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character was played on the radio show by George Seaton, Earle Graser, and Brace Beemer. Clayton Moore portrayed the Lone Ranger on television, although during a contract dispute, Moore was replaced temporarily by John Hart, who wore a different style of mask. On the radio, Tonto was played by, among others, John Todd and Roland Parker; and in the television series, by Jay Silverheels, who was a Mohawk from the Six Nations Indian Reserve in Ontario, Canada. The Lone Ranger was so named because the character is the sole survivor of a group of six Texas Rangers. While details differ,
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character was played on the radio show by George Seaton, Earle Graser, and Brace Beemer. Clayton Moore portrayed the Lone Ranger on television, although during a contract dispute, Moore was replaced temporarily by John Hart, who wore a different style of mask. On the radio, Tonto was played by, among others, John Todd and Roland Parker; and in the television series, by Jay Silverheels, who was a Mohawk from the Six Nations Indian Reserve in Ontario, Canada. The Lone Ranger was so named because the character is the sole survivor of a group of six Texas Rangers. While details differ,
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Brace Beemer Brace Beemer (December 9, 1902 – March 1, 1965) was an American radio actor and announcer at radio station WXYZ (AM), Detroit, Michigan. He is best known as the radio voice of the Lone Ranger. Brace Beemer became the third radio voice of the Lone Ranger on April 18, 1941, and remained so until the series' last new episode on September 3, 1954. During the 13 years that Beemer played the title character, he was required by contract to restrict his radio acting to that one role until the program left the air. The experienced and popular Western
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performing in Michigan. The company would set up a tent for two nights, performing "The Haunted House" and "Your Uncle Dudley". In 1932, Graser was hired as a bit player by dramatic productions director James Jewell of Detroit radio station WXYZ. For recreation, he enjoyed swimming, badminton and gardening. He sang bass in his church choir. He listed his ambitions: own a farm in Connecticut, play Hamlet and teach elocution and drama at a small Eastern college. The Lone Ranger radio series premiered on January 30, 1933. George Seaton played the Lone Ranger from January 31 to May 9 of
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The Lone Ranger, extending as far as a 1960 television appearance by Striker on "To Tell the Truth", which mentioned his role in the character's creation. The actual first trial episodes of "The Lone Ranger" were broadcast on WEBR in Buffalo prior to the official premiere on WXYZ. These first broadcasts starred Buffalo actor John L. Barrett weeks before George Stenius (who later changed his name to George Seaton and became a film director) played the role. When the Lone Ranger series began to gain popularity, Trendle convinced Striker to move to WXYZ, where he eventually became head of WXYZ's
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The Lone Ranger Inc. were paid $18,750 plus 10% of any rental share above a $390,000 minimum. There was some disagreement between Republic and Trendle but the contract gave Republic authority over the script and characters. Republic planned that the Lone Ranger would unmask in the last chapter, revealing himself to Joan Blanchard (Lynn Roberts) as Allen King (Lee Powell). Prior to this the issue was confused by two voices for the Lone Ranger (mainly Billy Bletcher but with Earle Graser from the radio series providing the signature cry of "Hi-Yo Silver") and his stunt double (Dave Sharpe). Trendle objected
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history can one find a greater champion of justice! Return with us now to those thrilling days of yesteryear! From out of the past come the thundering hoofbeats of the great horse Silver! The Lone Ranger rides again! This was followed by Brace Beemer's voice, declaring, "Come on, Silver! Let's go, big fellow! Hi-yo, Silver! Away!" The Lone Ranger was played by several actors: Tonto was played throughout the run by actor John Todd (although there were a few isolated occasions when he was replaced by Roland Parker, better known as Kato for much of the run of sister series
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Historic Places. The marker reads -- <br> <br> <br> <br> <br><br> <br><br> Beemer took over as the voice of The Lone Ranger from 1941 to the end of the series in 1955. Most of Earle Graser's performances came before the use of transcription disks and modern audiences better remember his successor's in the role of the Lone Ranger. However, his voice continued to be heard. The radio and television series continued using his recorded voice for the famous "Hi Yo, Silver" shout. Earle Graser Earle Graser (March 31, 1909 - April 8, 1941) was an American radio actor at radio
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returned to WXYZ in Detroit. He took over the position of announcer and narrator for radio's "The Lone Ranger" beginning July 2, 1948 and continuing until the series ended on September 3, 1954. He understudied the title role and stepped into the part on March 29, 1954 when Brace Beemer had laryngitis. His long run as announcer and narrator of "The Lone Ranger" made the Foy's distinctive voice a radio trademark. He was also heard on radio's "The Green Hornet" and "Challenge of the Yukon". His stentorian delivery of the program's lead-in thrilled his audience for years and helped the
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an education, making infrequent appearances on the series whenever Fran Striker wanted to remind the audience of the family connection, and would later become part of "The Green Hornet" radio series, first appearing on October 22, 1936, establishing the connection between The Lone Ranger and The Green Hornet in the episode "Too Hot to Handle" (November 11, 1947) and being played throughout the series by John Todd, who played "Tonto" on "The Lone Ranger" radio series. According to the episode "The Legend of Silver" (September 30, 1938), before acquiring Silver, the Lone Ranger rode a chestnut mare called Dusty. The
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The Lone Ranger (video game) The Lone Ranger is an action-adventure video game released by Konami for the Nintendo Entertainment System exclusively in North America in . It is based on "The Lone Ranger" radio and TV franchise, the latter which was still rerunning in syndication when the game was released. The player takes the role of the Lone Ranger himself as he engages against outlaws in side-scrolling, overhead, and even first-person segments. "The Lone Ranger" theme music is played prominently during the game, which includes a DPCM-coded voice clip of the ranger shouting his catch-phrase "Hi Yo Silver". The
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The Lone Ranger (TV series) The Lone Ranger is an American western drama television series that aired on the ABC Television network from 1949 to 1957, with Clayton Moore in the starring role. Jay Silverheels, a member of the Mohawk Aboriginal people in Canada, played The Lone Ranger's Indian companion Tonto. John Hart replaced Moore in the title role from 1952 to 1954 due to a contract dispute. Fred Foy, who had been both narrator and announcer of the radio series from 1948 until its ending, was the announcer. Gerald Mohr was originally employed as the narrator for the television
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Lone Ranger. Lone Ranger The Lone Ranger is a fictional masked former Texas Ranger who fought outlaws in the American Old West with his Native American friend, Tonto. The character has been called an enduring icon of American culture. He first appeared in 1933 in a radio show conceived either by WXYZ (Detroit) radio station owner George W. Trendle, or by Fran Striker, the show's writer. The radio series proved to be a hit and spawned a series of books (largely written by Striker), an equally popular television show that ran from 1949 to 1957, comic books, and several movies.
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the Pete Kelly franchise. He played the role of Barney Rickett for the series' summer run in 1951. In 1951, he played the title character's editor in "Alias Jane Doe". His last radio appearance was in 1953, leaving behind such radio credits as "University Theatre", "Escape", "Suspense", "Family Theater", "Lux Radio Theatre", "Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar", "Crime Classics" and "The Lone Ranger". Owen also played 'Dusty' in the 1950 episode of "The Lone Ranger" titled 'Greed for Gold'. Shortly after Owen's last appearance in radio, he made his first appearance in television on the TV series "The Unexpected" in 1953.
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radar indicator is located below the screen to indicate where the enemies are attacking from. Unlike the other types of stages, the player can only use their revolver in these segments, although certain enemies will drop additional bullets. These battles can also be played using the NES Zapper light gun or the LaserScope headphone controller in addition to the standard controller. The Lone Ranger (video game) The Lone Ranger is an action-adventure video game released by Konami for the Nintendo Entertainment System exclusively in North America in . It is based on "The Lone Ranger" radio and TV franchise, the
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actor from Colorado, voiced the character in "The Tarzan/Lone Ranger Adventure Hour". Michael Horse portrayed Tonto in the film "The Legend of the Lone Ranger" (1981). Johnny Depp's was the most recent portrayal, in the Disney film "The Lone Ranger" (2013). Tonto made his first appearance on the 11th episode of the radio show "The Lone Ranger". Two conflicting origin stories have been given for the character Tonto and how he came to work with the Lone Ranger. As originally presented, in the December 7, 1938, radio broadcast, Reid had already been well established as the Lone Ranger when he
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the 11th episode of the radio show, which originated on the Detroit, Michigan, radio station WXYZ. Though he became well known as the Lone Ranger's friend, Tonto was originally created just so the Lone Ranger would have someone with whom to talk. Throughout the radio run (which spanned 21 years), with only a few exceptions, Tonto was played by American actor John Todd. Jay Silverheels portrayed the (arguably best-remembered version) in "The Lone Ranger" television series. This was the highest-rated television program on the ABC network in the early 1950s and its first true "hit". Ivan Naranjo, a Blackfoot/Southern Ute
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him team up with the Lone Ranger ended with his saying, "Fly, Taka! "On," Scout!" (Those where he teamed with the Lone Ranger had the Ranger following this up with the customary "Hi-yo, Silver! Away!") The first of 2,956 radio episodes of "The Lone Ranger" premiered on WXYZ, a radio station serving Detroit, Michigan, on January 30, 1933 or January 31, 1933. As Dunning writes in "On the Air: The Encyclopedia of Old-Time Radio:" The show was an immediate success. Though it was aimed at children, adults made up at least half the audience. It became so popular, it was
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Lone Ranger The Lone Ranger is a fictional masked former Texas Ranger who fought outlaws in the American Old West with his Native American friend, Tonto. The character has been called an enduring icon of American culture. He first appeared in 1933 in a radio show conceived either by WXYZ (Detroit) radio station owner George W. Trendle, or by Fran Striker, the show's writer. The radio series proved to be a hit and spawned a series of books (largely written by Striker), an equally popular television show that ran from 1949 to 1957, comic books, and several movies. The title
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man. </poem> In addition, Fran Striker and George W. Trendle drew up the following guidelines that embody who and what the Lone Ranger is: Although the Lone Ranger's last name in the radio shows was given as Reid, his first name was never specified in any of the radio or television shows. Various radio reference books, beginning with "Radio's Golden Age" (Eastern Valley Press, 1966), give the Lone Ranger's first name as John. Some cite the 20th anniversary radio program in 1953 as the source of the name, but the Lone Ranger's first name is never mentioned in that episode.
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Mrs. Pasquale on the "Sunday Night Hi-Jinks" radio program. Urecal played Maw Bowie, mother of the title character, in "The Adventures of Jim Bowie" (1956-1958). She guest-starred on CBS's "My Friend Flicka", "The Roy Rogers Show", The Lone Ranger, and the syndicated "The Range Rider". She had a recurring role in the 1953-1954 situation comedy "Meet Mr. McNutley" in the role of Josephine Bradley, the dean of a women's college. The program was broadcast on CBS radio and CBS-TV . She also played Billie the Barber in the 1950 episode of "The Lone Ranger" as "Billie the Great". In 1957,
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became a juvenile sidekick to the Masked Man, is Dan Reid. When Trendle and Striker later created "The Green Hornet" in 1936, they made this Dan Reid the father of Britt Reid, alias the Green Hornet, thereby making the Lone Ranger the Green Hornet's great-uncle. Throughout "The Lone Ranger" radio series, Dan was played by Ernest Winstanley, Bob Martin, Clarence Weitzel, James Lipton and Dick Beals. The Lone Ranger's nephew made his first appearance in "Heading North" (December 14, 1942) under the name "Dan Frisby", the grandson of Grandma Frisby. The two lived in an area described as "the high
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Ranger with the name of his horse as well as the funds required to finance his wandering life-style and the raw material for his signature bullets. At the end of most episodes, after the Lone Ranger and Tonto leave, someone asks the sheriff or other person of authority who the masked man was. The person then responds that it was the Lone Ranger, who is then heard yelling "Hi-Yo Silver, away!" as he and Tonto ride away on their horses. George W. Trendle retained the title of producer, although he recognized that his experience in radio was not adequate for
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The Lone Ranger (2003 film) The Lone Ranger was a 2003 American western action television film. It was an attempt by The WB to revive the "Lone Ranger" franchise for a new generation. The character first appeared in 1933 in a radio show conceived either by WXYZ (Detroit) radio station owner George W. Trendle, or by Fran Striker, the show's writer. The radio series proved to be a hit and spawned a series of books (largely written by Striker), an equally popular television show that ran from 1949 to 1957, comic books, and several movies. The film, intended as a
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his father that he, Britt, is the Green Hornet. After Dan's initial shock and anger, Dan refers to a vigilante "pioneer ancestor" of theirs that Dan himself had ridden alongside in Texas. As he expressed pride in and love for his son, the Lone Ranger theme briefly played in the background. The Lone Ranger property was sold to another company in the 1950s, which resulted in a legal complication that precluded The Lone Ranger being directly associated with the Green Hornet. This complication was later resolved in a comic book cross-over published by Dynamite Entertainment. A number of the Pink
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part of a deal for Republic to produce a serial based (loosely) on the Lone Ranger. This music was then modified by NBC radio arranger Ben Bonnell and recorded in Mexico to avoid American union rules. This music was used in both the radio and later television shows. The character was originally believed to be inspired by Texas Ranger Captain John R. Hughes, to whom the book "The Lone Star Ranger" by Zane Grey was dedicated in 1915. Another possible historical inspiration was Bass Reeves, the first black deputy U.S. marshal west of the Mississippi River, may have originated from
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Hillbillies", "Preview Tonight", and "The Milton Berle Show". In 1966, ABC-TV revived George W. Trendle's famous radio character in a new series, "The Green Hornet". Van Williams signed with 20th Century-Fox to portray the mysterious masked hero and his alter ego, newspaper editor Britt Reid (son of Dan Reid, Jr. who was the nephew of John Reid, aka "The Lone Ranger" although The Lone Ranger was not given that as his official true identity name). Williams played the role straight, unlike the lampoon comedy approach of the same producer's "Batman" show. He and co-star Bruce Lee also made three guest
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is not to be wasted or thrown away. In the 3rd episode, his friend, who will be making his bullets for him, mentions killing villains with the bullets and the Lone Ranger explains that he will not shoot to kill; he will let the law dispense justice. The silver bullets will be as symbols of justice. Whether he actually used silver bullets in his guns varies depending on story and medium. In the radio series, the Lone Ranger used only lead bullets as weapons, while the silver bullets were used symbolically. In the 1981 feature film, The Lone Ranger used
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set. The name John Reid is used in a scene in the 1981 film "The Legend of the Lone Ranger", in which the surviving Reid digs an extra grave for himself. The Lone Ranger is also John Reid in Dynamite Entertainment's licensed Lone Ranger comic book series that began in 2006 and in the 2013 Disney film "The Lone Ranger". The name "Luke Hartman" was used in the 2003 TV-movie/unsold series pilot. The character made his initial appearance in the 11th episode of the radio show. Fran Striker told his son that Tonto was added so the Lone Ranger would
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Republic Lone Ranger serials, "The Lone Ranger" (1938) and "The Lone Ranger Rides Again" (1939). Throughout the 1940s Daniels continued to work as a character actor, maintaining the Chief Thundercloud persona. In most of the films in which he was featured, he played an antagonist opposing the white protagonist. For example, in the film "Young Buffalo Bill" (1940) he played Akuna, a renegade Native American Chief who commits murder while working as a hired hand. In the film "Renegade Girl" (1946), he played the main villain, Chief Whitecloud, a vengeful antagonist with a vendetta against the protagonist's family. Although featured
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one of the collection's stories, which details the experience of a Native American who leaves the reservation to live in Seattle with his white girlfriend and then moves back. The Lone Ranger and Tonto are symbols for white and Native-American identity, respectively. The names are taken from a popular radio show which first aired in 1933, later leading to a series of books and then a television show in the 1950s in which a white man, the Lone Ranger, teams up with an Indian, Tonto, to battle evil in the old west. Alexie, who claims the title came to him
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were bizarre and had elements of science-fiction and steampunk technology thrown in. Even the Lone Ranger's greatest enemy in the animated series was a dwarf, similar to James T. West's greatest enemy, Dr. Miguelito Loveless. He was called Tiny Tom, and was voiced by Dick Beals. This animated cartoon was credited as being a Jack Wrather production, and it provided the first exposure many 1960s children had to the characters. The Lone Ranger's voice was provided by Michael Rye, who had portrayed "Jack Armstrong: The All-American Boy" on radio. Shepard Menken played Tonto. The narrator in the opening title was
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third performance was recorded on transcription disk for stations that were not connected to the network. Graser was allowed to take a two-week vacation during 1939 and 1940. The scripts were written so that the show could continue in his absence, with the Lone Ranger reappearing just in time to resolve the story. The creators of the Lone Ranger program decided that the Lone Ranger must remain a mystery. Graser was required to restrict his radio acting to the role of the Lone Ranger and his identity was kept secret from the general public. John Todd, the veteran character actor
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1933, then left the station. Graser was one of five actors who auditioned to take over the role of the Lone Ranger. Graser was chosen to play the part of The Lone Ranger, beginning April 16, 1933. Since this was during the days of live radio broadcasts, Graser had two understudies ready to play his part, but he never missed a performance. Three times a week, he was heard on 150 stations of the Mutual Network and on scores of independent radio stations. Each show was performed three times for live broadcasts to different time zones. Beginning in 1938, the
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The Lone Ranger (serial) The Lone Ranger is a 1938 American Republic Movie serial based on the radio program of the same name. It was the ninth of the sixty-six serials produced by Republic, the fourth western (a third of Republic's serials were westerns) and the first Republic serial release of 1938. The following year a sequel serial "The Lone Ranger Rides Again" was released. The fifteen chapters of the serial were condensed into the film, "Hi-Yo Silver", which was released in 1940. In 1865, Captain Mark Smith of the Confederate Army leads a band of deserters to conquer Texas
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was shaky, but adequate." The Lone Ranger (2013 film) The Lone Ranger is a 2013 American western action film directed by Gore Verbinski and written by Justin Haythe, Ted Elliott and Terry Rossio. Based on the radio series of the same name, the film stars Johnny Depp as Tonto, the narrator of the events and Armie Hammer as John Reid, the Lone Ranger. The film is told through Tonto's memories of the duo's earliest efforts to subdue local villainy and bring justice to the American Old West. William Fichtner, Barry Pepper, Ruth Wilson, James Badge Dale, Tom Wilkinson and Helena
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The Lone Ranger (2013 film) The Lone Ranger is a 2013 American western action film directed by Gore Verbinski and written by Justin Haythe, Ted Elliott and Terry Rossio. Based on the radio series of the same name, the film stars Johnny Depp as Tonto, the narrator of the events and Armie Hammer as John Reid, the Lone Ranger. The film is told through Tonto's memories of the duo's earliest efforts to subdue local villainy and bring justice to the American Old West. William Fichtner, Barry Pepper, Ruth Wilson, James Badge Dale, Tom Wilkinson and Helena Bonham Carter also are
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"The Green Hornet"). Other supporting players were selected from Detroit area actors and studio staff. These included Jay Michael (who also played the lead on "Challenge of the Yukon", a.k.a. "Sgt. Preston of the Yukon"), Bill Saunders (as various villains, including Butch Cavendish), Paul Hughes (as the Ranger's friend Thunder Martin and as various army colonels and badmen), future movie star John Hodiak, Janka Fasciszewska (under the name Jane Fae), and Rube and Liz Weiss (a married couple, both actors in several radio and television programs in Detroit, Rube usually taking on villain roles on the "Ranger", and Liz playing
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separate owners and the familial link has been ignored in the Western character's various incarnations. The Lone Ranger – Green Hornet connection is part of Philip José Farmer's Wold Newton Universe, which connects disparate fictional characters. Republic Pictures released two serials starring the Lone Ranger. The first, released in 1938, utilized several actors playing different men portraying the masked hero, with the true Lone Ranger unknown to the audience until the conclusion; the character played by Lee Powell is ultimately revealed to be the Lone Ranger. The second serial, "The Lone Ranger Rides Again", was released in 1939 and starred
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Ranger" which were "Enter the Lone Ranger" and "The Lone Ranger Fights On". He was a villain who helped betray a group of Texas Rangers and led them all into a deadly ambush, with the series star of course being the lone survivor. He played a Native American in an "Adventures of Superman" episode called "Test of a Warrior." Lewis was cast as General Mariano Guadalupe Vallejo in the 1956 episode, "The Bear Flag" of the syndicated anthology series, "Death Valley Days", hosted by Stanley Andrews. The episode explains the tensions in 1846 between established Hispanic families in California and
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game follows the basic premise of the Lone Rangers mythos. The player takes control of the Lone Ranger, a former Texas Ranger whose comrades were murdered by an outlaw named Butch Cavendish. While the game's instruction manual deviates from the original radio serials and TV series by claiming that Dan Reid was John Reid's father, the game itself remains true to its source material by identifying one of the murdered rangers as the Lone Ranger's brother. Using an overall storyline that is similar to the film "The Legend of the Lone Ranger", the game's ultimate goal involves rescuing the U.S.
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of the President of the United States, whom the Lone Ranger's nemesis, "Butch" Cavendish, has kidnapped. "The Lone Ranger" program offered many radio premiums, including the Lone Ranger Six-Shooter Ring and the Lone Ranger Deputy Badge. Some used a silver bullet motif. One ring had a miniature of one of his six-guns atop it, with a flint and striking wheel, as used in cigarette lighters, so that "fanning" the miniature pistol would produce a shower of sparks. During World War II, the premiums adapted to the times. In 1942, the program offered the Kix Blackout Kit. Some premiums were rather
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and the framing. No reason was given in the episode as to why Tonto chose to travel with the Lone Ranger, rather than continue about his business. A different version was given in later episodes of the radio drama and at the beginning of "The Lone Ranger" television series: Tonto rescues the sole surviving Texas Ranger of a party that was tricked into an ambush by the outlaw Butch Cavendish. Tonto recognizes the ranger as someone who had saved him when they were both boys. He refers to him by the title "ke-mo sah-bee", explaining that the phrase means "faithful
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Ranger movie that would appeal to a modern audience, including making Tonto an equal partner and mentor to the Lone Ranger. In the movie, Tonto teaches the hero how to shoot and is mainly responsible for training Silver, the hero's horse. Moreover, Tonto speaks whole sentences, while in the radio and TV series he had quite a limited vocabulary. In another change to established canon, Reid is (at first) not an actual Texas Ranger but a civilian observer (and younger brother of the Rangers's captain) who survives Cavendish's massacre. This film was shot in New Mexico, Utah, and California. Two
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that worked out the original concepts for "The Lone Ranger". Jewell is also credited for selecting "The William Tell Overture" as the theme music for the series. "Ke-mo sah-bee", Tonto's greeting to the masked Ranger, was derived from the name of a boys' camp owned by Jewell's father-in-law Charles W. Yeager. Camp Kee-Mo-Sah-Bee operated from 1911 until 1941 on Mullet Lake south of Mackinac, Michigan. After the radio show became popular, Yeager held "Lone Ranger Camps" at his camp. Jewell produced, directed and occasionally wrote many of the early episodes for "The Lone Ranger" and "The Green Hornet". He was
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holders to stop. "The Lone Ranger"'s official release date is 12 February 1938, although this is actually the date the seventh chapter was made available to film exchanges. A 69-minute feature film version, created by editing the serial footage together, was released on 10 April 1940. It was one of fourteen feature films Republic made from their serials. The working title of this film was "Return of the Ranger" but it was released as "Hi-Yo-Silver". "The Lone Ranger" was a huge financial success for both Republic and Trendle. The serial also created new interest in the radio version and an
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Tonto's sister Alope. He then devotes his life to avenging the death of his brother and fighting injustice, and in the process becoming a worldwide legend. The show was met with mixed reviews, criticizing the changes to the characters, comedy and soundtrack, and the pilot didn't get picked up for a full series.. The Lone Ranger (2003 film) The Lone Ranger was a 2003 American western action television film. It was an attempt by The WB to revive the "Lone Ranger" franchise for a new generation. The character first appeared in 1933 in a radio show conceived either by WXYZ
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played by Al Hodge, who in contemporary times, fights crime with a similar secret identity and a sidekick, Kato. In the Green Hornet comic book series published by NOW Comics, the Lone Ranger makes a cameo appearance by being in a portrait in the Reid home. Contrary to most visual media depictions, and acknowledged by developer/original script writer Ron Fortier to be the result of legal complications, his mask covers all of his face, as it did in the two serials from Republic Pictures (see below). However, rights to The Lone Ranger and The Green Hornet have been acquired by
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the 2006 Reeves biography. Burton wrote, "Bass Reeves is the closest real person to resemble the Lone Ranger". Burton also documents that Reeve's career as a law man was widely known and celebrated in his time. Burton cites many similarities between Reeves and the Lone Ranger (wearing disguises, having a Native American partner, riding a white and grey horse, giving out silver keepsakes, possessing legendary marksmanship and horsemanship etc.) Other suggested inspirations were Zorro and Robin Hood. The radio series inspired a spinoff called "The Green Hornet," which depicts the son of the Lone Ranger's nephew Dan, Britt Reid, originally
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a condemned criminal about to be executed. He played a substantial role as John Crow in "Santee" (1973), starring Glenn Ford. One of his last roles was a wise white-haired chief in "The Man Who Loved Cat Dancing" (1973). Jay Silverheels achieved his greatest fame as Tonto on "The Lone Ranger". The fictional story line maintains that a small group of Texas Rangers were massacred, with only a "lone" survivor. The Lone Ranger and Tonto then ride throughout the West to assist those challenged by the lawless element. Their expenses and bullets are provided through a silver mine owned by
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criticism of Dougall may have had another reason behind it. Shortly before the two Trendle series aired ("Lone Ranger" and "Challenge of the Yukon"), popular author Zane Grey had a book in circulation ("The Lone Star Ranger") about a Texas Ranger like the "Lone Ranger" and a comic book series in circulation ("King of the Royal Mounted") about the adventures of Sgt. King, a Royal Canadian Mounted Policeman like Sgt. Preston. From 1922 a series of novels by Laurie York Erskine featuring "Renfrew of the Royal Mounted" warranted enough popularity to begin a radio series of the same title in
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"Lone Ranger" radio program, spelled the word "ke-mo sah-bee". Jim Jewell, director of "The Lone Ranger" from 1933 to 1939, took the phrase from Kamp Kee-Mo Sah-Bee, a boys' camp on Mullett Lake in Michigan, established by Charles W. Yeager (Jewell's father-in-law) in 1916. Yeager himself probably took the term from Ernest Thompson Seton, one of the founders of the Boy Scouts of America, who had given the meaning "scout runner" to "Kee-mo-sah'-bee" in his 1912 book "The Book of Woodcraft and Indian Lore". Kamp Kee-Mo Sah-Bee was in an area inhabited by the Ottawa, who speak a language which
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Caballero" (1936) and the Lone Ranger in the 1939 film serial "The Lone Ranger Rides Again" directed by William Witney and co-starring Chief Thundercloud as Tonto. Livingston also appeared as the title character in "The Lone Rider" series starring alongside sidekicks Al "Fuzzy" St. John and Dennis "Smoky" Moore. The role of the Rider had previously been played by George Houston. On December 18, 1947, he married Margaret M. Roach, daughter of director/producer Hal Roach. They had one son, actor/writer Addison Randall born on August 13, 1949. He was named after Livingston's younger brother, Addison Randall, who had died at
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John Ford, who successfully used the settings of Grey's novels in Arizona and Utah. The success of Grey's "The Lone Star Ranger" (the novel was adapted into four movies: 1914, 1919, 1930 and 1942, and a comic book in 1949) and "King of the Royal Mounted" (popular as a series of Big Little Books and comics, later turned into a 1936 film and three film serials) inspired two radio series by George Trendle (WXYZ, Detroit). Later these were adapted again for television, forming the series "The Lone Ranger" and "Challenge of the Yukon" ("Sgt. Preston of the Yukon" on TV).
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The Tarzan/Lone Ranger Adventure Hour The Tarzan/Lone Ranger Adventure Hour is an animated television series produced by Filmation that aired on CBS during the early 1980s. The series consisted of reruns of "Tarzan, Lord of the Jungle" paired with new episodes of Filmation's versions of "The Lone Ranger" and, in the second season, "The New Adventures of Zorro"—at which point the series was retitled The Tarzan/Lone Ranger/Zorro Adventure Hour. The series ran from 1980 to 1982. Don Diamond who voiced Sergeant Gonzales in this animated series previously portrayed Corporal Reyes in Disney's 1950s live-action series of Zorro. BCI Eclipse Entertainment
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Broadcasting System radio network which was established on September 25, 1933. However, the ABS network launch immediately proved to be a public relations disaster, and Amalgamated went out of business on October 28, 1933. The Michigan Regional Network was the first to broadcast the Lone Ranger radio series produced by WXYZ, either beginning with, or shortly after its first episode on January 30, 1933. (Sources differ as to when the other stations in the Network began broadcasting WXYZ's Lone Ranger program, some indicate that it was with the first episode while many others indicate an unspecified later date). The network
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immediate hit. In May, a free popgun was offered to the first 300 listeners to send a written request; the station received nearly 25,000 replies. In July, the Lone Ranger made a public appearance at a park and a crowd estimated at 70,000 gathered. Trendle recognized the value of the Lone Ranger and forced Striker and Jewell to sign over all rights. Along with the legal rights, Trendle claimed credit as the creator of the Lone Ranger. Trendle and his partners kept most of the profits from radio syndication, movie rights, and merchandising while Striker and Jewell were given little
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a serialized version of the award-winning film released a year earlier to Lady Esther cosmetics. Unfortunately, Lady Esther rejected but General Mills soon would except. By the early 1940s, General Mills had been looking for a way to break into radio. Their first big break came in 1941 when the company became the official sponsor of "The Lone Ranger" radio program. But within months after landing sponsorship of "The Lone Ranger", the company were approached with the idea of a radio program that took popular novels of the time (past or present) and make serialized productions of them. The program
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The Lone Ranger (1956 film) The Lone Ranger is a 1956 Western film based on "The Lone Ranger" television series, starring Clayton Moore and Jay Silverheels. "The Lone Ranger" was the first of two theatrical features based on the popular TV series of the same name; the other one being "The Lone Ranger and the Lost City of Gold" (1958), which was Bonita Granville's last film appearance. She retired from the screen to marry Jack Wrather. Set in the American Southwest, the territorial governor enlists the help of the Lone Ranger to investigate mysterious raids on white settlers by Indians
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Verbinski, who also serves as the album's producer, described the compilation and roster as "...the artists we listened to on the way to set each morning and in the evenings with the dust, like bitter chalk, upon our teeth." Tracks by Grace Potter and The Nocturnals and Lucinda Williams were previewed on "Rolling Stone" and "Billboard" weeks before their official release. The Lone Ranger (soundtrack) The Lone Ranger (Original Motion Picture Score) is the film score for the Walt Disney Pictures film, "The Lone Ranger" by Hans Zimmer, released on CD and digital download on July 2, 2013 by Walt
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on Eniwetok Atoll in the Marshall Islands in the Pacific where he ran the Armed Forces Radio station. He played the part of the Green Hornet on the famous radio series from 1947 until the program ended in December 1952. The program originated from WXYZ in Detroit, Michigan. At that time, he was known as "Jack McCarthy". For several years until 1952 he was also station manager at WXYZ. During those years, two other national radio dramas originated from WXYZ radio: "The Lone Ranger" and "Challenge of the Yukon" (also known as "Sergeant Preston of the Yukon"). During his early
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production. The last new episode of the color series was broadcast on June 6, 1957, and the series ended September 12, 1957, although ABC reaped the benefits of daytime reruns for several more years. Wrather's company produced two modestly budgeted theatrical features, "The Lone Ranger" (1956) and "The Lone Ranger and the Lost City of Gold" (1958). The cast included former child actress Bonita Granville, who had married Wrather after his divorce from a daughter of former Texas Governor W. Lee O'Daniel. On March 31, 2009, Mill Creek Entertainment released the box set "Gun Justice featuring The Lone Ranger" with
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season was the only one shot in color. A total of 221 episodes were made. At the beginning of each episode, the magnificent white stallion, Silver, would rear up with the Lone Ranger on his back, then they would dash off, the Ranger encouragingly shouting, "Hi-Yo, Silver!" Tonto could occasionally be heard to urge on his mount by calling out, "Get 'em up, Scout!" At the end of each episode, mission completed, one of the characters would always ask the sheriff or other authority, "Who was that masked man?" When it was explained, "Oh, he's the Lone Ranger!", the Ranger
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In 1949, Moore's work in the "Ghost of Zorro" serial drew the attention of George Trendle, co-creator and producer of a popular radio series titled "The Lone Ranger". The series' running plot involved the exploits of a mysterious former Texas Ranger, the sole survivor of a six-Ranger posse ambushed by a gang of outlaws, who roamed the West with his Indian companion Tonto to battle evil and help the downtrodden. When Trendle brought the radio program to television, Moore landed the title role. With the "March of the Swiss Soldiers" finale from Rossini's "William Tell" overture as their theme music,
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The Lone Ranger, who also names his horse "Silver". Being irreplaceable in his role, Silverheels appeared in the film sequels: "The Lone Ranger" (1956) and "The Lone Ranger and the Lost City of Gold" (1958). When "The Lone Ranger" television series ended, Silverheels found himself firmly typecast as a Native American. On January 6, 1960, he portrayed a Native American fireman trying to extinguish a forest fire in the episode "Leap of Life" in the syndicated series, "Rescue 8", starring Jim Davis and Lang Jeffries. Eventually, he went to work as a salesman to supplement his acting income. He also
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Robert Livingston. Tonto was played in both by Victor Daniels, billed as Chief Thundercloud. "The Lone Ranger" was a TV show that aired for eight seasons, from 1949 to 1957, and starred Clayton Moore as the Lone Ranger and Jay Silverheels as Tonto. Only five of the eight seasons had new episodes. It was the ABC television network's first big hit of the early 1950s. Moore's tenure as the Ranger is probably the best-known treatment of the franchise. Moore was replaced in the third season by John Hart, but he returned for the final two seasons. The fifth and final
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Stonewall Jackson song "Waterloo" had the following verse: "The Lone Ranger and Tonto rode the trail / catching outlaws and putting them in jail/ But the Ranger shot old Tonto 'cause it seems / he found out what Kemo Sabe means/ (Waterloo refrain follows) The Lone Ranger he did trust / That old Tonto bit the dust." In the old "Lone Ranger" TV series, the Ranger's faithful friend and partner Tonto, played by First Nations actor Jay Silverheels for the entire run of the series, was asked in many scenes what "Kemosabe" meant. His reply was invariably, "It mean Trusty
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program achieve even greater popularity and status. Most radio historians agree that Foy’s "Lone Ranger" introduction is the most recognized opening in American radio: In 1955, Foy reprised his famous "Return with us now..." opening narration for "The Lone Ranger" television series (1949–57) in syndication (Actor Gerald Mohr did the opening narration in the original network run). In 1961, Foy joined the ABC announcing staff in New York. For ABC Television he spent five years as announcer and on-camera commercial spokesman for "The Dick Cavett Show". He was also the announcer for "The Generation Gap" and other network quiz shows.
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Republic serials released during wartime such as "King of the Mounties" and "The Masked Marvel", a rapid, even frantic pace is evident throughout, which has made the serial a favorite among fans. Both Native American actors who played the Lone Ranger's companion Tonto, Chief Thunder Cloud (of the 1930s "Lone Ranger" movie serials) and Jay Silverheels (of 1950s "Lone Ranger" television program) appear in the sequence in which Kay Aldridge and Eddie Acuff are held hostage by Indians. The serial was long considered to be a partially lost film; for years, copies of only chapters 2, 4, 5, and 12
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("Hirttämättömät"). They were played by Vesa-Matti Loiri and Simo Salminen. "The Top Ranger" is a movie parody produced by Disney starring Mickey Mouse (Top Ranger) and Goofy (Tonto-lone), with the script and drawing by Marco Gervasio and published in an Italian comic book, "Topolino" #3005 (July 2, 2013). "The Provolone Ranger", an episode of the "Super Mario Bros. Super Show", featured Mario donning a mask to fight outlaws alongside of a speedy companion named Pronto. In a spoof of the Lone Ranger's habit of leaving before those whom he has helped can thank him, the episode ends with Mario returning
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and the State of Texas. "Trackdown" episodes were set in both fictional and real locations in Texas though the series itself was filmed at the former Iverson Movie Ranch in Chatsworth, California. Episodes focus on Gilman tracking down bank robbers, horse thieves, swindlers, and murderers. John Horton Slaughter, a former Texas Ranger who later became a rancher in and the sheriff of Cochise County in southeastern Arizona, was the focus of the 1958-1961 Walt Disney miniseries "Texas John Slaughter. "The Lone Ranger", which aired on radio from 1933 to 1954 on Mutual, NBC Blue and ABC and on television from
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Scout!" The made-for-TV movie "Enter the Lone Ranger" (1949) combined the plots of the first three episodes of the "Lone Ranger" TV series: "Enter the Lone Ranger", "The Lone Ranger Fights On", and "The Lone Ranger Triumphs" into a complete story related to the origins of the Lone Ranger and his fight for justice for all regardless of sex, race, or creed. In both, Tonto finds the forever nameless younger brother of a famous Texas Ranger "Capt. Reid" barely alive. A medallion around the young man's neck helps identify him as the same boy who'd saved Tonto after a renegade
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and rescues Kilgore's daughter from captivity. Parts of the film were shot in Kanab Canyon, Barracks Canyon, and Johnson Canyon in Utah. The film is recognized by American Film Institute in these lists: The Lone Ranger (1956 film) The Lone Ranger is a 1956 Western film based on "The Lone Ranger" television series, starring Clayton Moore and Jay Silverheels. "The Lone Ranger" was the first of two theatrical features based on the popular TV series of the same name; the other one being "The Lone Ranger and the Lost City of Gold" (1958), which was Bonita Granville's last film appearance.
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Thank You Mask Man Thank You Mask Man is an animated short film based upon a comedy routine by Lenny Bruce involving The Lone Ranger and Tonto. The film was produced by John Magnuson, and directed by Jeff Hale. After years of saving a small town, its population is angered that The Lone Ranger never stays long enough to receive gratitude for his deeds. After being pressed on the issue, the Lone Ranger explains why with a hypothetical situation: a little boy tells the Ranger “Thank you, mask man.” The simple phrase resonates with the Ranger, who soon demands to
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Witney did not believe the script was as good as the original "The Lone Ranger" but for the first time the directors insisted on being part of the casting process for this serial. "The Lone Ranger Rides Again"'s official release date is 25 February 1939, although this is actually the date the seventh chapter was made available to film exchanges. The Lone Ranger Rides Again The Lone Ranger Rides Again is a 1939 American Republic serial. It was a sequel to Republic's 1938 serial "The Lone Ranger", which had been highly successful, and the thirteenth of the sixty-six serials produced
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to collect a reward of pasta. In "Wild West Rangers"", a two-part episode of "Mighty Morphin Power Rangers", Pink Ranger Kimberly Hart (Amy Jo Johnson) falls backwards through time to the Old West, where she meets look-alike ancestors of her fellow Power Rangers and other characters in the show. A hero called the White Stranger, a mask-less duplicate of Kimberly's boyfriend Tommy Oliver, the White Ranger (played by Jason David Frank) rides to the rescue on more than one occasion when danger threatens. From its inception, George W. Trendle had legal ownership of the Lone Ranger and characters associated with
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Lone Ranger, in a surge of conscience, releases Silver back to the wild. The episode ends with Silver returning, bringing along a companion who becomes Tonto's horse Scout. In an echo of the Lone Ranger's line, Tonto frequently says, "Git-um up, Scout!" (The phrase became so well embedded in the Lone Ranger mythos that International Harvester used it as an advertising line to promote their Scout utility vehicle in the 1970s.) In the Format Films animated cartoon which ran from 1966 to 1968, Tonto also had an eagle he called Taka, and installments that focused exclusively on him or had
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care for Dan like his own son. Before Grandma Frisby passes away, The Lone Ranger removes his mask and lets her see his face. Her last words are "Ride on, Lone Ranger ... ride on forever ... with Danny at your side." The Lone Ranger takes the grieving Dan outside the cabin, gives him the locket and reveals their true relationship. Dan Reid Jr. would go on to be a recurring character throughout the remainder of the series, riding with The Lone Ranger and Tonto on his own horse Victor. Eventually, Dan Reid Jr. would be sent East to gain
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War II training film ""Gas"", where Bletcher plays the villainous Gas Cloud. Bletcher also played The Captain in "Captain and the Kids" with MGM cartoons. In 1950, he played several characters on "The Lone Ranger" radio program as well as appearing in episode 27 of the TV series. In 1971, Bletcher played one of his final roles, Pappy Yokum in a television adaptation of "Lil Abner". In 1978, he was originally hired to voice the Weed on "The Plastic Man Comedy/Adventure Show", but had to drop out due to illness. Bletcher married actress Arlyn H. Roberts in 1915; together they
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but instead auditioned for Jesse Bonstelle's drama school in Detroit. She hired him for her stock company at $15 a week. Seaton worked in stock and on radio. He worked as an actor on radio station WXYZ. John L. Barrett played The Lone Ranger on test broadcasts of the series in early January 1933, but when the program became part of the regular schedule Seaton was cast in the title role. In later years, he claimed to have devised the cry "Hi-yo, Silver" because he couldn't whistle for his horse as the script required. Seaton also wrote several plays, one
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Seacrest" on weekdays and "American Top 40" on weekends. The station first signed on January 4, 1972 as KOVA. It was owned by Fred Hall and played a variety of big band, adult standards, and classical music, together forming a radio format described as "Good Music". The station also aired reruns of old radio shows such as "Jack Benny", "The Lone Ranger", and "The Shadow". In March 1979, Hall sold KOVA to Frank Spencer for $375,000. New station general manager and longtime Ventura County broadcaster Michael R. Thomas enacted sweeping changes. Initially, Thomas switched KOVA to an easy listening format
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other westerns, including "Annie Oakley", "The Adventures of Kit Carson", "The Cisco Kid", "Cowboy G-Men", "Judge Roy Bean", "The Gabby Hayes Show", and "The Roy Rogers Show". On November 11, 2009, Classic Media released "The Lone Ranger: 75th Anniversary Edition" to commemorate the show. On June 4, 2013, Classic Media released "The Lone Ranger: Collector's Edition", a 30-disc set featuring all 221 episodes of the series on DVD for the very first time, though many of the episodes are the syndicated edits missing 2–3 minutes. The Lone Ranger (TV series) The Lone Ranger is an American western drama television series
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The Lone Ranger (soundtrack) The Lone Ranger (Original Motion Picture Score) is the film score for the Walt Disney Pictures film, "The Lone Ranger" by Hans Zimmer, released on CD and digital download on July 2, 2013 by Walt Disney Records. The physical release was in association with Intrada Records. Walt Disney Records also released a separate soundtrack and concept album titled, The Lone Ranger: Wanted (Music Inspired by the Film) by various artists on July 2. Originally, Jack White was hired to compose the score for the film. White however, declined, and was replaced with Hans Zimmer. Director Gore
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The Lone Star Ranger The Lone Star Ranger is a Western novel published by Zane Grey in 1915. The book takes place in Texas, the Lone Star State, and several main characters are Texas Rangers, a famous band of highly capable law enforcement officers. It follows the life of Buck Duane, a man who becomes an outlaw and then redeems himself in the eyes of the law. The novel was dedicated to the Texas Ranger John Hughes. Buck Duane is the son of a famous outlaw. Though an outlaw is not always a criminal, if the Rangers say he is
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The Lone Ranger Rides Again The Lone Ranger Rides Again is a 1939 American Republic serial. It was a sequel to Republic's 1938 serial "The Lone Ranger", which had been highly successful, and the thirteenth of the sixty-six serials produced by Republic. The serial was considered lost for a long time but copies, with Spanish subtitles, have since been found and re-issued. Homesteaders moving into a valley in New Mexico are being attacked by the Black Raiders. The valley had been settled by rancher Craig Dolan, who does not want the new homesteaders to be there. His son, Bart, has
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of his illegal deeds. The novel has been adapted at least four times to film: In 1949, Dell Comics published a comic book adaptation called "The Ranger" in Four Color #255, written by Gaylord Du Bois. The Lone Star Ranger The Lone Star Ranger is a Western novel published by Zane Grey in 1915. The book takes place in Texas, the Lone Star State, and several main characters are Texas Rangers, a famous band of highly capable law enforcement officers. It follows the life of Buck Duane, a man who becomes an outlaw and then redeems himself in the eyes
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and started its own comic book imprint, Gold Key Comics. The new imprint launched its own "Lone Ranger" title in 1964. Initially reprinting material from the Dell run, original content did not begin until issue #22 in 1975, and the magazine itself folded with #28 in 1977. Additionally the same year, AB published a three-part Swedish Lone Ranger story in "Hemmets Journal". In 1994, Topps Comics produced a four-issue miniseries, "The Lone Ranger and Tonto", written by Joe R. Lansdale and drawn by Timothy Truman. One of the major changes in this series was the characterization of Tonto, who was
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rights to the character, Wrather Corp., filed a lawsuit and obtained a court injunction to prevent Clayton Moore from appearing as the Lone Ranger, and then gave a cameo to his TV replacement, John Hart. The film itself was a critical and commercial failure. It starred Klinton Spilsbury in his only motion picture appearance. His lines were overdubbed by James Keach. The part of Tonto was played by Michael Horse, a Native American of Yaqui, Mescalero Apache, Zuni, and Latino descent. Moore, who never appeared publicly without his mask, was enjoined in the lawsuit from wearing it and, in protest,
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have someone to talk to. He was named by James Jewell, who also came up with the term "Kemosabe" based on the name of a summer camp owned by his father-in-law in upstate Michigan. In the local Native American language, "Tonto" meant "wild one". The character spoke in broken English that emphasized Tonto had learned it as a second language. Because means "stupid" or "ignorant" in Spanish, the character is renamed "" (Spanish for "bull") or "" in Spanish-speaking countries. The name of Captain Reid's son, the Lone Ranger's nephew, a character introduced in the radio series in 1942, who
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The Lone Ranger and the Lost City of Gold The Lone Ranger and the Lost City of Gold is a 1958 American Western film in Eastmancolor released by United Artists. The second of two theatrical features specifically based on and continuing the TV show "The Lone Ranger" it stars Clayton Moore and Jay Silverheels, reprising their roles from the TV series. The first feature film was 1956's "The Lone Ranger". No further films based on this specific version of the characters were made after this one. Three Indians were brutally murdered by a gang of hooded outlaws. Each one possessed
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are still annoyed at this and insist on giving the Lone Ranger some sort of gift. The Lone Ranger points to an Indian, Tonto, and also asks for an accompanying horse. A townsperson, bewildered at this request, asks the Lone Ranger why he wants the horse and Tonto; he replies "To perform an unnatural act." Dismayed that the Lone Ranger is a "fag," the Lone Ranger rebuts that he is not a homosexual (or into bestiality) but read an exposé on it in a magazine and wanted to try it once to see how bad it was, noting the punishment
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Versus Dracula" and "Star Trek". On January 20, 2000, Courtney died at his home as the result of a self-inflicted gunshot wound. Chuck Courtney (actor) Charles T. Courtney Jr. (July 23, 1930 – January 20, 2000) was an American actor and stuntman perhaps best known for his portrayal of Dan Reid Jr., the Lone Ranger's nephew, in the television version of "The Lone Ranger". Courtney's mother, Elizabeth Courtney, was a costume designer at Columbia. Courtney first played Reid in "The Lone Ranger" in 1950. Between then and 1955, he made 13 more appearances in that role. He appeared in films
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John Todd (actor) John Todd (born John Frederick "Fred" McCarthy; August 14, 1876 – July 14, 1957) was an American actor. Known for Shakespearean roles, Todd soon gained work at Detroit radio station WXYZ, as part of director James Jewell's repertory company, with roles on the various series produced by the station. His most famous work was on "The Lone Ranger". He played a local sheriff in some of the show's earliest episodes, but on the twelfth broadcast, which aired February 25, 1933, Todd first played his most famous role, the masked man's Native American companion Tonto. Todd was a
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North-West Mounted Police. BURIED =St. James Cemetery, Family Plot McCarthy, Crossingville, PA. John Todd (actor) John Todd (born John Frederick "Fred" McCarthy; August 14, 1876 – July 14, 1957) was an American actor. Known for Shakespearean roles, Todd soon gained work at Detroit radio station WXYZ, as part of director James Jewell's repertory company, with roles on the various series produced by the station. His most famous work was on "The Lone Ranger". He played a local sheriff in some of the show's earliest episodes, but on the twelfth broadcast, which aired February 25, 1933, Todd first played his most
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Arizona. In the Fran Striker books, Tonto is described as a "half-breed". In the 2013 theatrical feature film of "The Lone Ranger", Tonto is depicted as a Comanche tribesman. Tonto first rode a horse named "White Feller" (White Fella/Fellah). When the 1938 Republic movie serial "The Lone Ranger" was being filmed, it was thought that having two white horses would be confusing, so the producers made "White Feller" a pinto horse, presumably on the theory that, being partly white, a pinto could still be named "White Feller". The radio series, noting that the pinto in the film had gone over
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Nature's Pride, Home Pride and Butternut. In 1938 Merita brought The Lone Ranger radio adventures to the South for the first time. Broadcasts were three times a week for a half-hour on Monday, Wednesday, and Friday. Additionally, in 1949, Merita becoming the first advertiser in the South to sponsor a network television program when it sponsored The Lone Ranger television show. In November 2010, Merita became the "official bread" of the Southeastern Conference (SEC) and all SEC Championship events through June 2013. Merita Breads Merita is a brand of breads that was produced by Hostess Brands and now produced by
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producers not wanting to take a chance that he might walk out if any future demands for a higher salary were not met, as Clayton Moore had done on the popular "The Lone Ranger" television series. The mask presumably served to conceal any change of actor should the part ever need recasting, although disguising the change of lead with a domino mask had not worked well in the case of the Lone Ranger series. As the story opens, it is the near future as seen from the perspective of the early 1950s. Earth is in radio contact with civilizations on
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to use it on The Lone Ranger. In 1939, when The Lone Ranger moved from Mutual to NBC (Blue), new arrangements were recorded by The NBC Symphony and used for the rest of the run of the radio series and on the TV series episodes produced by Trendle's company. In 1938, Trendle asked his writing staff to create an adventure series featuring a dog as the hero. Writer Tom Dougall created "Challenge of the Yukon", a series about Sergeant Preston of the North-West Mounted Police and his sled dog Yukon King. In 1939, Striker created "Ned Jordan Secret Agent" for
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likeness on the front of the box. Different versions of the boxes would have Frontier Town buildings on their backs to cut out. One could also send in ten cents and a box-top to get each of the four map sections of the town. These, as well as nine different boxes, were needed to complete the cardboard Frontier Town. Besides the premiums offered in connection with the radio series, there have been many Lone Ranger commercial toys released over the years. One of the most successful was a line of 10-inch action figures and accessories released by Gabriel Toys in
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force Joan to marry him, which was an unusual plot element for a sound serial. The Lone Ranger was superior in terms of plot and execution when compared to the average western serial, although it contained many features standard to the genre such as explosions, runaway stagecoaches and falls from a great height. According to Cline, "The Lone Ranger" was probably the best of the Western serials and that it should be included in "any list of the ten best sound serials of all." The Lone Ranger (serial) The Lone Ranger is a 1938 American Republic Movie serial based on
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Griff Barnett Griff Barnett (born Manley Griffith, November 12, 1884 – January 12, 1958) was an American actor. Barnett was born in Blue Ridge, Texas in 1884. He played the role of the Rexall family druggist in commercials on "The Phil Harris-Alice Faye Show" on radio in the late 1940s and early 1950s. He also appeared in numerous films from the 1930s through the 1950s, including "To Each His Own" (1946), "Apartment for Peggy" (1948), and "Pinky" (1949). He frequently played doctors or lawyers. In 1954, he appeared in episode 131 of the TV series, "The Lone Ranger". He died
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