Butch Cavendish and
his outlaw gang send a man who is half white and half Indian into town to lure
the Texas Rangers into an ambush.
The Rangers follow this man back to where he says Cavendish and the men are
located. They see it’s an ambush
but it’s too late and all the Rangers are killed except John Reid. Tonto is an
Indian and he comes on the scene after the shooting. He buries the dead men and tends to John's wound. When John has recovered, he decides to
wear a mask and fight against outlaws to avenge the deaths of the Rangers
including his brother. Tonto wants to follow John on this fight.
This program was on
Saturday afternoons and a LOT of children watched. This is the first episode and the first series. It explains the origin of the Lone Ranger and Tonto. The endings were cliffhangers so you had to tune in the next
Saturday to see how the story continues. As an adult, some of the
dialog and scenes seem really directed at children. The children didn’t know or care about that because they are in this age group.
The Lone Ranger believes the outlaws should be brought to justice and
not just gunned down for their crimes. 3 ½* (I liked this episode)
30
min, Western directed by George B. Seitz Jr. with Clayton Moore, Jay
Silverheels, Glenn Strange, George J. Lewis, Tristram Coffin, Jack Rube
Clifford.
Note: Imdb 7.8 out of 10, TV.com 9.1 out of 10 with 19 votes, Amazon 4.7* out of 5* with 483 votes, Leonard Maltin 2.5* out of 4* average user review 4.7* out of 5*.
Special
Note: Filmed at General Service
Studios, Hollywood, Los Angeles, California; Bronson Canyon, Griffith Park, Los
Angeles, California. Credit was
never given in all of the 221 episodes to the orchestra or the conductor
playing the William Tell Overture.
Clayton Moore’s face is never shown and he is filmed from behind with his face covered
with bandages or his mask. He did
get a wound to his face in the ambush? There is a film about The Lone Ranger of 2013 with Johnny Depp and Armie Hammer.
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