Tales of the Texas Rangers - "Jailbird" (Old Time Radio, 1952)
Tales of the Texas Rangers | Old Time RadioShow Notes
Tales of the Texas Rangers presents “Jailbird,” episode 79, originally broadcast on NBC Radio on May 25, 1952. Joel McCrea stars as Texas Ranger Jace Pearson in this modern-era procedural drawn from the Rangers’ case-file tradition.
Set in October 1939, the case begins after life-term prisoner Jim Hackett escapes a Texas state prison farm with help from Sal, the woman believed to be his wife. When the pair surfaces in Oak Bluff, Pearson and Ranger Clay Morgan follow a trail that leads from a fragment of discarded correspondence to a dangerous undercover investigation. 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 00:50 Original Broadcast 30:32 Closing
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