Boxcars711 Overnight Western "Lightning Jim" - Lightning Jim Meets Little Bear (1944) *The Exact Date Is Unknown


Only about 41 broadcasts have been located. Marshall Lightning Jim Whipple on his horse Thunder and his deputy, Whitey Larson explore the history of the west through adventure. The program originated in 1938 and was called The Adventures of Lightning Jim. At this time it was a West coast program. The program returned to the air in the 1950s and a total of 98 radio programs were produced. J. David Goldin's The Golden Age of Radio published by Radio Yesteryear in 1998 indicates that 41 Lightning Jim broadcasts have been located. The program was originally called The Adventures of Lightning Jim. The program returned to the air in the 1950s.

THIS EPISODE:

1944. Program #21. ZIV Syndication. "Lightning Jim Meets Little Bear". Commercials added locally. Jim helps a young white boy living with Wolf Paw's tribe to escape from evildoers. Francis X. Bushman, Henry Hoople. 31:08. Episode Notes From The Radio Gold Index.