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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 02.18.1951 | sweet revenge |
+ "Sweet Revenge". Based on the events of March 13, 1944. A sugar bowl helps Jace Pearson find a k... | |
| 02.18.1951 | sweet harvest | ||
| 07.27.1952 | stick up |
+ "Stick Up". An ex-con is suspected of robbery and murder, but he seems to have an excellent alib... | |
| 05.20.1951 | square dance |
+ "Square Dance". Based on events of October 14, 1949. Mort Rogers is killed at a square dance, kn... | |
| 10.29.1950 | soft touch |
+ "Soft Touch". Based on the events of August, 1949. An elderly farm couple is found beaten to dea... | |
| 05.18.1952 | smart kill |
+ "Smart Kill". Based on events of May 14, 1939. A dead body found in a burning building leads Jac... | |
| 06.01.1952 | sell out |
+ "Sellout". Based on events of September 15, 1949. A clerk gives the Rangers misleading informati... | |
| 07.20.1952 | round trip |
+ "Round Trip". When an friendly newspaper delivery man is murdered, the Rangers follow the killer... | |
| 12.03.1950 | room 114 |
+ "Room 114". Based on events of October 29, 1927. A dead man found in the Alamo Motel was killed ... | |
| 08.05.1950 | quicksilver |
+ "Quicksilver". Sponsored by: Wheaties. Based on events of May 22, 1947. The Rangers track down th... | |
| 04.01.1951 | pressure |
+ "Pressure". Who killed Mike Redford? "Lucifer" confesses but Jace Pearson has his doubts. + It i... | |
| 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... | |
| 10.14.1951 | play for keeps |
+ "Play For Keeps". Based on events of December 12, "several years ago." Jace Pearson tracks down ... | |
| 09.02.1950 | play for keeps |
+ "Play For Keeps". Based on events of December 12, "several years ago." Jace Pearson tracks down ... | |
| 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... | |
| 05.13.1951 | paid in full |
+ "Paid In Full". A Mexican is shot in the back with a shotgun, based on a "true incident" of Augu... | |
| 11.11.1951 | open and shut |
+ "Open and Shut". Quality upgrade, network version of cat. #5888. A young Mexican is obviously th... | |
| 09.23.1950 | open and shut |
+ "Open and Shut". Quality upgrade, network version of cat. #5888. A young Mexican is obviously th... | |
| 05.06.1951 | no living witnesses |
+ "No Living Witnesses". Based on events of November, 1939 (?). A doctor is found murdered in his ... | |
| 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... | |
| 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... | |
| 08.31.1952 | misplaced person |
+ "Misplaced Person". Based on events of November 6, 1949. A dead woman is traced to a psychiatris... | |
| 02.04.1951 | loggers larceny |
+ It is mid afternoon September 7th 1938. Two loggers employed by the Gulf Lumber Company are markin... | |
| 10.08.1950 | living death |
+ "Living Death". Narcotics smuggling and murder on the Tex-Mex border. It is 2:00 am on the morni... | |
| 05.04.1952 | little sister |
+ "Little Sister". Based on events of September, 1947. A girl returns home to get her little siste... |
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