Double Edge: Tales of the Texas Rangers (August 3, 1952)

“Double Edge” is an episode of Tales of the Texas Rangers, the old-time radio show, first broadcast August 3, 1952. Listen free on Stupid Potato.

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What happens

A Texas Ranger investigates a bank robbery in Holden when a marked bill from the theft turns up at a hardware store in the nearby town of Compton. The ranger questions the store owner about who brought in the suspicious bill, hoping to track down the robbers before they strike again.

Texas towns of Holden and Compton, a bank, and a hardware store, in 1952

Characters: Ranger Jace Pearson, Sam Crane, Jim Vance, Alan, Mrs. Palmer, Justin Palmer

Listen for: The ranger's investigation of the marked bill and his questioning of the hardware store owner who may hold the key to identifying one of the bank robbers

Written from the episode itself; it never gives away the ending. Every recording is remastered for the stream: cleaned of rumble, hiss and mains hum (and the old TV whine where we found it), then levelled in two passes to steady broadcast loudness, so one show is never quieter than the next.