The eponymous character is a masked texas ranger in the american. The lone ranger tm and tonto tm are trademarks, and the trademark, characters and likenesses are. This black and white version of the story is going to allow you to see a very young roy rogers play this hero. The lone ranger chases the courier but a spiked pit awaits him. The fulllength 70 minute, black and white adventure film, legend of the lone ranger 1952 aka the origin of the lone ranger was put together with three segments of the tv series. Based on the radio series of the same name, the film stars. Our restoration of the lone ranger 1938, longconsidered a lost serial in complete form, is the only complete unsubtitled version of the serial available and the definitive edition of. In appreciating this series, you have to get yourself in the frame of mind of audiences in the middle of the last century. Armie hammer as the lone ranger and william fichtner as butch cavendish in 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 second serial, the lone ranger rides again, was released in 1939 and starred robert. Fanzine for those interested in the old movie serials. It was a sequel to republics 1938 serial the lone ranger, which had been highly successful, and the thirteenth of the sixtysix serials produced. The lone ranger a fiery horse with the speed of light, a cloud of dust and a hearty hiyo silver. The lone ranger story part of this dvd package is great to have available after such a long period of time. The video was only made for artistic expression, it is purely fanmade. Other biographies have have daniels as cherokee, but this pressbook biography states his muscogee tribal heritage.
The lone ranger is certainly one of the greatest serials ever made, and. This is one of the weaker cliffhangers of modern serials in which the lone ranger. Billy bletcher did all the rest of the lone rangers lines in the movie. This one hour feature is a special that was created in 1955 for the 22nd anniversary of the. This was suppposed to be the complete serial, but after some initial action that appeared introductory about origin of the lone ranger the tape began with edisode 6. Using a disguise he decides to infiltrate the town and see what the. To this point, tonto had been depicted, on the radio series, as a somewhat elderly. The lone ranger rides again is a 1939 american republic serial.
The lone ranger is an american animated television series produced by filmation in 1980. Armie hammer as the lone ranger in the lone ranger. Chief thundercloud played the character in the republic movie serials the lone ranger and the lone ranger rides again. The lone ranger is a 20 american western action film directed by gore verbinski and written by justin haythe, ted elliott and terry rossio. This telling of the story of the lone ranger is one of the first in the history of cinema. With the lone ranger knocked unconscious, one of smiths henchmen attempts to remove his mask. The lone ranger was a nameless as well as mysterious friend to anyone in trouble. Catching one of jeffries men who trailed a wounded jim clark to their secret caved, there is a fight and the lone ranger ends up trapped in a pit with a steaming cauldron. On the left is a minibio of daniels that i found in march, 1999 while rummaging through some movie pressbooks. Unlike the 1996 lone ranger cartoon, which strayed into sciencefiction and comic book plots, the 1980 version stuck to more standard western fare. The 2020 serial squadron membership kit includes the incredibly handy 176 page pocket pal book jampacked with information which lists all us serials ever made, feature and rerelease versions. The lone ranger classic cliffhanger serial movie dvd.
It was the ninth of the sixtysix serials produced by republic, the fourth western a third of republics serials were westerns and the first of 1938. Chief thundercloud as tonto, the lone rangers sidekick. When you hear the lone ranger yell his famous line. The lone ranger the classic tv series kindle edition by sieffert, clare, sieffert, clare. Jeffries prepares another trap for the lone ranger. This is from the pressbook for the lone ranger rides again republic, 1939 serial. Actioncliffhanger serials, action adventure release date. This includes cgc, pgx and cbcs graded comic books. The lone ranger never smokes, never uses profanity, and never uses intoxicating beverages.
Come on in and check out the thousands of shows we have in our collection. The character is likely best remembered for the half. It wasnt hard to outdo the preachy contrived plot of the 2003 ranger movie, but this one took a step beyond to become a mainstay. Armie hammer as the lone ranger and james badge dale as dan reid in the lone ranger. The lone ranger movie serial 1938 information about this serial can be found on its imdb page. The five all fight valiantly but over the course of the serial four are killed in the line of duty, leaving only one to finish the fight the lone ranger. This video is in no way associated with the musical artist or t. The lone ranger cliffhanger serial 15 chapters ebay. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. In this serial the lone ranger has a second partner in juan valdez, who at first wrongly believes the lone ranger to have murdered his brother, then fights beside the masked rider of the plains. The lone ranger is a 1938 american republic movie serial based on the radio program of the same name. Cinematic serials republic made two cinematic serials the lone ranger 1948 with lee powell as the ranger, and the lone ranger rides again with robert livingston in the title role. The story of the lone ranger chronicles the creation and development of the lone ranger during the depression years of the early 1930s on radio and in novels, comic strips and two movie serials.
The lone ranger is the first novel in the lone ranger series, which was released in the year 1936. The next year brought the lone ranger rides again, starring robert. The lone ranger 1938 and lone ranger rides again 1939 serials. The lone ranger the classic tv series kindle edition. Hal taliaferro as bob stuart, possibly the lone ranger. With his faithful indian companion tonto, the daring and resourceful masked rider of the. Billy bletcher did all the rest of the lone rangers. The lone ranger dvd set 1938 complete 15 episode serial 2. What makes this episode so wonderful is william witneys beautiful riding scenes. The following year a sequel serial the lone ranger rides again was released. The series ran for 28 episodes over two seasons on cbs as part of the tarzan lone ranger adventure hour. Convert video g2a fanatical the lone ranger is a 20 american western action film directed by gore verbinski and written by justin haythe, ted elliott and terry rossio.
When that became hugely popular, he followed up with the green hornet, which featured a descendent of the lone ranger and sergeant preston of the ukon. The lone ranger is also john reid in dynamite entertainments licensed lone ranger comic book series that began in 2006 and in the 20 disney film the lone ranger. The best place on the net for rare tv and radio shows. In 1945, bob williams wrote an original screenplay for an entry in the companies redryder series, and the republic titlenamers called it lone texas ranger. The serial squadron cliffhanger movie serial archive. Fans got their first look at the lone ranger in the movie serials. It was the ninth of the sixtysix serials produced by republic, the fourth western a third of republics serials were westerns and the first republic serial release of 1938. Robert livingston is only heard when he is not wearing the lone ranger mask. Johnny depp ready to return lone ranger star armie hammer is signed on for a couple sequels assuming they happen, while johnny depp says hes all.
The lone ranger had thrived through the 30s and 40s as radio and movie serials before. Alpha has a few overland mail, king of the wild, sky raiders, etc. The lone ranger gets news that the town of arbuckle has been over run by outlaws and is now being used as a sanctuary. The lone ranger is a man who can fight great odds, yet takes time to treat a bird with a broken wing. With tontos help, these brave men fight to bring jeffries to justice, at the cost of there lives. First, it is an adventure film, a western adventure.