Tales of the Texas Rangers | Old Time Radio

Old Time Retro Radio presents Tales of the Texas Rangers, episode 86, “Finger Man,” originally broadcast on NBC on July 13, 1952. Joel McCrea stars as Texas Ranger Jace Pearson in the series’ fictionalized reenactments drawn from Ranger case files.

On a sweltering August day in 1943, Pearson is called to Dover, Texas, after a deadly attempted breakout leaves the county jail in turmoil and a deputy unaccounted for. As the sheriff and Ranger Pearson work to restore order, questions surrounding inmates Carl Foley and Leon Desser put frightened witnesses under pressure.

Old Time Retro Radio presents the original broadcast with a newly produced contextual introduction, a short closing announcement, and gently cleaned/mastered audio for a more consistent listening experience.

Chapters:
00:00 Victor Sterling Introduction
00:53 Original Broadcast
30:31 Closing

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Tales of the Texas Rangers presents “Play for Keeps,” episode 9, originally broadcast on September 2, 1950. Joel McCrea stars as Texas Ranger Jace Pearson in this NBC crime drama, written by Joel Murcott and produced and directed by Stacy Keach Sr.

In fictional Bradshaw County, a sheriff’s effort to shut down a country-road gambling operation ends in murder. As local leads stall and public pressure rises, Ranger Pearson follows a trail through a small-town world of law enforcement, gambling, and intimidation. Like other episodes in the series, the case is presented as drawn from Ranger files, with names, dates, and places fictionalized.

Old Time Retro Radio presents the original broadcast with a newly produced contextual introduction, a short closing announcement, and gently cleaned and mastered audio for a more consistent listening experience.

Chapters:
00:00 Victor Sterling Introduction
00:50 Original Broadcast
30:22 Closing

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Tales of the Texas Rangers presents “Cover-Up,” episode 91, originally broadcast on August 17, 1952. This NBC Radio Network drama stars Joel McCrea as Texas Ranger Jace Pearson and is framed as an authentic case-file reenactment with names, dates, and places fictionalized.

On a rural Texas farm, a neighbor discovers troubling signs inside Russell Hines’s home—including blood being scrubbed from a bedroom floor. When Hines is found badly injured nearby, Ranger Pearson investigates a case in which the obvious explanation may not tell the whole story.

Old Time Retro Radio presents the original broadcast with a newly produced contextual introduction, a short closing announcement, and gently cleaned/mastered audio for a more consistent listening experience.

Chapters:
00:00 Victor Sterling Introduction
00:51 Original Broadcast
30:37 Closing

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Old Time Retro Radio presents Tales of the Texas Rangers, “Blind Justice,” episode 34, originally broadcast on March 11, 1951. Joel McCrea stars as Texas Ranger Jase Pearson in this NBC Radio Network crime-Western.

When a battered guide dog arrives alone in a small Texas town, Pearson begins searching for its missing blind owner. The trail leads across unforgiving desert badlands, where clues from the man’s past and reports of a hidden fortune raise the stakes. Written by Russell Hughes and directed by Stacy Keach.

Old Time Retro Radio presents the original broadcast with a newly produced contextual introduction, a short closing announcement, and gently cleaned/mastered audio for a more consistent listening experience.

Chapters:
00:00 Victor Sterling Introduction
00:46 Original Broadcast
30:22 Closing

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Tales of the Texas Rangers presents “Sell-Out,” episode 80, originally broadcast on NBC Radio on June 1, 1952. Joel McCrea stars as Ranger Jace Pearson in this Texas Ranger case-file reenactment, produced and directed by Stacy Keach Sr.

A closing-out sale at a small Texas hardware store turns violent when a masked robber steals the receipts and shoots the proprietor. With witnesses offering conflicting descriptions of the suspect and the getaway car, Ranger Pearson must separate reliable physical details from first impressions.

Old Time Retro Radio presents the original broadcast with a newly produced contextual introduction, a short closing announcement, and gently cleaned and mastered audio for a more consistent listening experience.

Chapters:
00:00 Victor Sterling Introduction
00:44 Original Broadcast
30:23 Closing

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Old Time Retro Radio presents Tales of the Texas Rangers, “Little Sister,” originally broadcast on May 4, 1952. This is episode 76 of the NBC Radio crime drama, starring Joel McCrea as Ranger Jace Pearson.

Set in September 1947, the case finds Pearson and Clay Morgan investigating when an older sister’s return to a rural Texas community draws her younger sibling toward crime. A movie-theater robbery, a stolen blue sedan, and clues across nearby towns set the Rangers on a careful, fast-moving trail. Written by Charles E. Israel and directed by Stacy Keach Sr.

Old Time Retro Radio presents the original broadcast with a newly produced contextual introduction, a short closing announcement, and gently cleaned/mastered audio for a more consistent listening experience.

Chapters:
00:00 Victor Sterling Introduction
00:45 Original Broadcast
30:24 Closing

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Old Time Retro Radio presents Tales of the Texas Rangers, “Prelude to Felony,” originally broadcast on March 16, 1952. This is episode 70 of the NBC radio drama, starring Joel McCrea as Ranger Jace Pearson.

Near the fictitious town of Ismara, Texas, four calves vanish overnight from Buck Watley’s herd and turn up on a neighboring ranch. With Sheriff Alan Hankins wary of an easy accusation, Ranger Pearson follows the ranch-country evidence through conflicting claims and testimony. The episode was written by Betty Mears and produced by Stacy Keach.

Old Time Retro Radio presents the original broadcast with a newly produced contextual introduction, a short closing announcement, and gently cleaned/mastered audio for a more consistent listening experience.

Chapters:
00:00 Victor Sterling Introduction
00:46 Original Broadcast
30:34 Closing

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Old Time Retro Radio presents Tales of the Texas Rangers, “Illusion,” originally broadcast on April 20, 1952. Episode 74 stars Joel McCrea as Texas Ranger Jace Pearson in NBC’s contemporary-style Ranger procedural.

In Eagle Rock, Texas, a frightened Amy West believes someone is trying to kill her after a nighttime gas explosion damages her ranch house. With earlier incidents dismissed as accidents or imagination, Sheriff Glenn Minton calls on Ranger Pearson to determine whether the threat is real. Written by Charles E. Israel and produced and directed by Stacy Keach Sr.

Old Time Retro Radio presents the original broadcast with a newly produced contextual introduction, a short closing announcement, and gently cleaned/mastered audio for a more consistent listening experience.

Chapters:
00:00 Victor Sterling Introduction
00:43 Original Broadcast
30:20 Closing

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Tales of the Texas Rangers, “Clean Up,” originally broadcast September 30, 1950, is episode 13 of the NBC Radio Network crime drama. Joel McCrea stars as Ranger Jace Pearson in this authentic-case reenactment series, with names and places fictionalized.

When an independent oil operator is killed during a sudden boom in the fictional town of Kilman, Texas, Pearson goes undercover to investigate racketeering and intimidation aimed at smaller oilfield operators. The episode was transcribed and adapted by Joel Murcott and produced and directed by Stacy Keach Sr.

Old Time Retro Radio presents the original broadcast with a newly produced contextual introduction, a short closing announcement, and gently cleaned/mastered audio for a more consistent listening experience.

Chapters:
00:00 Victor Sterling Introduction
00:51 Original Broadcast
30:36 Closing

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Old Time Retro Radio presents “Pressure,” episode 37 of NBC Radio’s Tales of the Texas Rangers, originally broadcast April 1, 1951. The series stars Joel McCrea as Texas Ranger Jace Pearson.

In January 1933, an elderly farmhand arrives covered in blood and confesses to murdering his employer. But when Ranger Pearson examines the confession and the evidence at a rural Lingua, Texas, farm, troubling details fail to fit. Written by Joel Murcott and directed by Stacy Keach, “Pressure” is a tense Western police procedural featuring Will Wright as Sheriff Russ Morton.

Old Time Retro Radio presents the original broadcast with a newly produced contextual introduction, a short closing announcement, and gently cleaned/mastered audio for a more consistent listening experience.

Chapters:
00:00 Victor Sterling Introduction
00:47 Original Broadcast
30:42 Closing

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Tales of the Texas Rangers, “The Lucky Dollar,” originally broadcast December 10, 1950, is episode 22 of the NBC Radio Network crime drama. Joel McCrea stars as Ranger Jace Pearson in this fact-based-style reenactment from the Rangers’ files.

On a sweltering South Texas night, a small-store robbery turns deadly after the power is cut. With only a little cash missing but a taped-up lucky dollar gone from the register, Pearson and the local sheriff follow an unusual clue through fingerprints, ballistics, and a torn piece of currency. Produced and directed by Stacy Keach.

Old Time Retro Radio presents the original broadcast with a newly produced contextual introduction, a short closing announcement, and gently cleaned/mastered audio for a more consistent listening experience.

Chapters:
00:00 Victor Sterling Introduction
00:49 Original Broadcast
29:53 Closing

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Old Time Retro Radio presents Tales of the Texas Rangers, “Unleashed Fury,” episode 77, originally broadcast on May 11, 1952. This NBC crime drama stars Joel McCrea as Texas Ranger Jace Pearson, with Herb Ellis as Ranger Clay Morgan.

Near Carnesville, Texas, the Rangers join a tense search for Charlie Brock, a dangerous state-hospital escapee whose trail leads through rural homes, open country, and the surrounding brush. Written by Charles E. Israel and produced and directed by Stacy Keach Sr., the episode is a dramatized modern-era Ranger case rather than a frontier Western.

Old Time Retro Radio presents the original broadcast with a newly produced contextual introduction, a short closing announcement, and gently cleaned/mastered audio for a more consistent listening experience.

Chapters:
00:00 Victor Sterling Introduction
00:51 Original Broadcast
30:30 Closing

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Tales of the Texas Rangers presents “The White Suit,” episode 18, originally broadcast on NBC Radio Network on November 5, 1950. Joel McCrea stars as Ranger Jace Pearson in this authentic-case-style drama, with names fictionalized.

When notorious gunman John Elliot Bascom escapes from the Live Oak County jail, Pearson joins local officers and fellow Rangers in a fast-moving search across rural South Texas. A conspicuous set of white jail coveralls provides an early clue in this tense pursuit through roads and brush country.

Old Time Retro Radio presents the original broadcast with a newly produced contextual introduction, a short closing announcement, and gently cleaned/mastered audio for a more consistent listening experience.

Chapters:
00:00 Victor Sterling Introduction
00:40 Original Broadcast
30:22 Closing

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Old Time Retro Radio presents Tales of the Texas Rangers, “Logger’s Larceny,” episode 30, originally broadcast on NBC on February 4, 1951. Joel McCrea stars as Texas Ranger Jase Pearson in this 30-minute radio crime drama, produced and directed by Stacy Keach Sr.

When costly thefts strike a logging operation in Texas timber country, Ranger Pearson enters a tight-knit community shadowed by rivalries and suspicion. The investigation leads through the pine forest and the hard industrial world of the logging camp, where the losses may point to a more dangerous scheme.

Old Time Retro Radio presents the original broadcast with a newly produced contextual introduction, a short closing announcement, and gently cleaned/mastered audio for a more consistent listening experience.

Chapters:
00:00 Victor Sterling Introduction
00:53 Original Broadcast
30:13 Closing

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Old Time Retro Radio presents Tales of the Texas Rangers, “Wild Crop,” episode 53, originally broadcast on NBC Radio Network on November 18, 1951. Joel McCrea stars as Texas Ranger Jace Pearson in this police-procedural drama, produced and directed by Stacy Keach Sr.

When a ranch hand is found dead near a stand of button willows outside Boroughville, West Texas, Pearson and the local sheriff retrace the victim’s final movements through tense ranch-country relationships and carefully gathered physical evidence. Presented as a dramatization from the Texas Ranger files, the series drew technical guidance from Captain M. T. “Lone Wolf” Gonzaullas.

Old Time Retro Radio presents the original broadcast with a newly produced contextual introduction, a short closing announcement, and gently cleaned/mastered audio for a more consistent listening experience.

Chapters:
00:00 Victor Sterling Introduction
00:54 Original Broadcast
30:38 Closing

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Tales of the Texas Rangers, “Hitchhiker,” originally broadcast on February 10, 1952. This is episode 65 of the NBC crime drama starring Joel McCrea as Ranger Jace Pearson.

On rural Texas roads in 1947, Pearson joins the search for an escaped prisoner after a local rancher unknowingly gives the fugitive a ride. As roadblocks go up and officers check the small communities of Boca County, the Rangers follow a thin trail of clues across the countryside. Written by Russell Hughes and directed by Stacy Keach Sr.

Old Time Retro Radio presents the original broadcast with a newly produced contextual introduction, a short closing announcement, and gently cleaned/mastered audio for a more consistent listening experience.

Chapters:
00:00 Victor Sterling Introduction
00:41 Original Broadcast
30:15 Closing

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Tales of the Texas Rangers, “The Rub Out,” originally broadcast on NBC Radio on February 3, 1952, is episode 64 of the crime-procedural series starring Joel McCrea as Texas Ranger Jayce Pearson.

Set in a sweltering border-town arena in 1936, the story begins when former cowpoke Johnny Buck collapses during a boxing match. A hospital examination reveals a poisoning, sending Ranger Pearson after an attacker who struck in plain sight. Written by Russell Hughes and produced by Stacy Keach.

Old Time Retro Radio presents the original broadcast with a newly produced contextual introduction, a short closing announcement, and gently cleaned/mastered audio for a more consistent listening experience.

Chapters:
00:00 Victor Sterling Introduction
00:42 Original Broadcast
30:24 Closing

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Tales of the Texas Rangers presents “Smart Kill,” episode 78, originally broadcast on NBC Radio on May 18, 1952. Joel McCrea stars as Texas Ranger Jace Pearson in this case-file-inspired radio procedural.

In the small South Texas town of Carville, a nighttime fire destroys a feed-and-grain building, with a man reportedly trapped inside. Ranger Pearson joins Sheriff Fuller to examine the blackened ruins, following physical evidence and conflicting accounts to uncover what really happened. Written by Charles E. Israel, the episode also features Virginia Gregg, Parley Baer, and Howard McNear.

Old Time Retro Radio presents the original broadcast with a newly produced contextual introduction, a short closing announcement, and gently cleaned/mastered audio for a more consistent listening experience.

Chapters:
00:00 Victor Sterling Introduction
00:52 Original Broadcast
30:28 Closing

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Tales of the Texas Rangers presents “The White Elephant,” episode 50, originally broadcast on October 28, 1951. Joel McCrea stars as Ranger Jase Pearson in this NBC crime drama, a repeat of the series’ July 15, 1950 broadcast.

When a traveling salesman is found murdered beside a West Texas road, Pearson follows a trail of clues that reaches from a freight-line encounter to a deserted roadside motel. Based on a case presented as drawn from Texas Ranger files, the episode was written by Russell Hughes and produced and directed by Stacy Keach.

Old Time Retro Radio presents the original broadcast with a newly produced contextual introduction, a short closing announcement, and gently cleaned/mastered audio for a more consistent listening experience.

Chapters:
00:00 Victor Sterling Introduction
00:45 Original Broadcast
30:33 Closing

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Old Time Retro Radio presents Tales of the Texas Rangers, “Death Plant,” originally broadcast on December 9, 1951. This is episode 56 of the NBC Radio Network crime drama, starring Joel McCrea as Texas Ranger Jace Pearson.

After a rural Texas couple’s pickup is destroyed in a nighttime explosion near the fictional town of Pembroke, Ranger Pearson and the local sheriff investigate evidence of a carefully constructed homemade bomb. With suspicion quickly falling on a man connected to the truck’s past, Pearson must follow the facts before drawing conclusions. Stacy Keach Sr. directed and produced this dramatized case, with Captain M. T. “Lone Wolf” Gonzaullas serving as technical adviser.

Old Time Retro Radio presents the original broadcast with a newly produced contextual introduction, a short closing announcement, and gently cleaned/mastered audio for a more consistent listening experience.

Chapters:
00:00 Victor Sterling Introduction
00:49 Original Broadcast
30:36 Closing

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