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  • Tales of the Texas Rangers - "Sell-Out" (Old Time Radio, 1952)

    Tales of the Texas Rangers - "Sell-Out" (Old Time Radio, 1952)
    Oct 30 2026
    Tales of the Texas Rangers presents “Sell-Out,” episode 80, originally broadcast on NBC Radio on June 1, 1952. Joel McCrea stars as Ranger Jace Pearson in this Texas Ranger case-file reenactment, produced and directed by Stacy Keach Sr.

    A closing-out sale at a small Texas hardware store turns violent when a masked robber steals the receipts and shoots the proprietor. With witnesses offering conflicting descriptions of the suspect and the getaway car, Ranger Pearson must separate reliable physical details from first impressions.

    Old Time Retro Radio presents the original broadcast with a newly produced contextual introduction, a short closing announcement, and gently cleaned and mastered audio for a more consistent listening experience.

    Chapters:
    00:00 Victor Sterling Introduction
    00:44 Original Broadcast
    30:23 Closing

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    31 min
  • Tales of the Texas Rangers - "Little Sister" (Old Time Radio, 1952)

    Tales of the Texas Rangers - "Little Sister" (Old Time Radio, 1952)
    Oct 29 2026
    Old Time Retro Radio presents Tales of the Texas Rangers, “Little Sister,” originally broadcast on May 4, 1952. This is episode 76 of the NBC Radio crime drama, starring Joel McCrea as Ranger Jace Pearson.

    Set in September 1947, the case finds Pearson and Clay Morgan investigating when an older sister’s return to a rural Texas community draws her younger sibling toward crime. A movie-theater robbery, a stolen blue sedan, and clues across nearby towns set the Rangers on a careful, fast-moving trail. Written by Charles E. Israel 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
    00:45 Original Broadcast
    30:24 Closing

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    31 min
  • Tales of the Texas Rangers - "Prelude to Felony" (Old Time Radio, 1952)

    Tales of the Texas Rangers - "Prelude to Felony" (Old Time Radio, 1952)
    Oct 28 2026
    Old Time Retro Radio presents Tales of the Texas Rangers, “Prelude to Felony,” originally broadcast on March 16, 1952. This is episode 70 of the NBC radio drama, starring Joel McCrea as Ranger Jace Pearson.

    Near the fictitious town of Ismara, Texas, four calves vanish overnight from Buck Watley’s herd and turn up on a neighboring ranch. With Sheriff Alan Hankins wary of an easy accusation, Ranger Pearson follows the ranch-country evidence through conflicting claims and testimony. The episode was written by Betty Mears and produced 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
    00:46 Original Broadcast
    30:34 Closing

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    31 min
  • Tales of the Texas Rangers - "Illusion" (Old Time Radio, 1952)

    Tales of the Texas Rangers - "Illusion" (Old Time Radio, 1952)
    Oct 27 2026
    Old Time Retro Radio presents Tales of the Texas Rangers, “Illusion,” originally broadcast on April 20, 1952. Episode 74 stars Joel McCrea as Texas Ranger Jace Pearson in NBC’s contemporary-style Ranger procedural.

    In Eagle Rock, Texas, a frightened Amy West believes someone is trying to kill her after a nighttime gas explosion damages her ranch house. With earlier incidents dismissed as accidents or imagination, Sheriff Glenn Minton calls on Ranger Pearson to determine whether the threat is real. 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
    00:43 Original Broadcast
    30:20 Closing

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    30 min
  • Tales of the Texas Rangers - "Clean Up" (Old Time Radio, 1950)

    Tales of the Texas Rangers - "Clean Up" (Old Time Radio, 1950)
    Oct 26 2026
    Tales of the Texas Rangers, “Clean Up,” originally broadcast September 30, 1950, is episode 13 of the NBC Radio Network crime drama. Joel McCrea stars as Ranger Jace Pearson in this authentic-case reenactment series, with names and places fictionalized.

    When an independent oil operator is killed during a sudden boom in the fictional town of Kilman, Texas, Pearson goes undercover to investigate racketeering and intimidation aimed at smaller oilfield operators. The episode was transcribed and adapted by Joel Murcott 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
    00:51 Original Broadcast
    30:36 Closing

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    31 min
  • Tales of the Texas Rangers - "Pressure" (Old Time Radio, 1951)

    Tales of the Texas Rangers - "Pressure" (Old Time Radio, 1951)
    Oct 25 2026
    Old Time Retro Radio presents “Pressure,” episode 37 of NBC Radio’s Tales of the Texas Rangers, originally broadcast April 1, 1951. The series stars Joel McCrea as Texas Ranger Jace Pearson.

    In January 1933, an elderly farmhand arrives covered in blood and confesses to murdering his employer. But when Ranger Pearson examines the confession and the evidence at a rural Lingua, Texas, farm, troubling details fail to fit. Written by Joel Murcott and directed by Stacy Keach, “Pressure” is a tense Western police procedural featuring Will Wright as Sheriff Russ Morton.

    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
    30:42 Closing

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    31 min
  • Tales of the Texas Rangers - "The Lucky Dollar" (Old Time Radio, 1950)

    Tales of the Texas Rangers - "The Lucky Dollar" (Old Time Radio, 1950)
    Oct 24 2026
    Tales of the Texas Rangers, “The Lucky Dollar,” originally broadcast December 10, 1950, is episode 22 of the NBC Radio Network crime drama. Joel McCrea stars as Ranger Jace Pearson in this fact-based-style reenactment from the Rangers’ files.

    On a sweltering South Texas night, a small-store robbery turns deadly after the power is cut. With only a little cash missing but a taped-up lucky dollar gone from the register, Pearson and the local sheriff follow an unusual clue through fingerprints, ballistics, and a torn piece of currency. Produced and 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
    00:49 Original Broadcast
    29:53 Closing

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    30 min
  • Tales of the Texas Rangers - "Unleashed Fury" (Old Time Radio, 1952)

    Tales of the Texas Rangers - "Unleashed Fury" (Old Time Radio, 1952)
    Oct 23 2026
    Old Time Retro Radio presents Tales of the Texas Rangers, “Unleashed Fury,” episode 77, originally broadcast on May 11, 1952. This NBC crime drama stars Joel McCrea as Texas Ranger Jace Pearson, with Herb Ellis as Ranger Clay Morgan.

    Near Carnesville, Texas, the Rangers join a tense search for Charlie Brock, a dangerous state-hospital escapee whose trail leads through rural homes, open country, and the surrounding brush. Written by Charles E. Israel and produced and directed by Stacy Keach Sr., the episode is a dramatized modern-era Ranger case rather than a frontier Western.

    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
    30:30 Closing

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    31 min