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James Arness - Deputy Bud Titus in episode 33 - "Matter of Courage" (1950).Michael Ansara - Angry Horse in episode 74 - "Trouble at Black Rock" (1951).Chuck Courtney as Dan Reid (Lone Ranger's nephew) (14 episodes 1950–1955).John Hart as The Lone Ranger (52 episodes 1952–1953).Jay Silverheels as Tonto (217 episodes 1949–1957).Lee O'Daniel.Įpisodes Main article: List of The Lone Ranger episodes Cast File:Lone Ranger and Tonto 1956.jpgĬlayton Moore and Jay Silverheels in 1956. The cast included former child actress Bonita Granville, who had married Wrather after his divorce from a daughter of former Texas Governor W. 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 LONE RANGER SHOW SERIES#
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.
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Wrather decided not to negotiate further with the network and took the property to the big screen and cancelled television production. By this time, Chertok had established his own television production company and was busy producing other programs. Another big change, not readily detectable by the viewers, was replacing Jack Chertok with producer Sherman A. Otherwise, the series was mostly filmed on a studio sound stage. Wrather also went outdoors for action footage. Wrather invested money from his own pocket to film in color, although ABC telecast only in black and white. The final season saw a number of changes, including an episode count of 39, which had become the industry standard.
#THE LONE RANGER SHOW FULL#
Once again, they were broadcast as a full year of new episodes followed by a full year of reruns. Wrather immediately rehired Clayton Moore to play the Lone Ranger, and another 52 episodes were produced. Īt the end of the fifth year of the television series, Trendle sold the Lone Ranger rights to Jack Wrather, who bought them on August 3, 1954. Despite expectations that the mask would make the switch workable, Hart was not accepted in the role, and his episodes were not seen again until the 1980s.
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Once again, the 52 new episodes were aired in sequence followed by 52 weeks rerunning them. When it came time to produce another batch of 52 episodes, there was a wage dispute with Clayton Moore (until his death, the actor insisted that the problem was creative differences), and John Hart was hired to play the role of the Lone Ranger.
#THE LONE RANGER SHOW MOVIE#
The rock seen next to Silver is known as Lone Ranger Rock and remains in place today on the site of the former movie ranch. Much of the series was filmed on the former Iverson Movie Ranch in Chatsworth, California, including the iconic opening sequence to each episode, in which the cry of "Hi-yo Silver" is heard before the Lone Ranger and Silver gallop to a distinctive rock and Silver rears up on his hind legs. All were shot in Kanab, Utah and California. Then the entire 78 episodes were shown again before any new episodes were produced. The first 78 episodes were produced and broadcast for 78 consecutive weeks without any breaks or reruns. Chertok served as the producer for the first 182 episodes as well as for a rarely seen 1955 color special retelling the origin. For this, he hired veteran MGM film producer Jack Chertok.
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Trendle retained the title of producer, although he recognized that his experience in radio was not adequate for producing the television series. A silver mine supplies The Lone 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. The "lone" survivor thereafter disguises himself with a black mask and travels with Tonto throughout Texas and the American West to assist those challenged by the lawless elements. The fictional story line maintains that a patrol of six Texas Rangers is massacred, with only one member surviving.