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AdventureWestern

The Lone Ranger

- The Lone Ranger thunders to the motion picture screen!

The territorial governor asks the Lone Ranger to investigate mysterious raids on settlers by Indians who ride with saddles. Wealthy rancher Reese Kilgore wants to mine silver on Spirit Mountain which is sacred to the Indians.

Release Date : 1956-02-25

Language :English

Adult : false

Status : Released

Production Company : Wrather ProductionsWarner Bros. Pictures

Production Country : United States of America

Alternative Titles :

Cast

Clayton Moore

Character Name : The Lone Ranger

Original Name : Clayton Moore

Gender : Male

Jay Silverheels

Character Name : Tonto

Original Name : Jay Silverheels

Gender : Male

Lyle Bettger

Character Name : Reece Kilgore

Original Name : Lyle Bettger

Gender : Male

Bonita Granville

Character Name : Welcome Kilgore

Original Name : Bonita Granville

Gender : Female

Perry Lopez

Character Name : Pete Ramirez

Original Name : Perry Lopez

Gender : Male

Robert J. Wilke

Character Name : Cassidy

Original Name : Robert J. Wilke

Gender : Male

John Pickard

Character Name : Sheriff Sam Kimberley

Original Name : John Pickard

Gender : Male

Beverly Washburn

Character Name : Lila Kilgore

Original Name : Beverly Washburn

Gender : Female

Michael Ansara

Character Name : Angry Horse

Original Name : Michael Ansara

Gender : Male

Frank De Kova

Character Name : Chief Red Hawk

Original Name : Frank De Kova

Gender : Male

Charles Meredith

Character Name : Governor

Original Name : Charles Meredith

Gender : Male

Mickey Simpson

Character Name : Powder

Original Name : Mickey Simpson

Gender : Male

Zon Murray

Character Name : Goss

Original Name : Zon Murray

Gender : Male

Lane Chandler

Character Name : Chip Walker

Original Name : Lane Chandler

Gender : Male

Malcolm Atterbury

Character Name : Phineas Tripp (uncredited)

Original Name : Malcolm Atterbury

Gender : Male

Kermit Maynard

Character Name : Rev. Purdy (uncredited)

Original Name : Kermit Maynard

Gender : Male

Jack Mower

Character Name : Townsman (uncredited)

Original Name : Jack Mower

Gender : Male

Buddy Roosevelt

Character Name : Rider (uncredited)

Original Name : Buddy Roosevelt

Gender : Male

William Schallert

Character Name : Clive - Secretary (uncredited)

Original Name : William Schallert

Gender : Male

Robert B. Williams

Character Name : U.S. Marshal, Abilene (uncredited)

Original Name : Robert B. Williams

Gender : Male

Rush Williams

Character Name : Knuckles (uncredited)

Original Name : Rush Williams

Gender : Male

Reviews

J

John Chard

@John Chard

2024-05-16

Mature picture moves away from serial silliness. The Lone Ranger is directed by Stuart Heisler and written by Herb Meadow and George W. Trendle. It stars Clayton Moore, Jay Silverheels, Lyle Bettger, Bonita Granville, Perry Lopez, Robert J. Wilke and John Pickard. Music is by David Buttolph and cinematography by Edwin B. DuPar. Wealthy rancher Reese Kilgore (Bettger) aims to grab silver-rich Indian land by skilfully pitting Indians against settlers, but the suspicious territorial governor sends The Lone Ranger (Moore) to investigate. I think most of us Western fans of a certain age remember fondly The Lone Ranger TV series, and with that we obviously remember it as being child friendly. So it's reasonable to expect this filmic version as being more of the same? Yet although it is of course safe for the kiddies to enjoy, it's very mature in narrative terms. It's not an origin movie, though the screenplay allows space for us to get the birth of the masked man as it were. Naturally we are in the realm of the good versus the bad, but as we deal with bile strewn racial prejudices, we also get the flip side in the form of the strong friendship between Lone Ranger and Tonto (Silverheels). Pic is crammed full of lush locations, fast paced action, plenty of fights - both with fists and weaponry - stock genre characters, and two of the coolest horses in genre lore. All that and the signature William Tell Overture music that brings simultaneously a smile to the face and a tingle to the youthful spine in all of us. Hooray! 7/10