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Tales of the Texas Rangers
(1955-58)
Episode Guide
compiled by The Classic TV Archive
with contributions by: Sal Crisanti, Rina Fox
references:
TV Guide /
Library of Congress (telnet://locis.loc.gov)
Internet Movie Database (https://imdb.com)
UCLA Film and Television Archive / Writers Guild of America (wga)
Tales of the
Texas Rangers (season 1) (CBS) (1955-56)
No New Episodes Aired in the 1956-57 Season
(to be verified)
Tales of the
Texas Rangers (season 2) (CBS) (Fall 1957)
Tales of the
Texas Rangers (season 3) (CBS) (Fall 1958)
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TALES OF THE TEXAS RANGERS
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Screen Gems, Inc.
a division of Columbia Pictures
for
CBS (Saturday Mornings)
later
ABC (re-runs)
Production Executive
Fred Briskin
Produced by Colbert Clark,
Harry Ackerman
US Western series 1955-58 52 episodes x 30 min bw
Starring
Willard Parker
as Ranger Jace Pearson
Harry Lauter
as Ranger Clay Morgan
Stunt Credits:
Rocky Shahan, Boyd Stockman, Sandy Sanders, Saul Gorss, Fred Carson,
Gil Perkins, Edwin Parker, Jay'X'Brands, Fred Krone [SC]
Premise:
Typical western with a twist. The two stars appeared as Texas Rangers but
in a different scenario each program. One week, they might be Rangers in
the 1840s and the next week they could be current day Rangers,
i.e., it was a history of the Texas Rangers.
*
DIRECTORS INCLUDED:
LEW LANDERS, ROBERT G. WALKER, IRVING J. MOORE, EARL BELLAMY [SC]
ASSISTANT DIRECTOR: WILLARD SHELDON [SC]
*
SUPERVISING EDITOR: HENRY BATISTA [SC]
DIRECTOR OF PHOTOGRAPHY: IRVING LIPPMAN [SC]
*
WRITERS INCLUDED:
MAURICE GERAGHTY, WELLS, ROOT, JOE RICHARDSON, LEE ERWIN [SC]
*
FILMING LOCATIONS INCLUDED:
COORIGANVILLE RANCH AND WESTERN STREET, IVERSON RANCH,
COLUMBIA STUDIO BACK LOT [SC]
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TECHNICAL CONSULTANT: CAPT. M.T. 'LONE WOLF' GONZAULLAS,RET. [SC]
Tales of the
Texas Rangers (season 1) (CBS) (1955-56)
No New Episodes Aired in the 1956-57 Season
(to be verified)
Tales of the
Texas Rangers (season 2) (CBS) (Fall 1957)
Tales of the
Texas Rangers (season 3) (CBS) (Fall 1958)
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