Tales of the Texas Rangers | Old Time Radio brings you classic Western crime drama from the golden age of radio, following Texas Ranger Jace Pearson as he investigates murder, robbery, fugitives, and dangerous criminals across the Lone Star State. Each episode is an Old Time Retro Radio production, presenting the original broadcast with gently cleaned and mastered audio, a newly produced introduction and closing, and custom episode artwork. Starring Joel McCrea as Ranger Jace Pearson, Tales of the Texas Rangers became a distinctive blend of Western adventure, detective drama, and police procedural storytelling. Rediscover classic old time radio westerns, Texas Rangers, crime drama, detective stories, Western adventure, police procedural, and vintage radio.
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Tales of the Texas Rangers - "Just a Number (Audition)" (Old Time Radio, 1950)
Tales of the Texas Rangers presents “Just a Number,” an audition episode originally broadcast on April 13, 1950. Cataloged as episode 0, this NBC drama stars Joel McCrea as Ranger Jace Pearson and was written by Russell Hughes and produced by Stacy Keach.
When a multiple homicide is discovered at a remote Carson County ranch, Pearson faces a case with few clear clues and an uncertain timeline. Following practical ranch details, missing money, and a distinctive trace of earth, the Ranger pursues a tightening trail across Texas Panhandle 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
00:47 Original Broadcast
28:20 Closing
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5 Oct 2026
Tales of the Texas Rangers - "Bad Blood" (Old Time Radio, 1951)
Tales of the Texas Rangers, “Bad Blood,” originally broadcast April 8, 1951, is episode 38 of the NBC Radio Network crime drama. Joel McCrea stars as Texas Ranger Jace Pearson in this contemporary procedural, produced with Texas Ranger technical adviser M. T. “Lone Wolf” Gonzaullas.
When an aircraft-plant worker receives military-service orders and is found murdered, Pearson follows the evidence in a brutal case involving a frying pan and suspicion close to home. The episode also features Barbara Luddy, Parley Baer, Paul Frees, and Sam Edwards, and was 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
00:51 Original Broadcast
30:21 Closing
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4 Oct 2026
Tales of the Texas Rangers - "Jailbird" (Old Time Radio, 1952)
Tales of the Texas Rangers presents “Jailbird,” episode 79, originally broadcast on NBC Radio on May 25, 1952. Joel McCrea stars as Texas Ranger Jace Pearson in this modern-era procedural drawn from the Rangers’ case-file tradition.
Set in October 1939, the case begins after life-term prisoner Jim Hackett escapes a Texas state prison farm with help from Sal, the woman believed to be his wife. When the pair surfaces in Oak Bluff, Pearson and Ranger Clay Morgan follow a trail that leads from a fragment of discarded correspondence to a dangerous undercover investigation. 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
00:50 Original Broadcast
30:32 Closing
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