Boxcars711 Overnight Western "Tales Of The Texas Rangers"
Hitchhiker (Aired February 10, 1952)
Tales of the Texas Rangers, a western adventure old-time radio drama, premiered on July 8, 1950, on the 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. Captain Manuel T. "Lone Wolf" Gonzaullas, a Ranger for 30 years and who was said to have killed 31 men during his career, served as consultant for the series. The series was adapted for television from 1955 to 1957. During the opening and closing credits of the TV show, the actors would march toward the camera and sing the theme song, "We are the Texas Rangers", to the tune of "The Eyes of Texas Are Upon You", which is also the tune of "I've Been Working on the Railroad".
THIS EPISODE:
February 10, 1952. NBC network. "The Case Of The Hitch-Hiker". Sustaining. An escaped convict hitch-hikes a ride on a country road. Joel McCrea, Phil Harris (promotional announcement), Elliott Lewis, Stacy Keach (producer, director), Hal Gibney (announcer), Frank Lovejoy, Jack Paar (promotional announcement), M. T. Lone Wolf Gonzaullas (technical advisor), Tony Barrett, Herb Ellis, Lawrence Goldman (writer, transcriber), Tim Graham, Lou Krugman, Nestor Paiva, Ed Begley. 29:58. Episode Notes From The Radio Gold Index.
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