The Tales of the Texas Rangers was a Western-themed adventure drama heard over NBC Radio from July 8, 1950 to September 14, 1952. The lead character Jayce Pearson, a Texas Ranger, was portrayed by American film actor Joel McCrea. The show followed Pearson’s adventures of identifying and tracking down criminals, through the help of his horse Charcoal (aka “Charky”). It is said that each episode was based on actual cases, with Captain Manuel Gonzaullas, who served as a Ranger for three decades, as the show’s main consultant.
The series had its television adaptation aired from 1955 to 1957, wherein the role of Pearson was given to actor Willard Parker. Click here to read more about Tales Of The Texas Rangers
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Please enjoy these 93 old time radio episodes:
| Air Date | Title | Synopsis | Rating |
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| 11.18.1951 | wild crop |
+ "Wild Crop". After a cowboy is found beaten to death, the smell of marijuana gives Jace Pearson ... | |
| 11.25.1951 | blow off |
+ "The Blow-Off". A rural gas station attendant is murdered during a robbery. The clue to solving ... | |
| 12.02.1951 | the dead give away |
+ "Dead Giveaway". A woman and her four month old baby are both murdered. The husband is a prime s... | |
| 12.09.1951 | death plant |
+ "Death Plant". A home-made time bomb is used to kill Sylvia Peters and wound her husband Tom. Wi... | |
| 12.16.1951 | pick up |
+ "Pick-Up". Two hoboes find a dead body in a box car, and throw it off the train. Two bullet hole... | |
| 12.23.1951 | christmas payoff |
+ "Christmas Payoff". Dr. Hartley is murdered in his office on |
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| 12.30.1951 | killers crop |
+ "Killer's Crop". Kitty Barrows, a narcotics user, is found murdered. The trail leads the Rangers... | |
| 01.06.1952 | birds of a feather |
+ "Birds Of A Feather". Fred Meader, a dying robber, identifies John Warren as the man who shot hi... | |
| 01.13.1952 | clip job |
+ "Clip Job". George Collie, an experienced "hearse chaser" has cheated a poor widow out of her la... | |
| 01.20.1952 | the blood trail |
+ "Blood Trail". Doc Thomas collapses and dies on the street after being hit by a car. The blood t... | |
| 01.27.1952 | night chase |
+ "Night Chase". A pair of cattle rustlers is caught in the act and one of them is killed. The Ran... | |
| 02.03.1952 | the rub out |
+ "The Rub-Out". Prize fighter Johnny Burke not only loses a fight, he dies of poisoning! Or did h... | |
| 02.10.1952 | the hitch hiker |
+ "The Case Of The Hitch-Hiker". An escaped convict hitch-hikes a ride on a country road. + It i... | |
| 02.17.1952 | cold blood |
+ "Cold Blood". Eli, a poor field hand, is framed for murder and is saved from a lynching only by ... | |
| 02.24.1952 | bright boy |
+ "Bright Boy". The Rangers break up a stolen car ring and catch a boy who's too good with a knife... | |
| 03.02.1952 | the ice man |
+ "The Ice Man". Based on the events of September 17, 1948. A strange burglar who eats before he r... | |
| 03.09.1952 | dream farm |
+ "Dream Farm". Based on the events of June 12, 1941. An Iowa farm family stops in Texas to help a... | |
| 03.16.1952 | prelude to felony |
+ "Prelude To Felony". Based on events of July 7, 1951. A young girl steals her own father's cattl... | |
| 03.30.1952 | night hawk |
+ "Nighthawk". Based on events of June, 1948. A man kills a girl's date in Lover's Lane, and she r... | |
| 04.06.1952 | troop train |
+ "Troop Train". A soldier deserts from the Army, kills his fellow deserter, and finds himself acc... | |
| 04.13.1952 | uncertain death |
+ It is shortly past ten o' clock on a Wednesday night in July 1936. Six miles outside the town of C... | |
| 04.20.1952 | illusion |
+ "Illusion". Based on events of October 3, 1945. A crazy woman and poison. But is she crazy? Is i... | |
| 04.27.1952 | address unknown |
+ "Address Unknown". Based on events of August, 1940. A woman is murdered, leaving behind a little... | |
| 05.04.1952 | little sister |
+ "Little Sister". Based on events of September, 1947. A girl returns home to get her little siste... | |
| 05.11.1952 | unleashed fury |
+ "Unleashed Fury". Based on the events of April 25, 1938. Charlie Brock, an escaped mental patien... |
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