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A Texas Ranger unit on patrol is ambushed by the notorious Butch Cavendish gang. The lone survivor, John Reid, is nursed back to health by a passing Indian (who, remarkably enough, had known Reid ...
The Lone Ranger: Created by George W. Trendle, George W. George. With Jay Silverheels, Clayton Moore, John Hart, Bill Ward. The adventures of the masked hero and his Native American partner.
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Jul 4, 2013 · The Lone Ranger, with his faithful Indian companion, Tonto, the daring and resourceful masked rider of the plains led the fight for law and order in the early Western United States. Nowhere in the ...
The Lone Ranger, a masked lawman who patrolled the frontier with his Native American partner, Tonto, made his first appearance in a radio drama back in 1933. Since then, the character has gone on to star in a comic book series, a TV show, and a Gore Verbinski film that was decimated by Rotten Tomatoes .
- He’s older than Superman. The Lone Ranger premiered in January 1933 on WXYZ in Detroit, meaning the character celebrates his 80th birthday this year.
- It was the first Western made for television and one of ABC’s first hits. In 1949, the show made the leap to the new medium of television, becoming the first Western made exclusively for television.
- Silver bullets, “Hi-yo Silver” and that cool theme song. Like any good superhero, the Ranger has cool stuff (see Batman’s utility belt, Spider-Man’s web shooter).
- Armie Hammer is Seth Rogen’s great uncle (and James Lipton his dad). In 1936, Trendle and Striker created a new serial for WXYZ: The Green Hornet, a modern era masked crimefighter equipped with the (then) latest high-tech gadgets.
Originally a Radio Drama, The Lone Ranger first aired on January 30, 1933 and ran through September 3, 1954. It featured the adventures of a mysterious masked man who traveled The Wild West with his faithful companion Tonto and his famous white horse Silver, righting wrongs as they went. It quickly spawned a Long-Running Book Series, and later ...
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Sep 24, 2008 · The masked Western hero last rode onto the silver screen in 1981's The Legend of the Lone Ranger. The character, of course, is most famous from radio programs, serials, and a 1950s TV series ...
