Mark Trail - Single Episodes


(3 stars; 1 review)

On January 30, 1950, Mutual Broadcasting System launched a radio adaptation, Mark Trail, featuring Matt Crowley in the title role. The 30-minute episodes aired three times weekly, and 174 episodes were produced, running until June 8, 1951. A second radio series, starring Staats Cotsworth, was broadcast on ABC beginning September 18, 1950, with 51 half-hour shows that ran thrice weekly until January, 1952. The series then switched to a 15-minute format, producing 125 episodes that aired weekdays through June 27, 1952. Only a handful of the 15-minute episodes are known to have survived.

This recording is part of the Old Time Radio collection.

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Chapters

50-01-30 1 The Lumber King of Timber Mountain 30:02
50-02-01 2 Polluted Waters (Floating Death) 30:03
50-02-03 3 Satan and the Devil's Herd 30:05
50-02-06 4 Chief Lightfoot and the Buffalo 28:29
50-02-15 8 Whisperfoot (Andy the Sheep Killer) 30:14
50-03-03 15 Wildlife Acres 29:45
50-03-06 16 Vampires from the Deep 29:36
50-03-08 17 Killer that Strikes from the Sky 29:31
50-03-17 21 Rapids of No Return 30:09
50-03-20 22 The Rabid Foxes 29:57
50-03-22 23 The Eyeglass Monster 29:49
50-03-24 24 The Deluge 29:45
50-03-27 25 Terror of the Bighorn 29:21
50-04-03 28 Coyotes of the Sky 30:02
50-04-19 35 Miracle Man of Junction Valley 29:53
50-04-24 37 The Thumping Beaver 30:28
50-04-26 38 Guardians of Tepee Rock (Fishing Contest) 29:39
50-05-10 44 Mystery of the Missing Deer 30:02
50-05-15 46 Snake Hill Survey 29:54
50-05-17 47 Claws of the Killer Bear 29:23
50-09-22 63 The White Camel 29:08
50-09-25 64 The Purse Seines of Danger 30:12
50-10-06 69 Highway of Terror 29:54
50-10-09 70 Monster of the Gulf 31:10
50-10-11 71 The Forty Year Freeze 29:19
50-10-13 72 The Witch of the Lost Forest 29:20
50-10-16 73 Strange Invitation to Death 29:17
50-10-18 74 Wings of the Vampire 29:19
50-10-20 75 Killers of the Lost Forest 27:51
50-10-23 76 The Sticks of Fear 27:53
50-10-25 77 The Silver Sky 27:41
50-10-27 78 The Avenging Arrow 28:00
50-11-22 89 Poisoned Turkeys (Jim Pilgrim's Prized Turkeys) 30:18
50-11-24 90 Hawk of Diamonds 30:21
51-10-03 185 Snowy Owl Bounty 24:51
51-10-05 186 Operation Eager Beaver 24:23
52-06-20 345 The Swamp of Eternal Night Ch 5 12:58
52-06-23 346 The Wolf Trap Ch 1 13:20
mark trail 52-06-27 mystery of satans glade last show 12:49

Reviews

Environmental Trail


(3 stars)

Not as good as some other young adult radio shows and audiobooks, notably the Penny Parker stories by Mildred Wirt. Still, unusual for its time in being for good nature management and against misuse by the powerful and wealthy. Worthy of 3 stars. Please give it a thorough listen with patience. Once, conservatives valued natural resources with a look at future use over short term exploitation.