Challenge of the Yukon explained

Show Name:	Challenge of the Yukon
Format:	Radio drama
Runtime:	17–30 minutes per episode
Country:	USA
Language:	English
Creator:	Fran Striker and George W. Trendle
First Aired:	January 3, 1939 on WXYT (WXYZ at the time)

Challenge of the Yukon is an American radio adventure series that began on Detroit's WXYZ and is an example of a Northern genre story. The series was first heard on January 3, 1939.^[1] The title changed from Challenge of the Yukon to Sergeant Preston of the Yukon in September 1950, and that title was retained through the end of the series and into a television adaptation.^[2]

Background

Following the success of The Lone Ranger and The Green Hornet on Detroit's WXYZ (now WXYT), the station owner, George W. Trendle, asked for a similar adventure show with a dog as the hero. According to WXYZ staffer Dick Osgood, in his history of the station, Trendle insisted that it not be "a dog like Lassie because... this must be an action story. It had to be a working dog." Writer Tom Dougall, who had been influenced by the poems of Robert W. Service, chose a Husky. The dog was originally called Mogo, but after criticism by Trendle, Dougall re-christened the canine King. Dougall likewise created Sgt. Preston and the French-Canadian guide. Fran Striker, who also wrote for The Lone Ranger, contributed show scripts.

However, Trendle's criticism of Dougall may have had another reason behind it. Shortly before the two Trendle series aired (Lone Ranger and Challenge of the Yukon), popular author Zane Grey had a book in circulation (The Lone Star Ranger) about a Texas Ranger like the Lone Ranger and a comic book series in circulation (King of the Royal Mounted) about the adventures of Sgt. King, a Royal Canadian Mounted Policeman like Sgt. Preston. From 1922 a series of novels by Laurie York Erskine featuring Renfrew of the Royal Mounted warranted enough popularity to begin a radio series of the same title in 1936 and a film series beginning in 1937; the latter featuring a canine sidekick.

Challenge of the Yukon began as a 15-minute serial, airing locally from 1938 until May 28, 1947. Shortly thereafter, the program acquired a sponsor, Quaker Oats, and the series, in a half-hour format, moved to the networks. The program aired on ABC from June 12, 1947, to December 30, 1949. It was then heard on The Mutual Broadcasting System from January 2, 1950, through the final broadcast on June 9, 1955. In September 1950, when the show moved to three broadcasts a week, the title was changed to Sergeant Preston of the Yukon.

Details

The program was an adventure series about Sergeant Frank Preston of the North-West Mounted Police and his lead sled dog, Yukon King, as they fought evildoers in the Northern wilderness during the Gold Rush of the 1890s. The serial began on radio in 1938 and continued through 1947, after which the series moved to television. The original television program ran from 1947 through 1949 on ABC and was sponsored by Quaker Oats. In January 1951, the radio version was resurrected, running until 1955, when the show moved once again to television as Sergeant Preston of the Yukon.^[3] The show starred Richard Simmons.^{[4] [5]}

The theme music was Emil von Reznicek's overture to Donna Diana, an old opera, though the overture remains a concert staple to this day. The show's episodes ended with the official pronouncement, "Well, King, this case is closed."

Sgt. Preston

Preston, according to radio historian Jim Harmon, first joined the Royal Canadian Mounted Police to capture his father's killer, and when he was successful, he was promoted to sergeant. Preston worked under the command of Inspector Conrad, and in the early years was often assisted by a French-Canadian guide named Pierre. During the course of the series, Preston successfully puts down a rebellion, and captures assassins. Each episode has him battling a new crisis, whether it be tracking down a murderer, a gang of thieves, or claim jumping miners.

Yukon King

Preston's side-kick and ally (and arguably the true star of the show), was the brave Alaskan husky, Yukon King. Yukon King had a keen instinct for sensing criminals, and was equally valuable dealing with wild animals, once saving a small child from a wolverine. In the radio version, King's barks were usually provided by animal imitators, usually sound effects artist Dewey Cole, and later, actor Ted Johnstone. The radio series supplied King with a back story. As radio historian Jim Harmon recalled, King had been a Husky puppy raised by a mother wolf. When a lynx attacks the wolf and her cub, Sergeant Preston arrives in time to save King. Preston then raised the animal as his own dog team captain. On television, Yukon King was still a vital element, though the dog was now played by an Alaskan Malamute trained by Beverly Allen. The dog received star billing right after Preston, and alongside his horse, Rex. There is some confusion regarding King's actual breed. The writers seemed to use malamute and husky interchangeably. At least once, Preston answered "malamute" to the question from another character. In one radio episode Preston indicates King's mother had been a wolf, which would make him a wolfdog.

Premise

Typical plots involved the pair helping injured trappers, tracking down smugglers, or saving cabin dwellers from wolverines. Sergeant Preston's faithful steed was Rex, used primarily in the summer months, but generally Yukon King and his dog team were the key mode of transportation (as signaled by Preston's cry of "On, King! On, you huskies!)".^[6] In the early radio shows, the cry of "On, you huskies!" would alternate with "On, you malamutes" from show to show.

Radio cast

• Sgt. Preston – The part of Sgt. Preston was played by different actors over the course of the long run. Jay Michael, who had often played villain Butch Cavendish on The Lone Ranger, originated the role, and played the brave Mountie from 1939 through the mid-1940s. Former movie actor Paul Sutton took over the role, followed briefly by Brace Beemer when The Lone Ranger ended in 1954. Sutton took over again, however, by the time of the final broadcast.
• Yukon King – The barks, whines, and howls of Yukon King were supplied by one of the station's sound effects men, Dewey Cole, and following Cole's death, by actor Ted Johnstone.
• Narrator and supporting players – The original announcer/narrator was Bob Hite, also a narrator for The Lone Ranger, Green Hornet and The Shadow. Hite was replaced by former star Jay Michael when Sutton took over. Lone Ranger narrator Fred Foy also filled the role from time to time. John Todd was heard occasionally as Inspector Conrad, and Frank Russell played Pierre. Episodic performers came from the same talent pool as the other WXYZ shows.

Television series: Sergeant Preston of the Yukon

See main article: Sergeant Preston of the Yukon (TV series).

In 1955, the same year the radio show ended, Sergeant Preston of the Yukon premiered as a television series. Richard Simmons starred as Sgt. Preston, and was supported by Yukon King and Rex, now played by real animals. The dog cast as King was not a husky, however, but a large purebred Alaskan Malamute. Charles Livingstone, who had worked on the radio version, directed several episodes. Some plot lines were re-used from the radio show, and stories original to the series were generally built upon the same themes. The same few buildings were regularly seen as part of many settlements in the shows. The additional visual component of the snowy Yukon, however, did give the television version a different feel but like all such films when filmed on a stage set, the frosty breath of people in Arctic conditions could not be simulated. Generally, however, there was an outdoor feel though a few times shadows on the skyline could be seen. Genuine outdoor scenes were added to give the show some reality though the viewer could not help but notice a sameness to them as they were all filmed in the same area and reused at times.

Mainly filmed at Ashcroft, Colorado, the series was telecast on CBS from September 29, 1955, to September 25, 1958. The first two seasons were produced by Trendle-Campbell-Meurer, and the show was broadcast in the same time slot as ABC's The Lone Ranger. In its last season, Sergeant Preston of the Yukon was purchased and produced by the Jack Wrather Corporation.

In 1955, the Quaker Oats company gave away land in the Klondike as part of the Klondike Big Inch Land Promotion which was tied in with the television show. Genuine deeds each to one square inch of a lot in Yukon Territory, issued by Klondike Big Inch Land Co. Inc., were inserted into Quaker's Puffed Wheat and Puffed Rice cereal boxes.^[7]

Timeless Media Group released a 2-disc best-of set featuring 10 episodes from the series on DVD in Region 1 on November 21, 2006.^[8]

Infinity Entertainment has released all 3 seasons of the series on DVD in Region 1.^{[9] [10] [11]}

Post TV

After filming concluded, the dog, named King, went to live with the family of the president of Jack Wrather Productions after retirement. Wrather had produced the Lassie and Lone Ranger television shows. King eventually was housed on acreage belonging to Texas ex-governor William Carey Graves. King lived to an advanced old age well into the 1960s. He was a loving, obedient, long-discussed pet remembered with much affection.^[12]

There was also a board game, called Sgt. Preston, released by Milton Bradley in 1956.^[13]

Comic book series

From 1951 to 1958 Dell Comics published 29 issues of Sergeant Preston of the Yukon. The first four issues appeared biannually, then quarterly, in the weekly catch-all series Four Color Comics (#344, 373, 397, 419), then assumed its own numbering with issue #5, most often as a quarterly but also bimonthly.

All issues were written by Gaylord Du Bois (creator of Turok) and illustrated by Alberto Giolitti (best known as the longtime illustrator of Turok).

The Dell comic book covers were paintings portraying drama or action, featuring Yukon King and Sergeant Preston in exciting scenes. Once the Sergeant Preston of the Yukon television series premiered, the comic book featured photo covers of the TV series star in character as Sergeant Preston.

Radio episode guide

Challenge of the Yukon radio episodes Airdate Title 43-07-17 Meeting the Terms of a Contract 43-07-24 Till a Man's Proved Dead 43-07-31 A Swindler Swindled 43-08-14 A Footprint in Leather 43-08-21 Caught by a Button 43-08-28 The Last Days of a Freight Line 43-09-11 A Swill O' Gunpowder 43-09-18 King's Ransom 43-09-25 Murder on Train Time 43-10-02 A Previewed Confession 43-10-09 Attempted Manslaughter 43-10-16 Lantern Rock 43-10-23 The Ring on His Finger 43-10-30 The Tell-Tale Bullet 43-11-06 A Date to Remember 43-11-13 Belated Revenge 43-11-20 Return to the Crime 43-11-27 King Spots Murder 43-12-04 Self Defense or Murder 43-12-11 By Hook or by Crook 43-12-18 The Eleventh Hour 43-12-25 Murder in ABC's 43-12-27 Bob Hite Announces (Audition) 44-01-01 No Escape for a Murderer 44-01-06 Revenge in the Yukon 44-01-13 Forgery and Murder 44-01-20 Macbeth's Bloody Knife 44-01-27 Wolf Pack 44-02-03 Cabin on the Trail 44-02-10 Lady Luck Claim 44-02-17 As a Man Thinketh 44-02-24 The Hannagan Brothers 44-03-02 The Great Dog King 44-03-09 The Vallera Diamond 44-03-23 King Meets Soapy Smith 44-03-30 A Pack of Bacon 44-04-06 Edward Carson 44-04-13 The Plaid Coat 44-04-20 Belle Brady's Gesture 44-04-27 Preston's Right Hand Man 44-05-04 A Woman Scorned 44-05-11 Outlaw Dog 44-05-18 The Outlaw's Nemesis 44-05-25 The Idol 44-06-01 A Joke Led to the Gallows 44-06-08 Reverend Jim 44-06-15 The Man from Missouri 44-06-22 Design for Murder aka Killing Sullivan 44-06-29 The Duke Bows to a King 44-07-13 The Lady's Locket 44-07-20 Lucky Walters 44-07-27 Of Dogs and Horses 44-08-03 Maintiens Le Droit 44-08-10 The Plan That Failed 44-08-17 King Breaks the Wheel of Fortune 44-08-24 A Rendezvous 44-08-31 Smokey 44-09-07 A Frame-Up That Failed 44-09-14 Death and the Flickering Eye 44-09-21 A Masquerade 44-09-28 Eyes for the Blind 44-10-12 King Saves the Day 44-10-19 Suzanne Verrill 44-10-26 Case History of a Mountie 44-11-02 Seahorse City's Editor 44-11-09 King Found the Clue 44-11-16 Florabelle's Adventure 44-11-23 Paula Buchanan 44-11-30 King Meets a Grizzly 44-12-07 Trial by Fire 44-12-14 One Went to the Gallows 44-12-21 How Connelly Paid the Law 44-12-28 Preston's Dilemma 45-01-04 Trap for a Mountie 45-01-13 Manhunt 45-01-18 Murder on the Trail 45-01-25 The Fugitives 45-01-30 King Led the Way 45-02-06 An Unlucky Gambler 45-02-13 Guilty by Proxy 45-02-20 Wilderness Girl 45-02-27 Glynns Canyon 45-03-06 Trail Scent 45-03-13 The Dog-Head Nugget 45-03-20 Silver Point Renegades 45-03-27 Landslide 45-04-03 Blizzard in the Yukon 45-04-10 Back Door of the Mountain 45-04-24 Her Weight in Gold 45-05-01 Spawn of the North 45-05-08 The Dog Team Race 45-05-15 God of the Mountain 45-05-22 A Boy and a Dog 45-05-29 Ambush 45-06-05 Trap Robber 45-06-12 Medicine Man 45-06-19 Thunder 45-06-26 Recovered Claim 45-07-03 Old Tom 45-07-10 The Brass Button 45-07-17 Escape 45-07-24 Skipper 45-07-31 The Chase 45-08-07 The Map 45-08-14 Arctic Chase 45-08-21 Maw Baker's Pies 45-08-28 Magnanimous Ghost 45-09-04 Bear Trap 45-09-11 Alibi 45-09-18 Big Bill 45-09-25 The Red Mitten 45-10-02 Chechako 45-10-09 The Black Bear 45-10-16 Scorpion Sam's Gold 45-10-23 Dynamite Provides 45-10-30 The Trail 45-11-06 The Last Laugh 45-11-13 The Irish Wolf Hound 45-11-20 Father Donovan 45-11-27 Long Fall Canyon 45-12-04 The Bonanza Belle 45-12-11 The Dachshund 45-12-18 Christmas Present 45-12-29 New Year's Eve 46-01-05 The Grave Robbers 46-01-10 The Mail Team 46-01-17 Preston Takes Over 46-01-24 Jane Gets Her Man 46-01-31 The Blind Man 46-02-14 The Cure 46-02-21 Mabel 46-02-28 The Shamaness 46-03-07 Mad Wolf 46-03-14 The Bully 46-03-21 Hold Up 46-03-28 The Rivals 46-04-04 The Return of Pete Hunt^[14] 46-04-11 Ned's Wife 46-04-18 Rex 46-04-25 Torn Parka 46-05-02 Balmy Bill 46-05-09 Eskimo Justice 46-05-16 Shrimp Togan 46-05-23 Chap 46-05-30 The Mitten 46-06-06 Annie Jones 46-06-13 The Great Dane 46-06-20 How Preston Got King 46-06-27 The Sharp Shooter 46-07-04 The Pup That Ate Too Much 46-07-11 Flash 46-07-18 Preston Breaks a Rule 46-07-25 Beaver Dam 46-08-01 The Silver Fox 46-08-15 The Mute Speaks 46-08-22 Grizzly Martin 46-08-29 Preston Goes to Jail 46-09-12 The Epidemic 46-09-19 Preston Sells King 46-09-26 Blind Man's Claim 46-10-03 The Wooden Case 46-11-07 Trap in the Mountains 46-11-14 The Choice 46-11-21 The Cat Collar 46-11-28 Thanksgiving in the Wilderness 46-12-05 The Watch Dog 46-12-12 The Dog Fight 46-12-19 Christmas Present 46-12-26 The Man Who Limped 47-01-02 The False Beard 47-01-09 Zeb 47-01-16 The Black Dog 47-01-23 A Question of Ethics 47-01-30 The Gold Fang 47-02-04 Pet Bear 47-02-11 The Substitution 47-02-20 The Red Parka 47-02-27 The Hermit of Nugget Hill 47-03-06 The Coffin 47-03-12 Sunshine Stones 47-03-19 The Birthday Present 47-03-26 The Big Stone House 47-04-02 The Dancing Bear 47-04-09 The Story of Big John 47-04-16 The Torn Sleeve 47-04-23 The Mad Trapper 47-04-30 The Red Setter 47-05-14 The Usurpers 47-05-28 Lost Mitten 47-06-12 The Wolf Cub 47-06-19 Grizzly 47-06-26 Pet Bear 47-07-03 The Puppy 47-07-12 Sam's Gold 47-07-19 The Man in the Fur Cap 47-07-26 A Dog Named Mabel 47-08-02 Messenger of Mercy 47-08-09 Derelict Dog 47-08-23 The Revenge of Steve Carlton 47-08-30 Clue to a Killer 47-09-06 The Stolen Pups 47-09-11 The Northern Pursuit 47-09-18 The Fraud 47-09-25 Reprisal 47-10-02 The Proof 47-10-09 The Malamute Pup 47-10-16 The Last Cabin 47-10-23 Rex 47-11-01 Sam's Wife 47-11-08 King's Escape 47-11-15 The Limping Dog 47-11-22 King Gets His Man aka The Piano 47-11-29 Tara 47-12-06 The Marked Cards 47-12-13 White Man's Law 47-12-27 The Shepherd Dog 48-01-03 The Silent One 48-01-10 Tago, the Half Breed 48-01-17 The Bridge 48-01-24 The Loyalty of Chief 48-01-31 The Pamphlet 48-02-07 The Red Herring 48-02-14 The Klondike Palace 48-02-21 Aunt Em 48-02-28 Silvertip 48-03-06 The Debt 48-03-13 Witness for the Crown 48-03-20 King Comes Home 48-03-27 The Wire Haired Terrier 48-04-24 Rusty 48-06-26 Breakup 48-09-06 Shots in the Dark 48-09-08 Winner by Proxy 48-09-13 The Fraud 48-09-15 Trader Muldoon 48-09-17 The Showdown 48-09-20 Lost Indian Mine 48-09-22 Icebound 48-09-24 Old Ben's Gold 48-09-27 Pot Luck Killers 48-09-29 Ghost Town 48-10-01 Find the Body 48-10-04 The Extra Uniform 48-10-06 Record Run 48-10-08 Parson Shorty Meadows 48-10-11 The Red Ace 48-10-13 Mine of Good Hope 48-10-15 White Hawk 48-10-18 Underground Ambush 48-10-20 The False Trail 48-10-22 The Poisoner of Chiliwaw 48-10-25 Samaritan of the Trail 48-10-27 Preston Turns the Tables 48-10-29 The Phantom Gang 48-11-01 The Call of Duty 48-11-03 The Man with the Red Hair 48-11-05 Death on the Trail 48-11-08 The Wilderness Uprising 48-11-10 Ben Yancy's Legacy 48-11-12 Shadow 48-11-15 The Second Chance 48-11-17 Manhunt 48-11-19 The St Bernard Dog 48-11-22 Mutiny on the Penguin 48-11-24 Old Moby's Cairn 48-11-26 Lost River Roundup 48-11-29 Strike at Pelican Creek 48-12-01 The Black Husky 48-12-03 The Sergeant's Right 48-12-06 Timber 48-12-08 The Dawson Fire 48-12-10 The Trap in Cabin Four 48-12-13 Escape to the North 48-12-15 Marlow's Gang 48-12-17 Faith in a Mountie 48-12-20 The Emerald in the Nugget 48-12-22 The Man with the Red Coat 48-12-27 Injun Devil 48-12-29 Arrowhead Frame-Up 48-12-31 Case of Frank Weaver 49-01-03 King Takes Over 49-01-07 Jim Belden's Secret 49-01-10 King Proves His Worth 49-01-14 Lem Bailey's Pet Bear 49-01-17 White Water 49-01-19 Jimmy's Birthday Cake 49-01-21 Skagway Patrol

Challenge of the Yukon radio episodes, continued Airdate Title 49-01-24 Mystery in the Cave 49-01-26 The Moose River Murder 49-01-28 Lost River Ambush 49-01-31 The Mongrel 49-02-02 On One Condition 49-02-04 The Trail of Grizzly Grayson 49-02-07 Rogue's Progress 49-02-09 Sergeant Preston Faces Death 49-02-11 Ambush 49-02-14 The Coward 49-02-16 Double Cross Creek 49-02-18 The Dog with the Gold Tooth 49-02-21 The Magic Light 49-02-23 Signal in Green 49-02-25 Danger Signal 49-02-28 River Pirates 49-03-02 Ambush at Forty Mile 49-03-04 The Music Hall Murder 49-03-07 Trail Mates 49-03-09 Bulldog Charm 49-03-11 The Meal the Convicted 49-03-14 The White Huskie 49-03-16 The Kondike Queen 49-03-18 The Caribou Case 49-03-21 The Black and White Pup 49-03-23 The Devil Dog 49-03-25 Letters to a Killer 49-03-28 Conover's Crime 49-03-30 Crumpled Handbill 49-04-01 The Killer 49-04-04 The Remittance Man 49-04-06 Dead Man's Map 49-04-08 The Knife Throwers 49-04-11 The Lucky Shirt 49-04-13 The Trail of the Werewolf 49-04-15 Trouble at Forty-Mile 49-04-18 The Luck of the Newtons 49-04-20 The Empty Coffin 49-04-22 The Doomed Witness 49-04-25 The Bear Trap 49-04-27 The Perfect Crime 49-04-29 Fire in the Sky 49-05-02 Escape to the North 49-05-04 The Sparrow 49-05-06 The Case of the Hard-Hearted Hermit 49-05-09 Race to Twenty Mile 49-05-11 The Million Dollar Deadline 49-05-13 The Skagway-Mail 49-05-16 The Counter Plan 49-05-18 The Bad Penny 49-05-20 Adventure in Selkirk 49-05-23 The Duel 49-05-25 Death and the Lucky Seven 49-05-27 The Skull in the Stone 49-05-30 The Case of the Turncoat Mountie 49-06-01 The Case of the Frightened Child 49-06-03 The Case of the Canyon Holdup 49-06-06 The Missing Code 49-06-08 The Case of the Yellow Ribbon 49-06-10 A Boy and His Dog 49-06-15 The Uphill Sled 49-06-22 King Takes Over 49-06-29 The Case of the Beautiful Swindler 49-07-06 The Case of the Crown Fire 49-07-13 Trickery in the River 49-07-20 The Case of the Kind Hearted Killer 49-07-27 The Case of the Unwilling Guardian 49-08-03 The Renegade Huskie 49-08-10 What Price King 49-08-17 The Case of the Friendly Enemies 49-08-24 The Yellow Kitten 49-08-31 The Minister's Missing Money 49-09-07 The Case of the Detective Who Liked Excitement 49-09-12 The Fan-Tan Gold Robbery 49-09-14 The Boy Who Feared Dogs 49-09-16 The Case of the Wishbone 49-09-19 Fire on the Trail 49-09-21 King and the Baxter Gang 49-09-23 The Case of the River Pirates 49-09-26 Ambush Near Selkirk 49-09-28 The Case of the Sourdough's Dog 49-09-30 The Phantom Witness 49-10-03 The Scent of Blood 49-10-05 Murder on the Mountain 49-10-07 The Generous Hobo 49-10-10 Allen McRae's Birthday Present 49-10-12 The Burning Cabin 49-10-14 The Great Charlotta 49-10-17 The Doctor Disappears 49-10-19 Hazel Crest Decision 49-10-21 Rescue in the Forest 49-10-24 The Missing Money 49-10-26 Bad Boy 49-10-28 The Last Will 49-10-31 Nipper Moves Himself 49-11-02 Bear Trap 49-11-04 Dr Blake's Surrender 49-11-09 The Miser and the Mob 49-11-11 The Old Timer 49-11-14 The Senator Finds a Treasure 49-11-16 Note of Evidence 49-11-18 The Brothers' Promise 49-11-21 The King Emperor 49-11-23 The Stolen Box 49-11-25 The Barbary Gang 49-11-28 Grubstake for Vickers 49-11-30 48 Hours to Pay 49-12-02 Outlaw's Twin 49-12-05 Dance at Caribou Creek 49-12-07 The Return of Tom Becket 49-12-09 Swindlers Luck 49-12-12 Copper Gulch Patrol 49-12-14 The Wainwright Cache 49-12-16 The Black Bag 49-12-19 Missing Gold 49-12-21 The Shanghaied Sergeant 49-12-23 The Sergeant's Present 49-12-26 Journey for Revenge 49-12-28 Swindler's Luck 49-12-30 The Prodigal Father 50-01-02 Rainbow's End 50-01-04 Jeff Marco's Gang 50-01-06 The Battle at Bradley's 50-01-09 Barry Jeffer's Trust 50-01-11 Red Devil 50-01-13 The Miners' Meeting 50-01-16 The Diamond Collar 50-01-18 The Long Trail 50-01-20 No Epitaph for Tombstone 50-01-23 The Ten Thousand Dollar Rewards 50-01-25 The Trap That Failed 50-01-27 The Ghost Raider 50-01-30 Casper Mott's Adventure 50-02-01 Circumstantial Evidence 50-02-03 Blind Man's Buff 50-02-06 Jailbreak 50-02-08 The Runaway Heir 50-02-10 Flaming Valley 50-02-13 The Haunted Mine 50-02-15 The Black Cat 50-02-17 Alias Al Gibson 50-02-20 The Murdered Witness 50-02-22 Trail's End 50-02-24 Uncle Joe's Luck 50-02-27 Guardian for Jimmy 50-03-01 When Thief Catches Thief 50-03-03 The Innocent Criminal 50-03-06 Wolf Creek 50-03-08 Restitution 50-03-10 The Lost Lady 50-03-13 Hidden Evidence 50-03-15 Secret Orders 50-03-17 The Man Who Fled 50-03-20 The Cascade Case 50-03-22 The Fugitive Bride 50-03-24 The Wolf Cub 50-03-27 Canyon Cache 50-03-29 Mystery of the Ridge 50-03-31 Twenty Little Indians 50-04-03 Unfinished Note 50-04-05 The Two Bullets 50-05-26 Wand Diamond 50-05-29 Notorious Chet Craig 50-05-31 The Dead Man's Trail 50-06-02 The Angel of Death 50-06-05 Six Gun Clue 50-06-07 Jose's Return 50-06-09 Revenge from Beyond 50-06-28 The Bag of Gold 50-07-07 Race of the River Boats 50-07-10 The Diamond Solitaire 50-07-19 Stolen Gold 50-07-26 The Spread Eagle Raid 50-08-02 The Beaverton Legacy 50-08-09 A Change of Mind 50-08-16 Ten Thousand Counterfeit 50-08-23 The Branded Pelts 50-08-30 Logan's Luck 50-09-06 Cal Dorset's Heir 50-09-11 The Gold Behind the Waterfall 50-09-13 The Polar Quest 50-09-15 Left to Die 50-09-18 The Sack of Sand 50-09-20 The Malemute Express 50-09-22 The Torn Map 50-09-25 Diagram of Danger 50-09-27 The Red Raiders 50-09-29 Dog Crazy 50-10-02 The Malacca Cane 50-10-04 The Vagabond 50-10-06 The Criminal Collie 50-10-09 The Blue Paper 50-10-11 Harper's Castle 50-10-13 A Dog Called Sparky 50-10-16 Fugitive from Bald Rock 50-10-18 The Masked Gunman 50-10-20 Out of the Night 50-10-23 Heart of a Killer 50-10-25 Dead Man's Whistle 50-10-27 A Call to Action 50-10-30 Undercover 50-11-01 Contention 50-11-03 Whistling in the Dark 50-11-06 Friend in Need 50-11-08 The Ghost Riders 50-11-13 The Clue of the Silver Pup 50-11-15 Passport to Death 50-11-17 The Telltale Knife 50-11-20 The Wrong Map 50-11-22 The Rebel Yell 50-11-24 Death Waits on the River 50-11-27 The Man in the Canyon 50-11-29 Gold Fever 50-12-01 Spider Burke's Daughter 50-12-04 Wild Dog 50-12-06 The Indian Sign 50-12-08 The Notorious Hawk Cooper 51-01-20 Danger at Devil's Gorge 51-01-27 Murder on Fox Run 51-01-28 Escape by Night 51-02-03 White Fox for Marie 51-02-04 Storm the Pass 51-02-10 The King of Keeno Creek 51-02-11 The Trail Robbers 51-02-17 Wrong Trail 51-02-18 Honest Young Man 51-02-24 Blackmailer's Payoff 51-02-25 Vanished Loot 51-03-03 Job for Jim Lackey 51-03-04 The Russian Rubies 51-03-10 Secret of the Closed Room 51-03-11 Doctor Redcoat 51-03-17 The Third Strike 51-03-18 Never Be Missed 51-03-24 The Counterfeit Heiress 51-03-25 Old Faithful 51-03-31 Cabin 102 51-04-01 The Blue Scarf 51-04-07 Trapper's Trail 51-04-08 Take It Easy 51-04-14 The Blind Husky 51-04-15 Team-Mates 51-04-21 Rowdy's Choice 51-04-22 Indian Dream 51-06-10 Number One Challenger 51-07-01 The Stuffed Shirt 51-07-08 Murder at the Flood 51-07-12 A Boy Called Jack 51-07-15 Thieves' Congress 51-07-19 Tom Barry's Return 51-07-22 The Trail's End 51-07-26 The Innocent Fugitives 51-08-02 And Far Away 51-08-05 The Widow's Son 51-08-09 The Man Who Feared Dogs 51-08-12 Ambush in Bellary Flats 51-08-16 Against Time 51-08-19 The Red Parka 51-08-23 The Scent of Death 51-08-26 Bullets for Preston 51-08-30 Red Coated Crook 51-09-02 Boy Alone 51-09-06 Junior Partner 51-09-09 Dividend on Murder 51-09-13 The Landlady 51-09-16 The Killer Cree 51-09-20 Chance Meeting 51-09-23 Trapper's Gold 51-09-27 Uncle Ben 51-10-04 Open and Shut 51-10-07 Fire in the Forest 51-10-09 Man in Hiding 51-10-11 Double Identity 51-10-21 The Mutiny's Survivor 51-10-25 Claim 22 51-10-30 Reward for Shiloh 51-11-01 Trail to Trouble 51-11-04 The Diamond Solitaire 51-11-13 Sneak Gun 52-09-07 Murder on the Mountain 53-02-19 The Queen's Parlor 53-03-05 SOS from Panamint 53-10-29 The Death Dart 53-11-03 The Rag Doll 55-01-06 Outlaw in Uniform

See also

• Old-time radio

Sources

• Dunning, John (1998). On the Air: The Encyclopedia of Old-Time Radio. New York: Oxford University Press.
• Harmon, Jim (1967). The Great Radio Heroes. New York: Doubleday and Company.
• Ohmart, Ben (2002). It's That Time Again. Albany: BearManor Media.

External links

• • NPR: Daniel Pinkwater remembers Sergeant Preston of the Yukon and Yukon King (January 20, 2003)

Notes and References

1. Script #1, dated January 3, 1939, received January 6, 1939 in the U.S. Copyright Office and assigned Registration #DU6107 as reported in "Radio Recall", February 2019, Vol. 36, No. 1
2. Book: Harmon . Jim . Radio Mystery and Adventure and Its Appearances in Film, Television and Other Media . 2011 . McFarland & Co . 9780786485086 . 8 April 2020 . 18–25.
3. Osgood, Dick; 1981; Wyxie Wonderland: An Unauthorized 50-Year Diary of WXYZ Detroit; Bowling Green University Press; Ohio.
4. Web site: Sergeant Preston of the Yukon: Complete Season 1 : DVD Talk Review of the DVD Video . Dvdtalk.com . 2014-04-15.
5. Web site: Sergeant Preston of the Yukon: Complete Season 2 : DVD Talk Review of the DVD Video . Dvdtalk.com . 2014-04-15.
6. Harmon, Jim (1967). The Great Radio Heroes. p. 215-219. New York: Doubleday and Company.
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