Fort Laramie | Old Time Radio
Fort Laramie | Old Time Radio brings you authentic Western drama from the golden age of radio, following the soldiers, settlers, scouts, and families living on the American frontier. Each episode delivers stories of danger, survival, conflict, duty, and life at a remote frontier outpost. Each episode is an Old Time Retro Radio production, presenting the original broadcast with gently cleaned and mastered audio, a newly produced introduction and closing, and custom episode artwork. Starring Raymond Burr as Captain Lee Quince, Fort Laramie became one of classic radio’s most respected Western dramas, known for its serious storytelling and richly portrayed frontier life. Rediscover classic old time radio westerns, frontier stories, Western drama, adventure, historical fiction, and vintage radio.
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September 20, 2026 • 31 mins
Fort Laramie presents “Audition,” originally broadcast July 25, 1955. This unnumbered CBS audition/pilot stars John Dehner as Captain Lee Quince, a role later played by Raymond Burr in the regular series.
Captain Quince leads a patrol after a white gunrunner supplying rifles to Yellow Knife, but strict orders—and one man’s private thirst for vengeance—complicate the mission. Written by John Mest...
Captain Quince leads a patrol after a white gunrunner supplying rifles to Yellow Knife, but strict orders—and one man’s private thirst for vengeance—complicate the mission. Written by John Mest...
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September 19, 2026 • 25 mins
Fort Laramie presents “Galvanized Yankee,” episode 37, originally broadcast on CBS on October 7, 1956. Written by Kathleen Hite and produced by Norman Macdonnell, the episode stars Raymond Burr as Captain Lee Quince.
Quince travels to Cheyenne to collect Army equipment and escort two new recruits back to Fort Laramie. One is a former Confederate prisoner of war who has enlisted in Union service—a “gal...
Quince travels to Cheyenne to collect Army equipment and escort two new recruits back to Fort Laramie. One is a former Confederate prisoner of war who has enlisted in Union service—a “gal...
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September 18, 2026 • 30 mins
Fort Laramie presents “The Beasley Girls,” episode 9 of the CBS frontier drama, originally broadcast March 18, 1956. Raymond Burr stars as Captain Lee Quince in this episode written by Kathleen Hite and produced and directed by Norman MacDonnell.
After a Sioux attack devastates a wagon train and leaves the Beasley girls missing, Quince seeks a way to bring them back without launching a direct assault. With Sioux ...
After a Sioux attack devastates a wagon train and leaves the Beasley girls missing, Quince seeks a way to bring them back without launching a direct assault. With Sioux ...
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September 17, 2026 • 25 mins
Fort Laramie presents “Indian Scout,” episode 39 of the CBS radio series, originally broadcast October 21, 1956. Raymond Burr stars as Captain Lee Quince in this Kathleen Hite script, produced by Norman Macdonnell.
When Quince and Sergeant Goerss find a wounded man known as Charlie Little Bear, they bring him back to the fort for treatment. Quince hopes Charlie can help guide him toward a Cheyenne camp, but the r...
When Quince and Sergeant Goerss find a wounded man known as Charlie Little Bear, they bring him back to the fort for treatment. Quince hopes Charlie can help guide him toward a Cheyenne camp, but the r...
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September 16, 2026 • 30 mins
Fort Laramie presents “The Chaplain,” episode 31 of the CBS western drama series, originally broadcast August 26, 1956. Written by Kathleen Hite and produced by Norman Macdonnell, it stars Raymond Burr as Captain Lee Quince, with Vic Perrin as Sergeant Goerss and Parley Baer as the chaplain.
When illness incapacitates much of the cavalry garrison, Captain Quince and the fort’s chaplain face an urgent proble...
When illness incapacitates much of the cavalry garrison, Captain Quince and the fort’s chaplain face an urgent proble...
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September 15, 2026 • 30 mins
Fort Laramie presents “Troopers Widow,” episode 23 of the CBS Radio western, originally broadcast July 1, 1956. Produced and directed by Norman Macdonnell, this sustaining-network drama stars Raymond Burr and features a script by Kathleen Hite.
At the 1870s frontier outpost, Lieutenant Stocker tries to convince his new bride that life in cavalry country may require learning to use a gun. When concerns involving M...
At the 1870s frontier outpost, Lieutenant Stocker tries to convince his new bride that life in cavalry country may require learning to use a gun. When concerns involving M...
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September 14, 2026 • 31 mins
Fort Laramie presents “Old Enemy,” episode 25 of the CBS radio drama, originally broadcast July 15, 1956. Raymond Burr stars as Captain Lee Quince in this script by Kathleen Hite, produced and directed by Norman Macdonnell.
When Trooper Pachen transfers into Quince’s company claiming a shared wartime history with the captain, Quince’s sharp resistance suggests a past neither man has forgotten. Away fr...
When Trooper Pachen transfers into Quince’s company claiming a shared wartime history with the captain, Quince’s sharp resistance suggests a past neither man has forgotten. Away fr...
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September 13, 2026 • 30 mins
Fort Laramie presents “Boredom,” episode 5 of the CBS frontier drama, originally broadcast on February 19, 1956. Raymond Burr stars as Captain Lee Quince in this episode written by John Meston and directed by Norman Macdonnell.
After months of road building and mud-brick work, the men at Fort Laramie are restless with garrison routine. Quince leads 15 troopers on a buffalo hunt to ease the strain, but the trip in...
After months of road building and mud-brick work, the men at Fort Laramie are restless with garrison routine. Quince leads 15 troopers on a buffalo hunt to ease the strain, but the trip in...
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September 12, 2026 • 29 mins
Fort Laramie presents “The Coward,” episode 10 of the CBS Radio western drama, originally broadcast March 25, 1956. Written by John Dunkel and produced and directed by Norman Macdonnell, it stars Raymond Burr as Captain Lee Quince and John Dehner as Lieutenant Robbie Wendt.
A former commanding officer of Quince’s arrives at the frontier cavalry post carrying the painful reputation of cowardice from the war....
A former commanding officer of Quince’s arrives at the frontier cavalry post carrying the painful reputation of cowardice from the war....
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September 11, 2026 • 30 mins
Fort Laramie presents “Never the Twain,” episode 15 of the CBS Radio series, originally broadcast May 6, 1956. Raymond Burr stars as Captain Lee Quince in this William N. Robson script, produced and directed by Norman Macdonnell.
When Lieutenant Sieberts and scout Dan Tolliver investigate reports of a Brulé Sioux band near the Bozeman Trail, an injured young woman draws them into a tense situation with consequenc...
When Lieutenant Sieberts and scout Dan Tolliver investigate reports of a Brulé Sioux band near the Bozeman Trail, an injured young woman draws them into a tense situation with consequenc...
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September 10, 2026 • 30 mins
Fort Laramie presents “Shavetail,” episode 7 of the CBS radio drama, originally broadcast March 4, 1956. Raymond Burr stars as Captain Lee Quince in this Norman Macdonnell-produced episode.
After an inexperienced young lieutenant returns from a remount detail having disobeyed orders, with horses missing and a trooper dead, Quince accepts responsibility and leads a patrol to recover the animals from Squaw Dog&rsqu...
After an inexperienced young lieutenant returns from a remount detail having disobeyed orders, with horses missing and a trooper dead, Quince accepts responsibility and leads a patrol to recover the animals from Squaw Dog&rsqu...
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September 9, 2026 • 30 mins
Fort Laramie presents “Squaw Man,” episode 3 of the CBS Western drama, originally broadcast February 5, 1956. Raymond Burr stars as Captain Lee Quince in this Norman Macdonnell production, written by John Dunkel.
When an Arapaho band leaves its agency in search of food and camps near the path of an Oregon-bound wagon train, Captain Quince faces a dangerous frontier crisis. With a warning from a frontiersman livin...
When an Arapaho band leaves its agency in search of food and camps near the path of an Oregon-bound wagon train, Captain Quince faces a dangerous frontier crisis. With a warning from a frontiersman livin...
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September 8, 2026 • 31 mins
Fort Laramie presents “The Loving Cup,” episode 22 of the CBS frontier drama, originally broadcast June 24, 1956. Raymond Burr stars as Captain Lee Quince in this episode written by Kathleen Hite.
At the fort, Major Daggett becomes concerned when a promising young lieutenant falters in Captain Quince’s presence. As Quince is asked to confront the problem, the story explores authority, fear, and the demands ...
At the fort, Major Daggett becomes concerned when a promising young lieutenant falters in Captain Quince’s presence. As Quince is asked to confront the problem, the story explores authority, fear, and the demands ...
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September 7, 2026 • 30 mins
Fort Laramie presents “Lost Child,” episode 11 of the CBS radio drama, originally broadcast April 1, 1956. Raymond Burr stars as Captain Lee Quince in this Norman Macdonnell-produced episode, written by Gil Doud.
When young Billy vanishes near Fort Laramie, his stepfather’s suspicion falls on a Cheyenne man. Quince and a visiting major head to a nearby reservation to investigate, but rising tensions and the...
When young Billy vanishes near Fort Laramie, his stepfather’s suspicion falls on a Cheyenne man. Quince and a visiting major head to a nearby reservation to investigate, but rising tensions and the...
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September 6, 2026 • 30 mins
Fort Laramie presents “The Return of Hattie Pelfrey,” episode 32 of the CBS cavalry western, originally broadcast September 2, 1956. Raymond Burr stars as Capt. Lee Quince, with Virginia Gregg returning as Hattie Pelfrey.
Quince and Pvt. Harrison revisit Hattie’s remote cabin and find it deserted. Back at the fort hospital, an unexpected patient claims a personal connection to the captain, drawing Quince in...
Quince and Pvt. Harrison revisit Hattie’s remote cabin and find it deserted. Back at the fort hospital, an unexpected patient claims a personal connection to the captain, drawing Quince in...
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September 5, 2026 • 25 mins
Fort Laramie presents “Still Waters,” episode 38 of the CBS radio drama, originally broadcast October 14, 1956. Raymond Burr stars as Captain Lee Quince in this Kathleen Hite script, produced and directed by Norman Macdonnell.
When a visiting Committee for Moral Improvement bans beer sales at the fort, the new policy quickly affects the sutler’s canteen, the regimental band, and morale throughout the post. ...
When a visiting Committee for Moral Improvement bans beer sales at the fort, the new policy quickly affects the sutler’s canteen, the regimental band, and morale throughout the post. ...
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September 4, 2026 • 33 mins
Fort Laramie presents “The Woman at Horse Creek,” episode 35 of the CBS Radio frontier drama, originally broadcast September 23, 1956. Raymond Burr stars as Captain Lee Quince, with Vic Perrin as Sergeant Goerss; the episode was written by Kathleen Hite and produced and directed by Norman Macdonnell.
On patrol through the isolated Horse Creek country near the Nebraska border, Quince and his men encounter a fronti...
On patrol through the isolated Horse Creek country near the Nebraska border, Quince and his men encounter a fronti...
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September 3, 2026 • 30 mins
Fort Laramie presents “Nature Boy,” episode 27 of the CBS radio drama, originally broadcast July 29, 1956. Written by Kathleen Hite and produced and directed by Norman Macdonnell, it stars Raymond Burr as Captain Lee Quince, with Howard McNear and Virginia Gregg among the guest cast.
Captain Quince is assigned to escort Horace and Winifred Quiring and Gussie, three eager civilians headed west to study and teach N...
Captain Quince is assigned to escort Horace and Winifred Quiring and Gussie, three eager civilians headed west to study and teach N...
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September 2, 2026 • 30 mins
Fort Laramie presents “The Buffalo Hunters,” episode 33 of the CBS frontier drama, originally broadcast September 9, 1956. Raymond Burr stars as Captain Lee Quince in this episode written by Kathleen Hite and directed by Norman Macdonnell.
Quince investigates the wasteful slaughter and skinning of buffalo near reservation country, where the hunters’ actions threaten to ignite a larger conflict. As warnings ...
Quince investigates the wasteful slaughter and skinning of buffalo near reservation country, where the hunters’ actions threaten to ignite a larger conflict. As warnings ...
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August 31, 2026 • 30 mins
Fort Laramie presents “Playing Indian,” episode 1 of the series, originally broadcast on CBS on January 22, 1956. In Fort Laramie’s first regular broadcast, Raymond Burr stars as Captain Lee Quince in a script by John Meston, produced by Norman Macdonnell.
Captain Quince leads a cavalry patrol into Wyoming frontier country after settlers are attacked and horses are stolen—crimes blamed on a band of Ar...
Captain Quince leads a cavalry patrol into Wyoming frontier country after settlers are attacked and horses are stolen—crimes blamed on a band of Ar...
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