Tales of the Texas Rangers | OTRWesterns.com
Tales of the Texas Rangers, a western adventure old-time radio drama, premiered on July 8, 1950, on the US NBC radio network and remained on the air through September 14, 1952. Movie star Joel McCrea 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 by Screen Gems and directed by Stacy Keach, Sr., and was sponsored for part of its run by Wheaties. Captain Manuel T. “Lone Wolf” Gonzaullas, a Ranger for 30 years and who was...
Uncertain Death - Tales of the Texas Rangers (04-13-52)
When two men witness a shooting, they call the sheriff to report what they saw.
Original Air Date: April 13, 1952
Host: Andrew Rhynes
Show: Tales of the Texas Rangers
Phone: (707) 98 OTRDW (6-8739)
Stars:
• Joel McCrea (Ranger Jayce Pearson)
Special Guests:
• Tony Barrett
• Harry Lang
• Howard McNear
• Ken Christy
• Ernest Newton
Writer:
• Charles E. Israel
Producer:
• Stacy Keach
Exit music from: Roundup on the Prairie by Aaron Kenny https://bit.ly/3kTj0kK
Troop Train - Tales of the Texas Rangers (04-06-52)
A soldier deserts from the Army, kills his fellow deserter, and finds himself accused of beating up an old rancher.
Original Air Date: April 06, 1952
Host: Andrew Rhynes
Show: Tales of the Texas Rangers
Phone: (707) 98 OTRDW (6-8739)
Stars:
• Joel McCrea (Ranger Jayce Pearson)
Special Guests:
• Tony Barrett
• Peter Lee
• Sam Edwards
• Vivi Janiss
• Jeanette Nolan
• Herb Ellis
Writer:
• Bernard Etterer
• Robert A. White
Producer:
• Stacy Keach
Exit music from: Roundup on the Prairie by Aaron Kenny https://bit.ly/3kTj0
Nighthawk - Tales of the Texas Rangers (03-30-52)
A man kills a girl's date in Lover's Lane, and she refuses to identify the killer!
Original Air Date: March 30, 1952
Host: Andrew Rhynes
Show: Tales of the Texas Rangers
Phone: (707) 98 OTRDW (6-8739)
Stars:
• Joel McCrea (Ranger Jayce Pearson)
Special Guests:
• Tony Barrett
• Bert Holland
• Betty Moran
• Lou Krugman
• Parley Baer
• Michael Ann Berret
Writer:
• Charles E. Israel
Producer:
• Stacy Keach
Exit music from: Roundup on the Prairie by Aaron Kenny https://bit.ly/3kTj0kK
Prelude To Felony - Tales of the Texas Rangers (03-16-52)
A young girl steals her own father's cattle and frames a neighboring rancher for the crime.
Original Air Date: March 16, 1952
Host: Andrew Rhynes
Show: Tales of the Texas Rangers
Phone: (707) 98 OTRDW (6-8739)
Stars:
• Joel McCrea (Ranger Jayce Pearson)
Special Guests:
• Colleen Collins
• Ed Begley
• Miriam Kruschen
• Forrest Lewis
• Parley Baer
• Tony Barrett
• George Pirrone
Writer:
• Betty Mears
Producer:
• Stacy Keach
Exit music from: Roundup on the Prairie by Aaron Kenny https://bit.ly/3kTj0kK
Dream Farm - Tales of the Texas Rangers (03-09-52)
An Iowa farm family stops in Texas to help a stranger, who then kills the man and woman and wounds their twelve year old boy.
Original Air Date: March 09, 1952
Host: Andrew Rhynes
Show: Tales of the Texas Rangers
Phone: (707) 98 OTRDW (6-8739)
Stars:
• Joel McCrea (Ranger Jayce Pearson)
Special Guests:
• Dick Beals
• Barbara Luddy
• Tom Tully
• Tony Barrett
• Barney Phillips
• Ken Christy
Writer:
• Shelby Gordon
Producer:
• Stacy Keach
Exit music from: Roundup on t
Hitchhiker - Tales of the Texas Rangers (02-10-52)
An escaped convict hitch-hikes a ride on a country road in an attempt to bypass the road blocks.
Original Air Date: February 10, 1952
Host: Andrew Rhynes
Show: Tales of the Texas Rangers
Phone: (707) 98 OTRDW (6-8739)
Stars:
• Joel McCrea (Ranger Jayce Pearson)
Special Guests:
• Tony Barrett
• Tim Graham
• Lou Krugman
• Nestor Paiva
• Ed Begley
• Herb Ellis
Writer:
• Russell Hughes
Producer:
• Stacy Keach
Exit music from: Roundup on the Prairie by Aaron Kenny https://bit.ly/3kTj0kK
The Rub Out - Tales of the Texas Rangers (02-03-52)
Night Chase - Tales of the Texas Rangers (01-27-52)
Original Air Date: January 27, 1952
Host: Andrew Rhynes
Show: Tales of the Texas Rangers
Phone: (707) 98 OTRDW (6-8739)
Star:
• Joel McCrea (Ranger Jayce Pearson)
Special Guests:
• Tony Barrett
• Whitfield Connor
• Jeanette Nolan
• Herb Ellis
• Betty Lou Gerson
Writer:
• Russell Hughes
Producer:
• Stacy Keach
Exit music from: Roundup on the Prairie by Aaron Kenny https://bit.ly/3kTj0kK
Blood Trail - Tales of the Texas Rangers (01-20-52)
Original Air Date: January 20, 1952
Host: Andrew Rhynes
Show: Tales of the Texas Rangers
Phone: (707) 98 OTRDW (6-8739)
Star:
• Joel McCrea (Ranger Jayce Pearson)
Special Guests:
• Tony Barrett
• Tim Graham
• Henry Rowland
• Parley Baer
• Barney Phillips
Writer:
• Russell Hughes
Producer:
• Stacy Keach
Exit music from: Roundup on the Prairie by Aaron Kenny https://bit.ly/3kTj0kK
Birds of a Feather - Tales of the Texas Rangers (01-06-52)
Original Air Date: January 06, 1952
Host: Andrew Rhynes
Show: Tales of the Texas Rangers
Phone: (707) 98 OTRDW (6-8739)
Star:
• Joel McCrea (Ranger Jayce Pearson)
Special Guests:
• Tony Barrett
• William Conrad
• Ed Begley
• Ernest Newton
• Bill Johnstone
Writer:
• Russell Hughes
Producer:
• Stacy Keach
Exit music from: Roundup on the Prairie by Aaron Kenny https://bit.ly/3kTj0kK
Killers Crop – Tales of the Texas Rangers (12-30-51)
Original Air Date: December 30, 1951
Host: Andrew Rhynes
Show: Tales of the Texas Rangers
Phone: (707) 98 OTRDW (6-8739)
Star:
• Joel McCrea (Ranger Jayce Pearson)
Special Guests:
• Tony Barrett
• Virginia Gregg
• Herb Ellis
• Ken Christy
• Bill Johnstone
• Byron Kane
Writer:
• Russell Hughes
Producer:
• Stacy Keach
Exit music from: Roundup on the Prairie by Aaron Kenny https://bit.ly/3kTj0kK
Christmas Payoff - Tales of the Texas Rangers (12-23-51)
Original Air Date: December 23, 1951
Host: Andrew Rhynes
Show: Tales of the Texas Rangers
Phone: (707) 98 OTRDW (6-8739)
Star:
• Joel McCrea (Ranger Jayce Pearson)
Special Guests:
• Tony Barrett
• Lillian Buyeff
• Whitfield Connor
• Lou Krugman
• Mike Barrett
• Parley Baer
Writer:
• Russell Hughes
Producer:
• Stacy Keach
Exit music from: Roundup on the Prairie by Aaron Kenny https://bit.ly/3kTj0kK
Pick Up - Tales of the Texas Rangers (12-16-51)
Original Air Date: December 16, 1951
Host: Andrew Rhynes
Show: Tales of the Texas Rangers
Phone: (707) 98 OTRDW (6-8739)
Star:
• Joel McCrea (Ranger Jayce Pearson)
Special Guests:
• Tony Barrett
• Tom McKee
• Brad Brown
• Herb Ellis
• Bob Sweeney
• Joan Banks
Writer:
• Russell Hughes
Producer:
• Stacy Keach
Exit music from: Roundup on the Prairie by Aaron Kenny https://bit.ly/3kTj0kK
Death Plant – Tales of the Texas Rangers (12-09-51)
Original Air Date: December 09, 1951
Host: Andrew Rhynes
Show: Tales of the Texas Rangers
Phone: (707) 98 OTRDW (6-8739)
Star:
• Joel McCrea (Ranger Jayce Pearson)
Special Guests:
• Tony Barrett
• Virginia Gregg
• Bill Johnstone
• Parley Baer
• Charlotte Lawrence
• Lamont Johnson
Writer:
• Russell Hughes
Producer:
• Stacy Keach
Exit music from: Roundup on the Prairie by Aaron Kenny https://bit.ly/3kTj0kK
The Dead Give Away – Tales of the Texas Rangers (12-02-51)
Original Air Date: December 02, 1951
Host: Andrew Rhynes
Show: Tales of the Texas Rangers
Phone: (707) 98 OTRDW (6-8739)
Star:
• Joel McCrea (Ranger Jayce Pearson)
Special Guests:
• Tony Barrett
• Lurene Tuttle
• Mike Barrett
• Hal March
• Paul Frees
Writer:
• Russell Hughes
Producer:
• Stacy Keach
Exit music from: Roundup on the Prairie by Aaron Kenny https://bit.ly/3kTj0kK
The Blow Off – Tales of the Texas Rangers (11-25-51)
Original Air Date: November 25, 1951
Host: Andrew Rhynes
Show: Tales of the Texas Rangers
Phone: (707) 98 OTRDW (6-8739)
Star:
• Joel McCrea (Ranger Jayce Pearson)
Special Guests:
• Tony Barrett
• Eddie Marr
• Gerald Mohr
• Betty Lou Gerson
• Ed Begley
• Jeanette Nolan
Writer:
• Russell Hughes
Producer:
• Stacy Keach
Exit music from: Roundup on the Prairie by Aaron Kenny https://bit.ly/3kTj0kK
Wild Crop – Tales of the Texas Rangers (11-18-51)
Original Air Date: November 18, 1951
Host: Andrew Rhynes
Show: Tales of the Texas Rangers
Phone: (707) 98 OTRDW (6-8739)
Star:
• Joel McCrea (Ranger Jayce Pearson)
Special Guests:
• Tony Barrett
• Sam Edwards
• Barney Phillips
• Parley Baer
• Mike Barrett
Writer:
• Russell Hughes
Producer:
• Stacy Keach
Exit music from: Roundup on the Prairie by Aaron Kenny https://bit.ly/3kTj0kK
Open And Shut – Tales of the Texas Rangers (11-11-51)
Original Air Date: November 11, 1951
Host: Andrew Rhynes
Show: Tales of the Texas Rangers
Phone: (707) 98 OTRDW (6-8739)
Star:
• Joel McCrea (Ranger Jayce Pearson)
Special Guests:
• Tony Barrett
• Joan Banks
• Francis X Bushman
• Parley Baer
• Vivi Janiss
Writer:
• Russell Hughes
Producer:
• Stacy Keach
Exit music from: Roundup on the Prairie by Aaron Kenny https://bit.ly/3kTj0kK
Helping Hand - Tales of the Texas Rangers (11-04-51)
Original Air Date: November 04, 1951
Host: Andrew Rhynes
Show: Tales of the Texas Rangers
Phone: (707) 98 OTRDW (6-8739)
Star:
• Joel McCrea (Ranger Jayce Pearson)
Special Guests:
• Tony Barrett
• Herb Vigran
• Lou Krugman
• William Conrad
• Ken Christy
• Lillian Buyeff
Writer:
• Russell Hughes
Producer:
• Stacy Keach
Exit music from: Roundup on the Prairie by Aaron Kenny https://bit.ly/3kTj0kK
The White Elephant - Tales of the Texas Rangers (10-28-51)
Original Air Date: October 28, 1951
Host: Andrew Rhynes
Show: Tales of the Texas Rangers
Phone: (707) 98 OTRDW (6-8739)
Star:
• Joel McCrea (Ranger Jayce Pearson)
Special Guests:
• Tony Barrett
• Paul McVeigh
• Lou Krugman
• Jeff Corey
• Byron Kane
• Bob Bruce
• Jeanette Nolan
Writer:
• Russell Hughes
Producer:
• Stacy Keach
Exit music from: Roundup on the Prairie by Aaron Kenny https://bit.ly/3kTj0kK
Fugitive Trail - Tales of the Texas Rangers (10-21-51)
Original Air Date: October 21, 1951
Host: Andrew Rhynes
Show: Tales of the Texas Rangers
Phone: (707) 98 OTRDW (6-8739)
Star:
• Joel McCrea (Ranger Jayce Pearson)
Special Guests:
• Tony Barrett
• Lillian Buyeff
• Whitfield Connor
• Parley Baer
• Sam Edwards
• Marianne Richmond
Writer:
• Russell Hughes
Producer:
• Stacy Keach
Exit music from: Roundup on the Prairie by Aaron Kenny https://bit.ly/3kTj0kK
Play For Keeps - Tales of the Texas Rangers (10-14-51)
Original Air Date: October 14, 1951
Host: Andrew Rhynes
Show: Tales of the Texas Rangers
Phone: (707) 98 OTRDW (6-8739)
Star:
• Joel McCrea (Ranger Jayce Pearson)
Special Guests:
• Tony Barrett
• Tom Holland
• Byron Kane
• Peter Lee
• Jeanne Bates
Writer:
• Russell Hughes
Producer:
• Stacy Keach
Exit music from: Roundup on the Prairie by Aaron Kenny https://bit.ly/3kTj0kK
The Wheelchair Killer – Tales of the Texas Rangers (10-07-51)
Original Air Date: October 07, 1951
Host: Andrew Rhynes
Show: Tales of the Texas Rangers
Phone: (707) 98 OTRDW (6-8739)
Star:
• Joel McCrea (Ranger Jayce Pearson)
Special Guests:
• Tony Barrett
• Bill Johnstone
• Tom Tully
• Michael Ann Berret
• Frank Gerstle
• Tom McKee
Writer:
• Russell Hughes
Producer:
• Stacy Keach
Exit music from: Roundup on the Prairie by Aaron Kenny https://bit.ly/3kTj0kK
Death Shaft – Tales of the Texas Rangers (09-30-51)
Original Air Date: September 30, 1951
Host: Andrew Rhynes
Show: Tales of the Texas Rangers
Phone: (707) 98 OTRDW (6-8739)
Star:
• Joel McCrea (Ranger Jayce Pearson)
Special Guests:
• Tony Barrett
• Bill Johnstone
• Lamont Johnson
• Ken Christy
• Betty Lou Gerson
• Brad Brown
Writer:
• Russell Hughes
Producer:
• Stacy Keach
Exit music from: Roundup on the Prairie by Aaron Kenny https://bit.ly/3kTj0kK
Joy Ride – Tales of the Texas Rangers (05-27-51)
Original Air Date: May 27, 1951
Host: Andrew Rhynes
Show: Tales of the Texas Rangers
Phone: (707) 98 OTRDW (6-8739)
Star:
• Joel McCrea (Ranger Jayce Pearson)
Special Guests:
• Tony Barrett
• Sam Edwards
• Peggy Webber
• John Frank
• Barney Phillips
• Bill Johnstone
Writer:
• Russell Hughes
Producer:
• Stacy Keach
Exit music from: Roundup on the Prairie by Aaron Kenny https://bit.ly/3kTj0kK
Squaredance – Tales of the Texas Rangers (05-20-51)
Original Air Date: May 20, 1951
Host: Andrew Rhynes
Show: Tales of the Texas Rangers
Phone: (707) 98 OTRDW (6-8739)
Star:
• Joel McCrea (Ranger Jayce Pearson)
Special Guests:
• Tony Barrett
• Lou Krugman
• Betty Moran
• Parley Baer
• Byron Kane
• Joe Forte
• Jeanette Nolan
Writer:
• Russell Hughes
Producer:
• Stacy Keach
Exit music from: Roundup on the Prairie by Aaron Kenny https://bit.ly/3kTj0kK
Christmas Present - Tales of the Texas Rangers (12-24-50)
It is 2:00pm December 21st, four days before Christmas 1931. On a city Street corner in North Texas a man dressed as Santa Claus Suddenly leaves his post beside a large red pot labeled “Help the Poor”. Shivering with cold he enters the newly opened building of the Pamandle Equity Bank and approaches the bank guard…
Original Air Date: December 24, 1950
Host: Andrew Rhynes
Show: Tales of the Texas Rangers
Phone: (707) 98 OTRDW (6-8739)
Star:
• Joel McCrea (Ranger Jayce Pearson)
Special Guests:
• Tony Barrett
• Shepard Menken
• James Nusser
• Virginia Gregg
Paid In Full – Tales of the Texas Rangers (05-13-51)
Original Air Date: May 13, 1951
Host: Andrew Rhynes
Show: Tales of the Texas Rangers
Phone: (707) 98 OTRDW (6-8739)
Star:
• Joel McCrea (Ranger Jayce Pearson)
Special Guests:
• Tony Barrett
• Virginia Gregg
• Whitfield Connor
• Ed Begley
• Jester Hairston
Writer:
• Russell Hughes
Producer:
• Stacy Keach
Exit music from: Roundup on the Prairie by Aaron Kenny https://bit.ly/3kTj0kK
No Living Witnesses - Tales of the Texas Rangers (05-06-51)
Original Air Date: May 06, 1951
Host: Andrew Rhynes
Show: Tales of the Texas Rangers
Phone: (707) 98 OTRDW (6-8739)
Star:
• Joel McCrea (Ranger Jayce Pearson)
Special Guests:
• Tony Barrett
• Virginia Gregg
• Herb Ellis
• Ed Begley
• Parley Baer
Writer:
• Russell Hughes
Producer:
• Stacy Keach
Exit music from: Roundup on the Prairie by Aaron Kenny https://bit.ly/3kTj0kK
Canned Death - Tales of the Texas Rangers (04-22-51)
Original Air Date: April 22, 1951
Host: Andrew Rhynes
Show: Tales of the Texas Rangers
Phone: (707) 98 OTRDW (6-8739)
Star:
• Joel McCrea (Ranger Jayce Pearson)
Special Guests:
• Tony Barrett
• Paul Frees
• Virginia Gregg
• Will Wright
• Ken Christy
• Joe Forte
• Edmund MacDonald
• Don Diamond
Writer:
• Russell Hughes
Producer:
• Stacy Keach
Exit music from: Roundup on the Prairie by Aaron Kenny https://bit.ly/3kTj0kK
Conspiracy - Tales of the Texas Rangers (04-15-51)
Original Air Date: April 15, 1951
Host: Andrew Rhynes
Show: Tales of the Texas Rangers
Phone: (707) 98 OTRDW (6-8739)
Star:
• Joel McCrea (Ranger Jayce Pearson)
Special Guests:
• Tony Barrett
• Lillian Buyeff
• Herb Ellis
• Ken Christy
• Byron Kane
• Tom McKee
• Lamont Johnson
• Herb Vigran
Writer:
• Russell Hughes
Producer:
• Stacy Keach
Exit music from: Roundup on the Prairie by Aaron Kenny https://bit.ly/3kTj0kK
Bad Blood - Tales of the Texas Rangers (04-08-51)
Original Air Date: April 08, 1951
Host: Andrew Rhynes
Show: Tales of the Texas Rangers
Phone: (707) 98 OTRDW (6-8739)
Star:
• Joel McCrea (Ranger Jayce Pearson)
Special Guests:
• Tony Barrett
• Paul Frees
• Whitfield Connor
• Sam Edwards
• Parley Baer
• Barbara Luddy
Writer:
• Russell Hughes
Producer:
• Stacy Keach
Exit music from: Roundup on the Prairie by Aaron Kenny https://bit.ly/3kTj0kK
Pressure - Tales of the Texas Rangers (04-01-51)
Original Air Date: April 01, 1951
Host: Andrew Rhynes
Show: Tales of the Texas Rangers
Phone: (707) 98 OTRDW (6-8739)
Star:
• Joel McCrea (Ranger Jayce Pearson)
Special Guests:
• Tony Barrett
• Will Wright
• Herb Vigran
• Ernest Whitman
• Roy Glenn
• William Conrad
• Byron Kane
Writer:
• Russell Hughes
Producer:
• Stacy Keach
Exit music from: Roundup on the Prairie by Aaron Kenny https://bit.ly/3kTj0kK
Breakdown - Tales of the Texas Rangers (03-25-51)
Original Air Date: March 18, 1951
Host: Andrew Rhynes
Show: Tales of the Texas Rangers
Phone: (707) 98 OTRDW (6-8739)
Star:
• Joel McCrea (Ranger Jayce Pearson)
Special Guests:
• Tony Barrett
• Joseph Kearns
• Tom McKee
• Roy Glenn
• Barbara Luddy
Writer:
• Russell Hughes
Producer:
• Stacy Keach
Exit music from: Roundup on the Prairie by Aaron Kenny https://bit.ly/3kTj0kK
Death By Adoption - Tales of the Texas Rangers (03-18-51)
Original Air Date: March 18, 1951
Host: Andrew Rhynes
Show: Tales of the Texas Rangers
Phone: (707) 98 OTRDW (6-8739)
Star:
• Joel McCrea (Ranger Jayce Pearson)
Special Guests:
• Tony Barrett
• Joseph Kearns
• Tom McKee
• Roy Glenn
• Barbara Luddy
Writer:
• Russell Hughes
Producer:
• Stacy Keach
Exit music from: Roundup on the Prairie by Aaron Kenny https://bit.ly/3kTj0kK
Blind Justice - Tales of the Texas Rangers (03-11-51)
Original Air Date: March 11, 1951
Host: Andrew Rhynes
Show: Tales of the Texas Rangers
Phone: (707) 98 OTRDW (6-8739)
Star:
• Joel McCrea (Ranger Jayce Pearson)
Special Guests:
• Tony Barrett
• Peggy Webber
• Herb Vigran
• Ed Begley
• Earl Keen
• Tom Holland
• Tom McKean
Writer:
• Russell Hughes
Producer:
• Stacy Keach
Exit music from: Roundup on the Prairie by Aaron Kenny https://bit.ly/3kTj0kK
The Hatchet - Tales of the Texas Rangers (02-11-51)
Original Air Date: February 11, 1951
Host: Andrew Rhynes
Show: Tales of the Texas Rangers
Phone: (707) 98 OTRDW (6-8739)
Star:
• Joel McCrea (Ranger Jayce Pearson)
Special Guests:
• Tony Barrett
• Parley Baer
• Mike Barrett
• Sam Edwards
• Joe Duval
• Tom Cook
• Gerald Mohr
Writer:
• Russell Hughes
Producer:
• Stacy Keach
Exit music from: Roundup on the Prairie by Aaron Kenny https://bit.ly/3kTj0kK
Sweet Revenge - Tales of the Texas Rangers (02-18-51)
Original Air Date: February 18, 1951
Host: Andrew Rhynes
Show: Tales of the Texas Rangers
Phone: (707) 98 OTRDW (6-8739)
Star:
• Joel McCrea (Ranger Jayce Pearson)
Writer:
• Russell Hughes
Producer:
• Stacy Keach
Exit music from: Roundup on the Prairie by Aaron Kenny https://bit.ly/3kTj0kK
The Trap - Tales of the Texas Rangers (02-25-51)
Original Air Date: February 25, 1951
Host: Andrew Rhynes
Show: Tales of the Texas Rangers
Phone: (707) 98 OTRDW (6-8739)
Star:
• Joel McCrea (Ranger Jayce Pearson)
Special Guests:
• Tony Barrett
• Whitfield Connor
• Herb Ellis
• Parley Baer
• Wilms Herbert
• William Conrad
Writer:
• Russell Hughes
Producer:
• Stacy Keach
Exit music from: Roundup on the Prairie by Aaron Kenny https://bit.ly/3kTj0kK
Loggers Larceny - Tales of the Texas Rangers (02-04-51)
Original Air Date: February 04, 1951
Host: Andrew Rhynes
Show: Tales of the Texas Rangers
Phone: (707) 98 OTRDW (6-8739)
Star:
• Joel McCrea (Ranger Jayce Pearson)
Special Guests:
• Tony Barrett
• William Conrad
• Stacy Harris
• Parley Baer
• Bill Johnstone
Writer:
• Russell Hughes
Producer:
• Stacy Keach
Exit music from: Roundup on the Prairie by Aaron Kenny https://bit.ly/3kTj0kK
