Hopalong Cassidy | The Mystery of Skull Valley | Cowboy Classics Old Time Radio Westerns
Topics discussed
CIA Recruitment and Show Introduction
Episode Title: The Mystery of Skull Valley
Hoppy and California ride toward Skull Valley
Discovery of old Spanish coins on the road
Tracing fresh hoofprints to a wounded rider
Rescuing Melendez from the brush
Ambush and escape from gunmen
Doctor examines Melendez and discusses rumors
Clues about missing archaeologist Tom Travers
Meeting Linda Travers at the ranch
Linda reveals her brother's interest in coins
Flashback: Tom's last conversation with Linda
Sam Carradine arrives and questions Tom
Carradine dismisses Travers as crazy
Discussion on tracking horses in lava country
Confrontation with the red-bearded shooter
Carradine shoots the red-bearded man
Progressive Insurance Commercial
Narrator recap of the day's events
Carradine interrogates his men about Melendez
Dance scene at the ranch
Shots fired at the doctor's office
California reports the fake body and escape
Melendez hints at the Silver Queen mine
Hoppy and California head to Skull Valley
Entering the dangerous mine cave
Rescuing Tom Travers from the mine
Tom explains how he found the coins
Final confrontation with Sam Carradine
California's change of heart and departure
Credits and production notes
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