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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 12.09.1951 | death plant |
+ "Death Plant". A home-made time bomb is used to kill Sylvia Peters and wound her husband Tom. Wi... | |
| 09.30.1951 | death shaft |
+ "Death Shaft". Based on events of November 18, 1941. A skeleton is found in a deserted mine, wit... | |
| 08.03.1952 | double edge |
+ "Double Edge". A man with a mole near his eye is the key to a bank robbery and murder. System cu... | |
| 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... | |
| 09.14.1952 | drive in final episode |
+ "Drive-In". The last show of the series. Based on events of July, 1947. A young man and his girl... | |
| 06.29.1952 | ex con |
+ "Ex-Con". An ex-con is hired to murder for $1000. + It is 10:30 on the morning of September 14th... | |
| 07.13.1952 | finger man |
+ "Finger Man". A sheriff's deputy is killed during an attempted prison break. The Rangers try to ... | |
| 08.19.1950 | fools gold |
+ "Fool's Gold". Sponsored by: Wheaties. Based on events of September, 1946. Producer/director Stac... | |
| 10.21.1951 | fugitive trail |
+ "Fugitive's Trail". A teen-aged baby sitter disappears after a shotgun murder. Her ex-boyfriend ... | |
| 11.26.1950 | hanging by a thread |
+ "Hanging By a Thread". A story based on the events of May 5, 1947. George Hawks has committed su... | |
| 06.08.1952 | illegal entry |
+ "Illegal Entry". A Mexican knifes a fellow countryman and kidnaps a girl. An escape on a train f... | |
| 04.20.1952 | illusion |
+ "Illusion". Based on events of October 3, 1945. A crazy woman and poison. But is she crazy? Is i... | |
| 05.25.1952 | jailbird |
+ On October 8th 1939, Jim Hackett serving a life term for armed robbery and murder escaped from a T... | |
| 05.27.1951 | joyride |
+ "Joy Ride". The last show of the season. A "pimply faced youth" and his trigger-happy girlfriend... | |
| 07.08.1950 | just a number |
+ To a Texas Ranger may go as many as four assignments a week, a case may lead him in to the remotes... | |
| 12.30.1951 | killers crop |
+ "Killer's Crop". Kitty Barrows, a narcotics user, is found murdered. The trail leads the Rangers... | |
| 06.22.1952 | knock out |
+ "Knockout". A dead body in a hotel room bathroom leads the Rangers to a scheme making liberal us... | |
| 08.10.1952 | last stop |
+ "Last Stop". Based on the events of July, 1931. A disastrous train wreck was caused by a railroa... | |
| 05.04.1952 | little sister |
+ "Little Sister". Based on events of September, 1947. A girl returns home to get her little siste... | |
| 10.08.1950 | living death |
+ "Living Death". Narcotics smuggling and murder on the Tex-Mex border. It is 2:00 am on the morni... | |
| 02.04.1951 | loggers larceny |
+ It is mid afternoon September 7th 1938. Two loggers employed by the Gulf Lumber Company are markin... | |
| 08.31.1952 | misplaced person |
+ "Misplaced Person". Based on events of November 6, 1949. A dead woman is traced to a psychiatris... | |
| 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... | |
| 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... | |
| 05.06.1951 | no living witnesses |
+ "No Living Witnesses". Based on events of November, 1939 (?). A doctor is found murdered in his ... |
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