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 ... | |
| 07.15.1950 | white elephant |
+ "The White Elephant". Sponsored by: Wheaties. Based on events of January 16, 1950. A deserted mot... | |
| 10.07.1951 | wheelchair killing |
+ "Wheelchair Killing". An old man is beaten to death with a sock filled with sand, the clues lead... | |
| 05.11.1952 | unleashed fury |
+ "Unleashed Fury". Based on the events of April 25, 1938. Charlie Brock, an escaped mental patien... | |
| 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... | |
| 04.06.1952 | troop train |
+ "Troop Train". A soldier deserts from the Army, kills his fellow deserter, and finds himself acc... | |
| 06.15.1952 | travesty |
+ , AFRTS rebroadcast. "Travesty". A deputy is under suspicion of tire theft. Based on "facts of re... | |
| 08.24.1952 | three victims |
+ "Three Victims". Based on events of August, 1955. A colored man is the suspect in a robbery and ... | |
| 11.05.1950 | the white suit |
+ "The White Suit". Based on the events of June 23, 1947. A convict escapes from a small jail. The... | |
| 10.28.1951 | the white elephant |
+ "The White Elephant". Sponsored by: Wheaties. Based on events of January 16, 1950. A deserted mot... | |
| 07.29.1950 | the trigger man |
+ "The Trigger Men". Sponsored by: Wheaties. Based on events of May 27, 1947. The vicious Gordon br... | |
| 02.25.1951 | the trap |
+ "The Trap". Two men hijack a truck filled with auto radios and kill the drivers. Joel McCrea exp... | |
| 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... | |
| 08.26.1950 | the open range |
+ "The Open Range". Sponsored by: Wheaties. Based on events of August 4, 1948. Modern day cattle ru... | |
| 12.10.1950 | the lucky dollar |
+ "The Lucky Dollar". Based on events of August 14, 1945. A store-keeper is murdered by a robber w... | |
| 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... | |
| 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... | |
| 11.04.1951 | the helping hand |
+ It is 3:00pm an afternoon in November 1950. A deluge of rain has swamped the deserted roads of wes... | |
| 02.11.1951 | the hatchet |
+ "The Hatchet". Based on events of May 16, 1941. The murder of a high school teacher leads Ranger... | |
| 12.31.1950 | the devils share |
+ It is 6:45pm October 26th 1939. Frank Wayland is at home when his brother Jeff arrives home after ... | |
| 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... | |
| 12.17.1950 | the cactus pear |
+ "The Cactus Pear". Based on events of March 28, 1947. A cowboy is gunned down with a shotgun. Th... | |
| 08.12.1950 | the broken spur |
+ "The Broken Spur". Sponsored by: Wheaties. Based on the events of June 5, 1948. A dead man found ... | |
| 07.06.1952 | the boomerang |
+ "The Boomerang". Based on the events of May, 1937. A murder and a body in a lake lead the Ranger... | |
| 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... |
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