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A soldier deserts from the Army, kills his fellow deserter, and finds himself accused of beating up an old rancher.

Original Air Date: April 06, 1952
Host: Andrew Rhynes
Show: Tales of the Texas Rangers
Phone: (707) 98 OTRDW (6-8739)
Stars:
• Joel McCrea (Ranger Jayce Pearson)
Special Guests:
• Tony Barrett
• Peter Lee
• Sam Edwards
• Vivi Janiss
• Jeanette Nolan
• Herb Ellis
Writer:
• Bernard Etterer
• Robert A. White
Producer:
• Stacy Keach
Exit music from: Roundup on the Prairie by Aaron Kenny https://bit.ly/3kTj0kK

A man kills a girl's date in Lover's Lane, and she refuses to identify the killer!

Original Air Date: March 30, 1952
Host: Andrew Rhynes
Show: Tales of the Texas Rangers
Phone: (707) 98 OTRDW (6-8739)

Stars:
• Joel McCrea (Ranger Jayce Pearson)

Special Guests:
• Tony Barrett
• Bert Holland
• Betty Moran
• Lou Krugman
• Parley Baer
• Michael Ann Berret

Writer:
• Charles E. Israel

Producer:
• Stacy Keach

Exit music from: Roundup on the Prairie by Aaron Kenny https://bit.ly/3kTj0kK

A young girl steals her own father's cattle and frames a neighboring rancher for the crime.

Original Air Date: March 16, 1952
Host: Andrew Rhynes
Show: Tales of the Texas Rangers
Phone: (707) 98 OTRDW (6-8739)

Stars:
• Joel McCrea (Ranger Jayce Pearson)

Special Guests:
• Colleen Collins
• Ed Begley
• Miriam Kruschen
• Forrest Lewis
• Parley Baer
• Tony Barrett
• George Pirrone

Writer:
• Betty Mears

Producer:
• Stacy Keach

Exit music from: Roundup on the Prairie by Aaron Kenny https://bit.ly/3kTj0kK

An Iowa farm family stops in Texas to help a stranger, who then kills the man and woman and wounds their twelve year old boy.

Original Air Date: March 09, 1952
Host: Andrew Rhynes
Show: Tales of the Texas Rangers
Phone: (707) 98 OTRDW (6-8739)

Stars:
• Joel McCrea (Ranger Jayce Pearson)

Special Guests:
• Dick Beals
• Barbara Luddy
• Tom Tully
• Tony Barrett
• Barney Phillips
• Ken Christy

Writer:
• Shelby Gordon

Producer:
• Stacy Keach

Exit music from: Roundup on the Prairie by Aaron Kenny https://bit.ly/3kTj0kK

A strange burglar, who eats before he robs and who wields a mean ice pick, is finally tracked down by the Rangers.

Original Air Date: March 02, 1952
Host: Andrew Rhynes
Show: Tales of the Texas Rangers
Phone: (707) 98 OTRDW (6-8739)

Stars:
• Joel McCrea (Ranger Jayce Pearson)

Special Guests:
• Tony Barrett
• Lillian Buyeff
• Whitfield Connor
• Parley Baer

Writer:
• Russell Hughes

Producer:
• Stacy Keach

Exit music from: Roundup on the Prairie by Aaron Kenny https://bit.ly/3kTj0kK

The Rangers break up a stolen car ring and catch a boy who's too good with a knife.

Original Air Date: February 24, 1952
Host: Andrew Rhynes
Show: Tales of the Texas Rangers
Phone: (707) 98 OTRDW (6-8739)

Stars:
• Joel McCrea (Ranger Jayce Pearson)

Special Guests:
• Tony Barrett
• Sam Edwards
• Whitfield Connor
• Paul McVeigh
• Herb Ellis

Writer:
• Russell Hughes

Producer:
• Stacy Keach

Exit music from: Roundup on the Prairie by Aaron Kenny https://bit.ly/3kTj0kK

A poor field hand is accused of a murder and he only has a snake as his alibi.

Original Air Date: February 17, 1952
Host: Andrew Rhynes
Show: Tales of the Texas Rangers
Phone: (707) 98 OTRDW (6-8739)

Stars:
• Joel McCrea (Ranger Jayce Pearson)

Special Guests:
• Tony Barrett
• Vivianne Baber
• Robert Davis
• Parley Baer
• Herb Ellis
• Bill Johnstone

Writer:
• Russell Hughes

Producer:
• Stacy Keach

Exit music from: Roundup on the Prairie by Aaron Kenny https://bit.ly/3kTj0kK

An escaped convict hitch-hikes a ride on a country road in an attempt to bypass the road blocks.

Original Air Date: February 10, 1952
Host: Andrew Rhynes
Show: Tales of the Texas Rangers
Phone: (707) 98 OTRDW (6-8739)

Stars:
• Joel McCrea (Ranger Jayce Pearson)

Special Guests:
• Tony Barrett
• Tim Graham
• Lou Krugman
• Nestor Paiva
• Ed Begley
• Herb Ellis

Writer:
• Russell Hughes

Producer:
• Stacy Keach

Exit music from: Roundup on the Prairie by Aaron Kenny https://bit.ly/3kTj0kK

At 9:30pm on July 23rd, 1936, in a sweltering border-town arena, ex-cowpoke Johnny Buck preps for his fight. Moments into the bout, he’s cut above the eye—then collapses. Rushed to the hospital, doctors discover he’s been poisoned.

Original Air Date: February 03, 1952
Host: Andrew Rhynes
Show: Tales of the Texas Rangers
Phone: (707) 98 OTRDW (6-8739)

Star:
• Joel McCrea (Ranger Jayce Pearson)

Special Guests:
• Tony Barrett
• Herb Vigran
• Herb Ellis
• Nestor Paiva
• Parley Baer
• Peggy Webber

Writer:
• Russell Hughes

Producer:
• Stacy Keach

Exit music from: Roundup on the Prairie by Aaron Kenny https://bit.ly/3kTj0kK

At 9:20pm on May 5th, 1937, Jim and Susan Fuller return to their Texas ranch. Jim heads to the barn but spots flickering flashlights among his calves. Grabbing his shotgun, he ventures into the dark, unaware of the danger waiting in the fields.

Original Air Date: January 27, 1952
Host: Andrew Rhynes
Show: Tales of the Texas Rangers
Phone: (707) 98 OTRDW (6-8739)

Star:
• Joel McCrea (Ranger Jayce Pearson)

Special Guests:
• Tony Barrett
• Whitfield Connor
• Jeanette Nolan
• Herb Ellis
• Betty Lou Gerson

Writer:
• Russell Hughes

Producer:
• Stacy Keach

Exit music from: Roundup on the Prairie by Aaron Kenny https://bit.ly/3kTj0kK