The Lone Ranger (1938)
HEIGH-YO, SILVER! NOW WE'RE ON THE SCREEN! The three greatest characters of radio brought to vital screen life in the outstanding serial entertainment of all time.
264 min
In 1865, Captain Mark Smith of the Confederate Army leads a band of deserters to conquer Texas and rule it as a dictator. In one of his first actions, he captures and assumes the identity of Texas' new Finance Commissioner, Colonel Marcus Jeffries, after having the real man murdered. When a contingent of Texas Rangers enters the territory, Snead, one of Smith's men, leads them into an ambush by Smith's "troopers". The Rangers are apparently wiped out, although one injured survivor is left. The survivor, nursed back to health by Tonto, swears to avenge the massacre and defeat "Colonel Jeffries" and his men.
- Release date
- February 12, 1938
- Country of origin
- United States
Cast
- Silver Chief as Silver - The Lone Ranger's Horse
- Chief Thundercloud as Tonto
- Lynne Roberts as Joan Blanchard
- Stanley Andrews as Capt. Smith aka Col. Jeffries
- George Cleveland as George Blanchard
- William Farnum as Father McKim
- Hal Taliaferro as Bob Stuart
- Bruce Bennett as Bert Rogers
- Lee Powell as Allen King
- Lane Chandler as Dick Forrest
Crew
- John English · Director
- William Witney · Director
- Barry Shipman · Writer
- George Worthing Yates · Writer
- Franklin Adreon · Writer
- Ronald Davidson · Writer
- William Nobles · Cinematographer
- Edward Todd · Editor
- Helene Turner · Editor