The Lone Ranger (1938)

CHAP. 1, HI YO SILVER: An outlaw leader planning to take conrol of Texas after the Civil War kills Colonel Jeffries, a man empowered to levy taxes, and assumes his identity. His men then ... See full summary »

Directors:

John English, William Witney

Writers:

Barry Shipman (original screenplay), George Worthing Yates (original screenplay),

Stars:

Silver King the Horse, Chief Thundercloud, Lynne Roberts

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Silver King the Horse	...	Silver, the Lone Ranger's Horse
Chief Thundercloud	...	Tonto (as Chief Thunder-Cloud)
Lynne Roberts	...	Joan Blanchard (as Lynn Roberts)
Stanley Andrews	...	Captain Smith aka Colonel Jeffries
George Cleveland	...	George Blanchard
William Farnum	...	Father McKim
Hal Taliaferro	...	Bob Stuart
Bruce Bennett	...	Bert Rogers (as Herman Brix)
Lee Powell	...	Allen King
Lane Chandler	...	Dick Forrest
George Montgomery	...	Jim Clark (as George Letz)
John Merton	...	Henchman Kester
Sammy McKim	...	Sammy [Chs. 11-15]
Tom London	...	Henchman Felton
Ray Bennett	...	Henchman Taggart (as Raphael Bennet)

Storyline

CHAP. 1, HI YO SILVER: An outlaw leader planning to take conrol of Texas after the Civil War kills Colonel Jeffries, a man empowered to levy taxes, and assumes his identity. His men then murder a troop of Rangers. Tonto finds one Ranger still alive and he becomes the Lone Ranger. A Jeffries spy thinks one of five men is the Lone Ranger and to eliminate his enemy, Jeffries has all five captured and sentenced to death. CHAP. 2, THUNDERING EARTH: Jeffries' men plan to wipe out a wagon train of Texans. CHAP. 3, PITFALL: Jeffries forces Blanchard to send a recommendation that he be made Governor. The Lone Ranger chases the courier but a spiked pit awaits him. CHAP. 4, AGENT OF TREACHERY: Jeffries prepares another trap for the Lone Ranger. CHAP. 5, STEAMING CALDRON: 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 caldron. CHAP. 6, RED MAN'S COURAGE: Clark dies from his wounds. ...

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Plot Keywords:

ranger | silver | texan | cave | treachery | 

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Taglines:

THE DYNAMIC HERO OF THE AIR-WAVES - NOW A DASHING HERO ON THE SCREEN (original six-sheet poster - all caps)

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Genres:

Western

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Certificate:

Approved

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

12 February 1938 (USA)

Also Known As:

A Caverna dos Demónios Negros

Filming Locations:

Alabama Hills, Lone Pine, California, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

Republic Pictures (I)

Technical Specs

Runtime:

264 min 264 min (15 episodes)

Sound Mix:

Mono (RCA High Fidelity Recording)

Color:

Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

When the Lone Ranger calls out "Hi Yo Silver, Away" it is the voice of Earle W. Graser, the radio's Lone Ranger, heard and not the voice of either Lee Powell or Billy Bletcher. His recording of this signature cry was used even after his death and Brace Beemer had become the Lone Ranger.

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Connections

Referenced in The Philadelphia Story (1940)

User Reviews

One of the Best Serials made...

."The Lone Ranger"....with Lee Powell starring along with other "Rangers"& ,you do not know who really is the masked man, until the final chapter...! But there are great production sequences of action and suspense...throughout each episode. Republic Pictures Studio knew how to make the Serials that moved fast and offered realistic action. This 15-minute super-serial has been "lost" until now, and hard-core fan-collectors could only hope that a good original print could be found and offered to the public on Video.. now if only it could be colorized...and done correctly! But... It's a winner the way it still is today!