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Tales of the Texas Rangers (1955 – 1959)

Tales of the Texas Rangers

^{(1955 – 1959)}

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Family, Western

August 27th, 1955

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Synopsis

Tales of the Texas Rangers is a western old-time radio drama, which aired on NBC from July 8, 1950 to September 14, 1952, and thereafter a 52-episode CBS television series broadcast on Saturday mornings from 1955 to 1958. Film star Joel McCrea voiced the radio version as the fictitious Texas Ranger Jayce Pearson, who uses the latest scientific techniques to identify criminals. His faithful horse, Charcoal, 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, 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."

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Cast

Willard Parker
Ranger Jace Pearson
Harry Lauter
Ranger Clay Morgan
William Boyett
Jan Krinlin
Stanley Andrews
Marshal MacDonald
Jack Lomas
Ben Morgan
Gregg Barton
George Webster
Chris Alcaide
Ben Thomas
Baynes Barron
Buckshot Roberts
Kim Charney
Buddy Fowler
Sandy Sanders
Big Jim Wheeler
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Directors

Lew Landers
(22 episodes, 1955-1957)
George Blair
(7 episodes, 1958)
Irving J. Moore
(2 episodes, 1957)
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Producers

Colbert Clark
producer
(20 episodes, 1955-1957)
Jonas Seinfeld
producer
(5 episodes, 1958)
Mort Briskin
executive producer
(1 episode, 1957)
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Writers

Eric Freiwald
teleplay
(6 episodes, 1955-1956)
Robert Schaefer
teleplay
(6 episodes, 1955-1956)
Frank Shannon
written by
(3 episodes, 1957-1958)
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Keywords

texas
texas ranger

Country of Origin

United States of America

Languages

English

Release Dates

August 27th, 1955 (United States of America)
September 3rd, 1955 (United States of America)

Alternative Titles

Tales of the Texas Rangers (original title)
Tales of the Texas Rangers (Australia)
Los patrulleros del Oeste (Chile) (alternative title)
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Locations

Bronson Canyon, Griffith Park - 4730 Crystal Springs Drive, Los Angeles, California, USA
Columbia/Warner Bros. Ranch - 411 North Hollywood Way, Burbank, California, USA
Corriganville, Ray Corrigan Ranch, Simi Valley, California, USA
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Sound Mixes

Mono

Aspect Ratios

1.33 : 1

Production Companies

Screen Gems
Screen Gems Television

Distribution Companies

CBS
American Broadcasting Company (ABC)
Sony Pictures Television (2002-) / (2002)
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