Tales of the Texas Rangers | OTRWesterns.com
Summary: 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 said to have killed 31 men during his career, served as consultant for the series. This show was one of the more successful radio shows of the early 1950′s, airing for 3 years. Directed by Stacey Keach, Sr., TALES OF THE TEXAS RANGERS broadcast coast-to-coast every Sunday on NBC.
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Candy Man Host: Andrew Rhynes Show: Tales of the Texas Rangers Date: September 16, 1950 Phone: (707) 98 OTRDW again (707) 986-8739 Stars: Joel McCrea (Ranger Jayce Pearson)
Dead or Alive Host: Andrew Rhynes Show: Tales of the Texas Rangers Date: September 09, 1950 Phone: (707) 98 OTRDW again (707) 986-8739 Stars: Joel McCrea (Ranger Jayce Pearson)
Play for Keeps Host: Andrew Rhynes Show: Tales of the Texas Rangers Date: September 02, 1950 Phone: (707) 98 OTRDW again (707) 986-8739
The Open Range Host: Andrew Rhynes Show: Tales of the Texas Rangers Date: August 26, 1950 Phone: (707) 98 OTRDW again (707) 986-8739
Fool's Gold Host: Andrew Rhynes Show: Tales of the Texas Rangers Date: August 19, 1950 Phone: (707) 98 OTRDW again (707) 986-8739
The Broken Spur Host: Andrew Rhynes Show: Tales of the Texas Rangers Date: August 12, 1950 Phone: (707) 98 OTRDW again (707) 986-8739
Quick Silver Host: Andrew Rhynes Show: Tales of A Texas Ranger Date: August 05, 1950 Phone: (707) 98 OTRDW again (707) 986-8739
The Trigger Man Host: Andrew Rhynes Show: Tales of A Texas Ranger Date: July 29, 1950 Phone: (707) 98 OTRDW again (707) 986-8739
Apache Peak Original Air Date: July 22, 1950 Host: Andrew Rhynes Show: Tales of the Texas Rangers Phone: (707) 98 OTRDW (6-8739) Stars: Joel McCrea (Ranger Jayce Pearson) Co-Stars: Tony Barrett Bill Johnstone Sam Edwards Paul Dubov Byron Kane Virginia Gregg
The White Elephant Host: Andrew Rhynes Show: Tales of A Texas Ranger Date: July 15, 1950 Phone: (707) 98 OTRDW again (707) 986-8739
