundup on the...
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Outlaw Kid | Luke Slaughter of Tombstone (05-25-58)
Original Air Date: May 25, 1958Host: Andrew RhynesShow: Luke Slaughter of TombstonePhone: (707) 98 OTRDW (6-8739) Stars:• Sam Buffington (Luke Slaughter)• Junius Matthews (Wichita) Special Guests:• Sam Edwards• Vic Perrin Writer:• Alan Botzer Editorial Supervisor:• Tom Hanley Producer:• William N. Robson Music:• Wilbur Hatch Exit music from: Roundup on the Prairie by Aaron Kenny https://bit.ly/3kTj0kK
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Drive To Fort Huachuca | Luke Slaughter of Tombstone (05-18-58)
Original Air Date: May 18, 1958Host: Andrew RhynesShow: Luke Slaughter of TombstonePhone: (707) 98 OTRDW (6-8739) Stars:• Sam Buffington (Luke Slaughter)• Junius Matthews (Wichita) Special Guests:• Barney Phillips• Jack Edwards• Charles Seel• Norman Alden Writer:• Paul Pierce Editorial Supervisor:• Tom Hanley Producer:• William N. Robson Music:• Wilbur Hatch Exit music from: Roundup on the Prairie...
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Heritage | Luke Slaughter of Tombstone (05-11-58)
Original Air Date: May 11, 1958Host: Andrew RhynesShow: Luke Slaughter of TombstonePhone: (707) 98 OTRDW (6-8739) Stars:• Sam Buffington (Luke Slaughter)• Junius Matthews (Wichita) Special Guests:• Norma Jean Nilsson• Charles Seel• Karl Swensen• Vic Perrin Writer:• Fran van Hartesveldt Editorial Supervisor:• Tom Hanley Producer:• William N. Robson Music:• Wilbur Hatch Exit music from: Roundup on...
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It’s No Radio Gunsmoke
While the audio effects are pretty good, the plots leave much to be desired. It seems to me that the series wants to be another Matt Dillon in the radio version of Gunsmoke, but can’t pull it off. Too bad the actor, Sam Buffington, starring as Luke Slaughter, took his own life at age 28.
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