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Western old time radio and television police procedural drama

Tales of the Texas Rangers is a 20th century Western old time radio and television police procedural drama which originally aired on NBC Radio from 1950 to 1952 and later on CBS Television from 1955 to 1958. Film star Joel McCrea voiced the radio version as the fictitious Texas Ranger Jace Pearson, who uses the latest scientific techniques to identify criminals. His faithful horse, Charcoal (or "Charky"), helps Pearson to track down the culprits. The radio shows, some of which are available on the Internet, are reenactments of actual Texas Ranger cases. The television version was produced and also directed for several episodes by Stacy Keach, Sr. It was sponsored for part of its run by Wheaties cereal. Captain Manuel T. "Lone Wolf" Gonzaullas, who was said to have killed thirty one men during his 30 year career as a Texas Ranger, was the consultant for the television series, as he had been for the earlier radio series. The television version was filmed by Screen Gems. On radio, Joel McCrea's Pearson often worked by request with a local sheriff's office or police department. But in the television version, Willard Parker assumed the role of Jace Pearson and had a regular partner, Ranger Clay Morgan, who had been an occasional character on the radio show. Morgan was portrayed in the television version by Harry Lauter. William Boyett appeared five times on the television series, including the role of Wade Crowell in the 1955 premiere episode, "Ransom Flight." During the opening and closing credits of the television series, the actors march toward the camera as an off screen men's chorus sings the theme song, "These Are Tales of Texas Rangers", to the tune of "The Eyes of Texas Are Upon You" and "I've Been Working on the Railroad". The radio series used contemporary cases and modern detective methods to solve crimes; it was a procedural drama, in many ways Jack Webb's Dragnet with a western flavor. The television version had some episodes set in the 1950s, comparable in some ways to Rod Cameron's syndicated series, State Trooper. Other episodes were set in the 19th century in a traditional western genre. In each case, Parker and Lauter were involved with chases and shoot outs. The weaponry varied greatly between the modern and older stories. Irving J. Moore, later with Gunsmoke, began his career as a director on two episodes of Tales of the Texas Rangers. Besides Keach and Moore, the other directors included Lew Landers, George Blair, and Earl Bellamy.

NumberTitleAirdateNotesAUD Just A Number 04 13 50 :27:40 1 Just A Number 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 Night Chase 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

The series was adapted into a comic book distributed by Dell Comics and drawn by Dan Spiegle. It also inspired Willy Vandersteen's Suske en Wiske album De Texasrakkers.