JOY RIDE and DEATH SHAFT TALES OF THE TEXAS RANGERS

From 1001 Stories From the Old West by Jon Hagadorn

April 24, 2026 · 1h 3m

About this episode

This episode explores the old-time radio drama 'Tales of the Texas Rangers' and its historical significance.

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 and directed by Stacy Keach, Sr., and was sponsored for part of its run by Wheaties. NEW Enjoy 1001 Sherlock Holmes Stories and The Best of Arthur Conan Doyle https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/1001-sherlock-holmes-stories-best-sir-arthur-conan/id1534427618 Get all of our shows at one website: www.bestof1001stories.com My email works as well for comments: 1001storiespodcast@gmail.com SUPPORT OUR SHOW BY BECOMING A PATRON! https://.patreon.com/1001storiesnetwork . Its time I started asking for support! Thank you. Its a few dollars a month OR a one time. (Any amount is appreciated). YOUR REVIEWS ARE NEEDED AND APPRECIATED! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

People in this episode

Host: Jon Hagadorn

Topics covered

Texas Rangers
old-time radio
western adventure
crime reenactments
historical drama

Keywords

Texas Rangers
Joel McCrea
old-time radio
crime
western
NBC
Wheaties

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: NBC

Books & works: Tales of the Texas Rangers