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...
Apache Peak - Tales of the Texas Rangers (07-22-50)
Original Air Date: July 22, 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
• Bill Johnstone
• Sam Edwards
• Paul Dubov
• Byron Kane
• Virginia Gregg
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
Just A Number {AUDITION} - Tales of the Texas Rangers
Original Air Date: April 19, 1950
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 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
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
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
