Tales of the Texas Rangers, was originally a western adventure old-time radio drama from 1950 to 1952. Movie star Joel McCrea starred as Texas Ranger Jace Pearson, who used the latest scientific techniques to identify the criminals and his faithful horse, Charcoal  to track them down. The shows were re-enactments of actual Texas Ranger cases.The series was adapted for television from 1955 to 1957 and produced by Screen Gems. For the TV version, Willard Parker took over the role of Jace Pearson. On radio, Pearson often worked by request with a local sheriff's office or police department but on the TV show, he had a regular partner, Ranger Clay Morgan (who had been an occasional character on the radio show), played by Harry Lauter. During the opening and closing credits of the TV show, the actors would march toward the camera and an off-screen men's chorus sing the theme song, "These Are Tales of 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"...includes these 10 classic episodes:The Devil's Deputy,Uranium Pete,Return of the Rough Riders,West of Sonora,Horseman on the Sierras,Hardrock's Dilemma,The Steel Trap,Desert Fury,Carnival Criss-Cross,Edge of Danger