Tales of the Texas Rangers, a western adventure old-time radio drama, premiered on July 8, 1950, on the NBC radio network and remained on the air through September 14, 1952. Movie star Joel McRae starred as Texas Ranger Jayce Pearson, who used the latest scientific techniques to identify the criminals and his faithful horse, Charcoal, to track them down. The shows were reenactments of actual Texas Ranger cases.
The series was produced and directed by Stacey Keach, Sr, and was sponsored for part of its run by Wheaties.
Captain M. T. "Lone Wolf" Gonzaullas, a Texas Ranger for 30 years and who was said to have killed 31 men during his career, served as consutant for the series.
Episode Log:
AUD "JUST A NUMBER" 04-13-50 :27:401 Title Unknown 07-08-50 :29:40 2 "THE WHITE ELEPHANT" 07-15-50 :29:40 3 "APACHE PEAK" 07-22-50 :29:40 4 "THE TRIGGER MAN" 07-29-50 :29:40 5 "QUICK SILVER" 08-05-50 :29:30 6 "THE BROKEN SPUR" 08-12-50 :29:10 7 "FOOL'S GOLD" 08-19-50 :29:40 8 "THE OPEN RANGE" 08-26-50 :29:40 9 "PLAY FOR KEEPS" 09-02-50 :29:50 10 "DEAD OR ALIVE" 09-09-50 :29:30 11 "CANDY MAN" 09-16-50 :29:40 12 "OPEN AND SHUT" 09-23-50 :29:20 This is the broadcast of 11-11-51 of the same title. 13 "CLEAN UP" 09-30-50 :29:40 14 "LIVING DEATH" 10-08-50 :29:40 Show moves to Sundays at this point 15 "DEAD GIVE-AWAY" 10-15-50 :29:40 16 Title Unknown 10-22-50 :30:00 17 "SOFT TOUCH" 10-29-50 :29:50 18 "THE WHITE SUIT" 11-05-50 :30:00 19 "BLOOD RELATIVE" 11-12-50 :30:00 20 "HANGING BY A THREAD" 11-26-50 :30:00 show of 11-19 Pre-Empted for Hedda Hopper Program 21 "ROOM 114" 12-03-50 :30:00 22 "THE LUCKY DOLLAR" 12-10-50 :30:00 23 "THE CACTUS PEAR" 12-17-50 :30:00 24 "CHRISTMAS PRESENT" 12-24-50 :30:00 Christmas Program 25 "THE DEVIL'S SHARE" 12-31-50 :30:00 26 "DEADHEAD FREIGHT" 01-07-51 :30:00 27 "DEATH IN THE CARDS" 01-14-51 :30:00 28 "BLOOD HARVEST" 01-21-51 :30:00 29 Title Unknown 01-28-51 :30:00 30 "LOGGER'S LARCENY" 02-04-51 :30:00 31 "THE HATCHET" 02-11-51 :30:00 32 "SWEET REVENGE" 02-18-51 :30:00 33 "THE TRAP" 02-25-51 :30:00 34 "BLIND JUSTICE" 03-11-51 :30:00 Show of 3/4 Pre-empted for "Theatre Guild's" HAMLET 35 "DEATH BY ADOPTION" 03-18-51 :30:00 36 "BREAKDOWN" 03-25-51 :30:00 37 "PRESSURE" 04-01-51 :30:00 38 "BAD BLOOD" 04-08-51 :30:00 39 "CONSPIRACY" 04-15-51 :30:00 40 "CANNED DEATH" 04-22-51 :30:00 41 Title Unknown 04-29-51 :30:00 42 "NO LIVING WITNESSES" 05-06-51 :30:00 43 "PAID IN FULL" 05-13-51 :30:00 44 "SQUAREDANCE" 05-20-51 :30:00 45 "JOY RIDE" 05-27-51 :30:00 46 "DEATH SHAFT" 09-30-51 :30:00 47 "THE WHEELCHAIR KILLER" 10-07-51 :30:00 48 "PLAY FOR KEEPS" 10-14-51 :30:00 49 "FUGITIVE TRAIL" 10-21-51 :30:00 50 "THE WHITE ELEPHANT" 10-28-51 :30:00 51 "HELPING HAND" 11-04-51 :30:00 52 "OPEN AND SHUT" 11-11-51 :30:00 53 "WILD CROP" 11-18-51 :30:00 54 "THE BLOW OFF" 11-25-51 :30:00 55 "THE DEAD GIVE-AWAY" 12-02-51 :30:00 56 "DEATH PLANT" 12-09-51 :30:00 57 "PICK-UP" 12-16-51 :30:00 58 "CHRISTMAS PAYOFF" 12-23-51 :30:00 Christmas Program 59 "KILLER'S CROP" 12-30-51 :30:00 60 "BIRDS OF A FEATHER" 01-06-52 :30:00 61 "CLIP JOB" 01-13-52 :30:00 62 "BLOOD TRAIL" 01-20-52 :30:00 63 "NIGHT CHASE" 01-27-52 :30:00 64 "THE RUB OUT" 02-03-52 :30:00 65 "HITCHHIKER" 02-10-52 :30:00 66 "COLD BLOOD" 02-17-52 :27:20 67 "BRIGHT BOY" 02-24-52 :30:00 68 "THE ICE MAN" 03-02-52 :30:00 69 "DREAM FARM" 03-09-52 :30:00 70 "PRELUDE TO FELONY" 03-16-52 :30:00 71 "NIGHTHAWK" 03-30-52 :30:00 Program of 3-23 Preempted 72 "TROOP TRAIN" 04-06-52 :30:00 73 "UNCERTAIN DEATH" 04-13-52 :30:00 74 "ILLUSION" 04-20-52 :30:00 75 "ADDRESS UNKNOWN" 04-27-52 :30:00 76 "LITTLE SISTER" 05-04-52 :30:00 77 "UNLEASHED FURY" 05-11-52 :30:00 78 "SMART KILL" 05-18-52 :30:00 79 "JAILBIRD" 05-25-52 :30:00 80 "SELL-OUT" 06-01-52 :30:00 81 "ILLEGAL ENTRY" 06-08-52 :30:00 82 "TRAVESTY" 06-15-52 :30:00 83 "KNOCKOUT" 06-22-52 :30:00 84 "EX-CON" 06-29-52 :30:00 85 "THE BOOMERANG" 07-06-52 :30:00 86 "FINGER MAN" 07-13-52 :30:00 87 "ROUND TRIP" 07-20-52 :30:00 88 "STICK-UP" 07-27-52 :30:00 89 "DOUBLE EDGE" 08-03-52 :30:00 90 "LAST STOP" 08-10-52 :30:00 91 "COVER-UP" 08-17-52 :30:00 92 "THREE VICTIMS" 08-24-52 :30:00 93 "MISPLACED PERSON" 08-31-52 :30:00 94 "ALIBI" 09-07-52 :30:00 95 "DRIVE-IN" 09-14-52 :30:00
