Fool's Gold: Tales of the Texas Rangers (August 19, 1950)

“Fool's Gold” is an episode of Tales of the Texas Rangers, the old-time radio show, first broadcast August 19, 1950. Listen free on Stupid Potato.

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What happens

Two bank robbers attempt to hold up a bank in Live Oak, West Texas in 1946. During their getaway, their stolen sedan crashes, killing one of the robbers and an innocent man and child in another car. Ranger Jace Pearson investigates the crash and dead robber to track down the escaped accomplice.

Live Oak, West Texas in 1946, including a bank, hospital, and sheriff's office

Characters: Ranger Jace Pearson, Roads, Sheriff, Doctor, Deputy Sheriff, Bank teller, Posse members

Listen for: Details about the crash investigation, fingerprint evidence, blood type analysis, and the search for the escaped robber with distinctive gold front teeth

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.