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The Lone Ranger (1938)

Approved | | Western | 12 February 1938 (USA)
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CHAP. 1, HI YO SILVER: An outlaw leader planning to take control 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 »

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Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
... Silver - the Lone Ranger's Horse (as Silver)
... Tonto (as Chief Thunder-Cloud)
... Joan Blanchard (as Lynn Roberts)
... Capt. Smith - aka Col. Jeffries
... George Blanchard
... Father McKim
... Bob Stuart
... Bert Rogers (as Herman Brix)
... Allen King
... Dick Forrest
... Jim Clark (as George Letz)
... Kester - Henchman
... Sammy [Chs. 11-15]
... Felton - Henchman
... Taggart - Henchman (as Raphael Bennet)
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CHAP. 1, HI YO SILVER: An outlaw leader planning to take control 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 cauldron. CHAP. 6, RED MAN'S COURAGE: Clark dies from his wounds... Written by Maurice VanAuken <vanauken@comcast.net>

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Fantasia y adventuras del deste (original poster-Mexico) See more »

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In Spanish, Tonto means "stupid," so in Mexico the character's name is Ponto. See more »

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Spoofed in You're an Education (1938) See more »

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My favorite serial.
5 September 2000 | by – See all my reviews

This is simply the best serial ever made and it's a crying shame that the original print has been lost (or destroyed as some claim). It was filmed at Lone Pine, Ca., the perfect location for the perfect serial. The 1940 condensation "Hi Yo Silver" is too short, leaving out many key elements, but for dyed in the wool fans of the original its better than nothing.

My copy of the serial is pretty ragged, with Spanish subtitles, but I understand is the only copy available. Too bad. This serial is what all serials should be and seldom are.
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