Legend of the Lone Ranger

Starring:Moore, Silverheels, Bettger, Granville, Lopez, Wilke
Studio: Alpha Video
Product Type: DVD

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Who was that masked man?

Lone Ranger - The Legend Begins
Starring: Lone Ranger
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The Lone Ranger, Vol. 2
The Lone Ranger, Vol. 3
Wanted: Dead or Alive - Season Two
Basil Rathbone Signature Collection
The Lone Ranger

ASIN: B000Q66ISQ
Release Date: 2007-05-15

Product Description

This classic radio show was brought to television in the late 1940's and was a favorite of children and adults alike. Starring Clayton Moore as the masked man and Jay Silverheels as the faithful sidekick Tonto. The story concerns a Texas Ranger who was the only survivor of an ambush and is nursed back to health by his friend, Tonto. After his recovery from his injuries, the Ranger decides to dedicate his life to bring justice and peace to the West. Using the benefits from a secret silver mine, the Lone Ranger rides the West on his horse, Silver, and dispenses justice in the form of his trademark, the silver bullet. Disc 1 Enter the Lone Ranger The Lone Ranger Fights On The Lone Ranger Triumphs Legion of Old Timers Rustlers' Hideout War Horse Pete and Pedro The Renegades The Tenderfeet High Heels Six Gun's Legacy The Return of the Convict Finders Keepers Disc 2 The Masked Rider Old Joe's Sister Cannonball McKay A Message from Abe The Lone Ranger Starring Lee Powell, Chief Thundercloud, Lynn Roberts (1938) B&W 247 Minutes Unrated

Customer Reviews:

Who was that masked man?.......2007-05-21

LONE RANGER and TV western fans are sure enjoy this new video collection recently released by MILL CREEK ENTERTAINMENT.
With over 11 hours on two doubled-sided DVDs, LONE RANGER - THE LEGEND BEGINS includes the first 16 episodes from the classic Clayton Moore/Jay Silverheels TV show (plus one show from season #5).

DISC ONE--
Enter the Lone Ranger (S.1, #1 - 9/15/49) - Glenn Strange/George J. Lewis
The Lone Ranger Fights On (S.1, #2 - 9/22/49) - Walter Sande/George Chesebro
The Lone Ranger Triumphs (S.1, #3 - 9/29/49) - Jack Clifford/John Daheim
The Legion of Old Timers (S.1, #4 - 10/6/49) - DeForest Kelley/Emmitt Lynn
Rustlers' Hideout (S.1, #5 - 10/13/49) - Harry Lauter/Joseph Crehan
War Horse (S.1, #6 - 10/20/49) - Leonard Penn/John Merton
Pete and Pedro (S.1, #7 - 10/27/49) - Sheila Ryan/Rufe Davis
The Renegades (S.1, #8 - 11/3/49) - Gene Roth/Harry Harvey
The Tenderfeet (S.1, #9 - 11/10/49) - Ray Bennett/Rand Brooks
High Heels (S.1, #10 - 11/17/49) - Carl von Schiller/John Berkes
Six Gun's Legacy (S.1, #11 - 11/24/49) - Jimmie Dundee/Don Haggerty
Return of the Convict (S.1, #12 - 12/1/49) - Steve Clark/Robert Emmett Keane
Finders Keepers (S.1, #13 - 12/8/49) - Pedro de Cordoba/Arthur Franz

DISC 2--
The Masked Rider (S.1, #14 - 12/15/49) - John Alvin/John Doucette
Old Joe's Sister (S.1, #15 - 12/22/49) - Anne O'Neal/Joel Freidkin
Cannonball McKay (S.1, #16 - 12/29/49) - Louise Lorimar/Leonard Strong
A Message From Abe (S.5, #22 - 2/7/57) - James Griffith/Maggie O'Byrne

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Also included is the complete 15-chapter serial from 1938, THE LONE RANGER,
starring Lee Powell as the Masked Man and Chief Thundercloud as Tonto.
THE STORY:
An ex-Confederate officer kills and assumes the identity of a Washington appointee sent to Texas to collect taxes.
Enroute to the Lone Star State, the imposter and his gang ambush a group of Texas Rangers returning from the
war to restore order at home. One of the Rangers survives the attack and, after being nursed back to help by his
friend Tonto, decides to dedicate his life to law and order. His first order of business is to stop the imposter and
his accomplices from taking Texas out of the Union and forming their own country.

CHAPTERS--
1. Hi-Yo Silver
2. Thundering Earth
3. The Pitfall
4. Agent of Treachery
5. The Steaming Cauldron
6. Red Man's Courage
7. Wheels of Disaster
8. Fatal Treasure
9. The Missing Spur
10. Flaming Fury
11. The Silver Bullet
12. Escape
13. The Fatal Plunge
14. Messengers of Doom
15. The Last of the Rangers

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Good Stuff
The Legend of the Lone Ranger
The origin of a great American hero
Part of American Pop Culture History.
The Lone Ranger and Tonto

The Legend of the Lone Ranger (1952)
Starring: Clayton Moore , Jay Silverheels , Glenn Strange , and Jerry Potter
Manufacturer: Marengo Films
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The Lone Ranger

ASIN: B00004WL4S
Release Date: 2001-02-28

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The Lone Ranger was created for radio in 1933 by George W. Trendle. Starring Clayton Moore as the title character and Jay Silverheels as his faithful companion, Tonto, The Lone Ranger went on to become one of the most popular westerns in history. Clayton Moore passed away in 1999, but he has left us the legacy of a lawman that always shot to wound, not kill, and never sought personal reward for his good deeds. Through Moore's portrayal, The Lone Ranger has become a symbol of individualism and justice that transcends its time and genre. (Black & White, PLUS one color episode from the popular television series.)

Customer Reviews:

Good Stuff.......2007-03-04

I bought this on tape,then DVD. I was huge Lone Ranger fan as a child. Yes it is great to watch the Lone Ranger again. I plan to buy an all color episode edition. My daughter watch the tapes with me when she was in high school. What lured her to watch was it had a horse in it. However after watching this and another collection of episodes(also, some Roy Rogers), she said, "How come you had all the good stuff to watch when you were a kid." She was not much impressed with after school or Saturday morning tv.

This is the beginning of the Lone Ranger and his legend. Start here then buy some of the other collections. They are still fun to watch. Just remind special effects are not very much part of old tv stories which had very limited budgets.

The Legend of the Lone Ranger.......2006-03-09

Still not the movie I have been looking for which is in TOTAL COLOR. This tells the same basic story but I wanted the "Theatrical Version" of the Legend of the Lone Ranger (Original)

The origin of a great American hero.......2004-06-12

This three-episode television classic was filmed in 1949 and introduced Clayton Moore and Jay Silverheels as the Lone Ranger and Tonto. This seminal film details the masked man's origins as a Texas Ranger who was ambushed with five fellow rangers by outlaw Butch Cavendish, the Ranger's recovery with Tonto's help, why he conceals his identity with a mask, how he finds Silver, and their round-up and arrest of the Cavendish gang. Moore and Silverheels were perfect as the two leads in this series and portrayed the characters as no one else could have. They were supported by some of the old-school, venerable character actors of the day such as Glenn Strange, George Lewis, Tris Coffin, George Chesboro, and Walter Sande. The crisp black and white photography stands up well with time and the Lone Ranger "mood music" is a superb, nostalgic accompaniment to the action as the Ranger and Tonto fight for law and order in the early west. Each of the three episodes is wonderfully narrated by way of introduction, and the narration is also used to introduce key plot situations.

Part of American Pop Culture History........2003-04-08

3 episodes of the famous TV show, vintage 1949, edited together into a feature length film, tell the story of the origin of the Lone Ranger. This is the stuff of childhood memories for aging baby-boomers. Clayton Moore's portrayal of the Lone Ranger, and Jay Silverheels as Tonto, is a great memory of Saturday morning TV in the thrilling days of yesteryear. The acting, script, etc. all display B movie quality, at best, but, who cares? The Lone Ranger is a larger than life image that ranks at the top of American pop culture folklore with the greatest of fictional characters. Among staunch Lone Ranger fans, this is a familiar story viewed many times over the years. For the uninitiated, the mask, the silver mine, Silver, and other things are explained. A color episode is also included showing how the TV show changed from 1949 through 1956. The latter episode includes nice color photography, and shows how the heroic image evolved into the red, white, and blue figure on the white horse, complete with gleaming six-guns and silver bullets. As usual, lawbreakers are brought to justice, without excessive or bloody violence, by the end of the half-hour episode. This DVD edition looks great compared to the typical lower-grade VHS editions, all that was previously available. The full screen format is clean and clear, and the audio comes through nicely. As a nostalgic treat, this is wonderful. There is no reason to exclude the kids, if you can get them to put down the electronic games for a couple of hours. 10-year-olds of all ages will enjoy this viewing experience. Ownership is highly recommended. ;-)

The Lone Ranger and Tonto.......2003-01-19

Return to yesteryear with this excellent DVD. An excellent digital recreation of the original series. There are 2 movies. The first is actually the first two series joined together and in B&W. The second is one of the later series and is in COLOR. Note in the B&W version, Lone Ranger has only one standard revolver ! It's crisp, sound transfer is terrific. Get it ! I also learned what "Kemo Sabe" means for the first time ! It's ...... no, find out for yourself by getting this wonderful DVD ! HI YO SILVER, AWAY !

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Dubious transfer!!

Legend of the Lone Ranger
Director: George B. Seitz
Manufacturer: Alpha Video
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ASIN: B00006AUGC
Release Date: 2004-01-01

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Dubious transfer!!.......2003-11-25

This is the movie that shows the very begginings of The Lone Ranger story. Six Texas Rangers are brutally ambushed by the Cavendish gang and left for dead. Tonto, an Indian scout, saves the life of one who is left barely alive. The rest is history. Now the BAD NEWS! The TV print used here for The Lone Ranger is not all that bad... pretty good actually, compared with the usual Alpha product I've seen. But they manage to stuff it up in another way. The movie has horizontal hum bars travelling up the screen for the entire duration of the movie. Very annoying and distracting on the darker scenes although I suppose they can get away with it on the lighter outdoor shots. So again, don't expect DVD quality and you might not be disappointed.

The Lone Ranger Classic Western Double Feature - Hi-Yo, Silver! / Legend of the Lone Ranger

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"double features from 1940 & 1952 with the Masked Man ~ The Lone Ranger"
Not As Good as the Serial
Not Quite
Lone Ranger will be missed and he will ride again

The Lone Ranger Classic Western Double Feature - Hi-Yo, Silver! / Legend of the Lone Ranger
Starring: Clayton Moore , Jay Silverheels , Glenn Strange , Jerry Potter , and Lynne Roberts
Director: William Witney , and John English
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ASIN: B00002VW7Q
Release Date: 1999-11-30

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"double features from 1940 & 1952 with the Masked Man ~ The Lone Ranger".......2005-09-26

VCI Entertainment present "Legend of the Lone Ranger" (1952) and "Hi-Yo Silver" (1940) (digitally remastered), featuring Clayton Moore (The Lone Ranger) is the only person to have a star on the "Hollywood Walk Of Fame", his name and the character he was renowned for playing from 1949-1957...Clayton's star reads "CLAYTON MOORE, THE LONE RANGER"...Clayton and Jay Silverheels deserve much of the success to this ongoing Ranger series....both actors lived the roles and presented themselves as good role models to children everywhere...they were a symbol of honor and integrity...the stories had the spirit of the old west with an certain amount of action here and there...with his faithful indian companion Tonto, we now know what a great actor Jay Silverheels was...Tonto was not your stereotypical ignorant savage that Hollywood was continually releasing...take note that Tonto tracks, takes care of the Ranger when he's wounded, spies out information and comes to the rescue many times when the Ranger is at a dead end...Tonto and the Ranger are friends and equals of a true partership that has gone on for decades.

First up is "Legend of the Lone Ranger" (1952/78 mins/B&W), created & produced by George W. Trendle, director George B. Seitz Jr., screenplay by George B. Seitz Jr. & Fran Striker...cast includes Clayton Moore (Lone Ranger), Jay Silverheels (Tonto), Glenn Strange (Butch Cavendish), Walter Sande (Sheriff Taylor), George Chesebro (Doc Drummond), Jack Clifford (Jerry)...the plot summary has 3 episodes of the original chronicles showing the origin of "The Lone Ranger", how Tonto found him and the other dead Rangers, when he saved the great horse Silver from a charging buffalo and nursed him back to health...will the Ranger and Tonto stop the Cavendish Gang...can we ever determine what makes the Long Ranger so popular and live on...don't miss any of these exciting adventures as it unfolds.

Chapter Titles (Legend of the Lone Ranger)
1. Opening Credits
2. Texas Rangers
3. Ambushed
4. Healing Wounds
5. The Legend Begins
6. Finding Silver
7. The Battle Starts
8. Silver Bullets
9. On the Trail
10.The Plot Thickens
11.The Ranger's Plan
12.Who Was That Masked Man?

SPECIAL FEATURES:
BIOS:
1. CLAYTON MOORE
Birth Name: Jack Carlton Moore
Birth Date: 9/14/1914 - Chicago, Illinois
Death Date: 12/28/1999) - Los Angeles, CA
2. JAY SILVERHEELS
Birth Name: Harold J. Smith
Birth Date: 5/26/1918 - Ontario, Canada
Death Date: 3/05/1980 - Woodland Hills, CA

TRAILERS:
1. And Then There Were None (novel by Agatha Christie)
2. The Southern (Zachery Scott & Gracie Fields)

The second on this double bill is Republic Pictures "Hi-Yo Silver" (1940/68 mins/B&W)...a Republic Serial that has been redone as a classic B-Western feature film...Under director's John English and William Witney, producer Sol C. Siegel with screenplay by George W. Trendle (creator), Fran Striker (radio series), Ronald Davidson, Franklin Adreon, Lois Eby, Barry Shipman, and George Worthing Yates ...the cast include Lee Powell (Allen King), Bruce Bennett (Bert Rogers - aka Herman Brix), Wally Wales (Bob Stuart - aka Hal Taliaferro), Lane Chandler (Dick Forrest), George Montgomery (Jim Clark - aka George Letz), Chief Thundercloud (Tonto), Lynne Roberts (Joan Blanchard), George Cleveland (George Blanchard), Stanley Andrews (Capt. Smith, alias Jeffries), William Farnum (Father McKim), John Merton (Kester - Henchman), Tom London (Belton - Henchman), Charles King (Morley - Henchman), Jack Ingram ( Jeffries - Henchman), Bud Osborne (Morgan - Henchman), Edmund Cobb (one of the Ranger's), Ted Adams (one of the Henchman), Jack Perrin (Henchman), Fred Burns (Henchman), Frank McGlynn Sr. (Abraham Lincoln), Dickie Jones (The Boy) and saving the best for last Raymond Hatton (Smokey - the storyteller)...the story line has Smokey grooming the Grandson of Silver and telling the story to Dickie Jones an adventure and origin of "The Lone Ranger"...the history of the Ranger with five possible candidates being our hero...will we know early in the film who the real Lone Ranger is...each episode eliminates one of the suspects keeping us guessing...none of them are known as John Reid, the Ranger of radio and television...but the action and excitement is there in full spades.

Keep an eye out for some veteran B-Western character actors of Raymond Hatton (from the "Rough Riders Series" and Johnny Mack Brown's sidekick know as Sandy Hopkins), Dickie Jones (from "Hopalong Cassidy" films, "Range Rider" sidekick and "Buffalo Bill Jr" television series), Charles King (they called him "Blackie" in most of his film career with Bob Steele, Buster Crabbe and Tim McCoy movies), John Merton (villains from "Zorro's Fighting Legion" and many more), Stanley Andrews (the Old Ranger from "Death Valley" Days"), George Cleveland (as Grandpa on the TV series "Lassie"), Jack Ingram, Edmund Cobb, Ted Adams and Bud Osborne make this a B-Western family event.

Chapter Titles (Hi-Yo Silver)
1. Opening Credits
2. Ambush
3. Stockade
4. Double Cross
5. the Stand-Off
6. Enlisting Help
7. Captured
8. The Truth
9. Rescued
10.Last Stand
11.Unmasked
12.Closing Credits

The Lone Ranger television series premiered on ABC network on September 15, 1949 and ranked in the top 15...by 1950 ranked number seven and began reruns on CBS Saturday mornings in 1953 until September 1960...also on ABC in reruns from 1958 until 1961 and then on NBC until 1964 .

Clayton Moore was a circus acrobat at the age of eight and grew up in the Midwest (Illinois)...worked in the circus and traveled to New York and then Hollywood where he became a stuntman and bit player...inducted into the "Stuntman's Hall of Fame" in 1982...also received the "Western Heritage Award from the National Cowboy Hall of Fame'" also the "Hall of Great Western Performers of the National Cowboy and Western Heritage Museum" both in 1990...Clayton was once quoted "Playing him [the Lone Ranger] made me a better person.", "Once I got the Lone Ranger role, I didn't want any other. I was playing the good guy."..."I will continue wearing the white hat and black mask until I ride up into the big ranch in the sky." (On his costume as the Lone Ranger, February 4, 1985)...Clayton very enjoyed quoting and lived by "A Ranger's Creed" which included this moral lesson "That God put the firewood there, but every man must gather and light it himself."

Own them now on DVD....if you crave action, drama and plenty of adventure then this is the place for all of the above...if you enjoyed this check out another VCI Entertainment release the first big screen full length in color "The Lone Ranger" (1956) (digitally remastered in Dolby), long running Lone Ranger series on radio and then turned up in the early '40s in the movies...it's all new and in Warnercolor the west's greatest hero...the story line is excellent with outstanding action scenes and production with over hours worth of entertainment.

Great job by VCI Entertainment for releasing the digital transfere with a clean, clear and crisp print...looking forward to more of the same from the '30s vintage...order your copy now from Amazon or VCI Entertainment, stay tuned once again with a top notch serial from VCI...just the way we like 'em!

Total Time: 143 mins on DVD ~ VCI Entertainment 8225 ~ (7/03/2001)

Not As Good as the Serial.......2001-07-25

This movie is alright as a feature of a Serial but the cutting is drastic and the plot becomes quite uneven. The serial works best as the Rangers are killed off one by one until the actual Lone Ranger emerges, but in this feature everything is so truncated that the excitement is lost. The Movie rates 3 stars only because of the wonderful work of Lee Powell, Hal Taliaferro and Chief Thunder Cloud. If you can't find the serial this is fine, but if you can get the serial you will see the difference.

Not Quite.......2000-11-23

All true Lone Ranger fans will be disappointed. There is no "..Return with us now to those thrilling days of yesteryear, etc." The announcer isn't at the end either, so obviously this is not for the serious collector. Even the serial is an edited version. It does not mean this DVD is without merit: it is better than nothing. But if you can wait or already have these on tape, save the money. Oh, for the day when real pristene copies, unedited, will be available. Question: why do people who don't really care about the Lone Ranger, make these things anyway?

Lone Ranger will be missed and he will ride again.......1999-12-29

Sad news travels fast. Many millions of baby boomers and other fans will be shocked to hear that Clayton Moore, THE only LONE RANGER died today, December 28th 1999. He will be remembered forever as the "Masked Man".

Brentwood Home Video has the above 3 Pack in stock which features 3 Movies with Clayton and Jay Silverheels. Movies are: 1949: The Legend of the Lone Ranger 1958: The Lost City 1965: The Lone Range. Amazon.Com has this collectors pack on sale and we can ship immediately!

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What is the original year.....I am looking for the 1981 version...........2005-09-16

rELEASE 2004....NO YEAR OF THE ORIGINAL....1981...The CLINTON SPILSBURY....ITC VERSION....I SEE NOW IN THE REVIEW PAGE THAT IT IS NOT THE ONE I HAVE BEEN SEARCHING FOR...

Legend of the Lone Ranger/Missouri Traveler

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Legend of the Lone Ranger/Missouri Traveler
Starring: Legend of the Lone Ranger , and Missouri Traveler
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ASIN: B0002A9R0W
Release Date: 2006-04-04

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The Legend Of The Lone Ranger: A group of Texas Rangers are ambushed by a band of blood-thirsty desperadoes and left for dead in the desert. An Indian named Tonto finds the one lone survivor and nurses him back to health. He's the Lone Ranger - and it's now up to him to bring law and order to the Western Territories. Missouri Traveler: This wonderful family film, tells theistory ofia young orphan lad onihis wayito Florida. After stopping in the town of Delphi he becomes fast friends with the local residents and decides to save up his money and buy a farm there. Features: 2 Cartoons Old-Fashioned TV Commercials

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Do not judge a dvd by it's cover.
Not what I expected

Legend of the Lone Ranger + Zorro

Manufacturer: Family Value Collection
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The Legend of the Lone Ranger (1952)

ASIN: B0009VUMF8

Product Description

The Legend of the Lone Ranger (1952) The Lone Ranger was created for radio in 1933 by George W. Trendle. Starring Clayton Moore as the title character and Jay Silverheels as his faithful companion, Tonto, The Lone Ranger went on to become one of the most popular westerns in history. Clayton Moore passed away in 1999, but he has left us the legacy of a lawman that always shot to wound, not kill, and never sought personal reward for his good deeds. Through Moore's portrayal, The Lone Ranger has become a symbol of individualism and justice that transcends its time and genre. Zorro (1976) Posing as a floppish coward, Diego, a Spanish nobleman, fights injustice in colonial California. Upon his return from Spain, Diego realizes that Captain Pasquale is terrorizing the district and levying unreasonable taxes. Disguised as Zorro a masked Robin Hood-like swashbuckler the young Spaniard menaces the local authorities to the delight of all of the peasants. In the meantime, posing as the inept fop, he is able to move through society without being suspected.

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Do not judge a dvd by it's cover........2006-12-26

The cover and back of the packing show the 1981 Legend of the Lone Ranger and a Zorro film. The Lone Ranger is the 1952 black and white (not even colour version ) of the first three episodes of the tv series not the movie, and the 1952 Zorro is a 1976 Zorro film with poor sound. The Lone Ranger shows were around 1hr and 8 minutes not even the 1hr 38 minutes advertised on the back. The write up when I purchased this DVD was what was on the back cover not what was in the DVD holder.

Not what I expected.......2006-03-15

As much as I am a fan of the Lone Ranger - this is not the film I expected - the cover picture leads you to believe this is the Klinton Spilsbury version from the 80's - its not - its just the first 3 episodes of the Clayton Moore TV show. Which is fine if you are looking for the Clayton Moore Lone Ranger.

As for the Zorro film - that is 90 minutes of my life wasted. I had hoped for one of the older black and white swashbuckling hero versions - this is at best a B-grade story that way overplays mediocre action. The sound is horrible, and the storyline is confusing even if you know the Zorro storyline.

I bought my copy at a dollar store - for a dollar - that is the most this set is worth.

The Legend of the Lone Ranger [Region 2]

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JUST A BAD MOVIE
More bronze than Silver
BAD BAD BAD FAITH
Good Western, Great Horse!
Time for a re-evaluation

The Legend of the Lone Ranger [Region 2]
Starring: Klinton Spilsbury , Michael Horse , Christopher Lloyd , Matt Clark , and Juanin Clay
Director: William A. Fraker
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The Legend of the Lone Ranger (1952)
The Lone Ranger - The Original Series, Vol. 1
Hour of the Gun
The Legend of Zorro (Widescreen Special Edition)
The Last Wagon

ASIN: B00009W35N

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This much-maligned big-screen version of the well-loved radio and TV show stands as one of the rare cases in which the entire performance of one of a film's stars was redubbed by another actor. (For the others, see Andie McDowell in Greystoke and Harvey Keitel in Saturn 3.) In this case, it was youngster Klinton Spilsbury (and whatever happened to him?), cast as the famous Texas Ranger, ambushed by villains and left for dead, only to return with silver bullets, a horse named Silver, a mask, and a Native American sidekick named Tonto (Michael Horse) on a one-man mission for justice. In this film he battles a vicious group of bad guys led by a flinty-eyed Christopher Lloyd. Spilsbury's every line was redubbed by James Keach. Despite a critical drubbing, this is actually a better Western than you would expect, given its long-sullied reputation. --Marshall Fine

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JUST A BAD MOVIE.......2007-03-05

I SAW THIS MOVIE AND AS A BABY BOOMER WHO QUITE WELL REMEMBERS THE SERIES OF THE FIFTIES THIS MOVIE REALLY SUCKED. AND NOT ONLY THE DISCRACEFULL ACTIONS OF THE MOVIE COMPANY AGAINST CLAYTON MOORE FROM WEARING THE MASK AT CHARITY EVENTS DIDN'T HELP THIS MOVIE, THEY NEVER THOUGHT OF USING MR. MOORE AS AN AGED LONE RANGER RETELLING HIS PAST LET'S SAY TO HIS GRANDCHILD OR NEPHEW WHICH WOULD HAVE BEEN A SMART IDEA INCLUDING HIM IN THE MOVIE.
AND WHO EVER THOUGHT OF PUTTING WILD BILL HICKOK, CUSTER AND BUFFALO BILL AND LINCOLN ALL IN THE SAME MOVIE WAS TRUELY STUPID . IT MADE THE MOVIE SEEM SILLY AND LIKE WATCHING DUMB SPOOF OF A MOVIE. I ONLY HOPE THAT A SERIOUS
REMAKE WITH GOOD ACTING AND SCRIPT WILL BE DONE ONE DAY. THANK GOD WE HAD CLAYTON MOORE AND JAY SILVERHEELS

More bronze than Silver.......2006-11-12

The early Eighties saw a slew of Westerns greenlit by studios, many hoping to ride on the coat-tails of the anticipated success of Heaven's Gate (who knew it would become a by-word for box-office disaster?) - The Long Riders, Cattle Annie and Little Britches, Barbarosa and this attempt by Lew Grade's ITC to start a new screen franchise. On paper it wasn't without promise. Legendary cinematographer William A. Fraker had directed the excellent Lee Marvin-Jack Palance Western Monte Walsh, while co-writers Ivan Goff and Ben Roberts had written a number of James Cagney films (including the classic White Heat) and William Roberts had written the wonderful comic Western The Sheepman as well as contributing to The Magnificent Seven. It even boasted a John Barry score.

The result was a massive and critically reviled box-office disaster in its day, not least because of one of the greatest PR fiascos in film history when the producers outraged America by taking out a court order to stop original Lone Ranger star Clayton Moore from wearing his mask at charity events. The stink was so great that even the same producers' Raise the Titanic grossed more. So, a quarter century on, is this little-seen, never revived Western really that bad?

Not exactly: it's just not very good, slow and pedestrian for much of its running time. It takes nearly an hour of drawn-out backstory for John Reid to don his mask and become the Lone Ranger, and once he does, he doesn't exactly do much. Indeed, there's little action in the film - a stagecoach robbery at the beginning, a good canyon shootout in the middle and a lot of explosions at the end. Unfortunately, it doesn't find that much interesting to fill in the gaps with.

Part of this is down to the leads. Klinton Spilsbury is inoffensive but defiantly unmemorable as The Lone Ranger - I've got furniture with more personality - while Michael Horse's Tonto fares little better. Jason Robards phones in his performance as Ulysses S. Grant, the great Richard Farnsworth has nothing to do as Wild Bill Hickok and Juanin Clay's romantic interest is dropped no sooner than she is established. Only a restrained Christopher Lloyd makes an impression as the evil Butch Cavendish.

Today the film is more interesting for its very obvious influence on the plot of the so very much better The Mask of Zorro - as in Martin Campbell's film, the hero adopts a mask and a disguise to avenge the death of his brother at the hands of a disgraced officer who plans to turn his province into a small country. There's even a scene between the Lone Ranger, disguised as a priest, and his romantic interest in a church confessional, a la Zorro. But what's missing here is the panache: everything is workmanlike and uninvolving. Even John Barry's score, hampered by Merle Haggard's unfortunate title song and some persistent rhyming narration, seems to be just going through the motions.

It's watchable and it's certainly not the war crime contemporary critics made it out to be, but it's still a missed opportunity.

On the plus side, though listed as 4:3 fullscreen, the UK DVD is actually letterboxed in the full original 2.35:1 widescreen ratio. No extras, but the reasonable price and the decent widescreen transfer helps compensate.

BAD BAD BAD FAITH.......2006-09-18

I don't know if this has been addressed in the other reviews, but when this movie came out (I remember it like it was yesterday) the filmmakers took out a court injunction against Clayton Moore to prevent him from wearing the mask in public (appearances, conventions, etc.) as it would interfere with the new film. For this reason I've never seen it and never will. The producers will not get a dime from me ... EVER.

Good Western, Great Horse!.......2005-12-04

Come on, this was a fun action movie, worthy of at least Good "B Flic" status. Just the horse scenes alone are worth making a nice DVD release. Thirdeyenine.

Time for a re-evaluation.......2005-11-01

Granted, this film could have received better treatment if Clayton Moore had been treated a little better. Now that he has passed, let's look at it from another perspective. It actually was a better than average flick. Spilsbury's acting was a little amateurish. Over-dubbing his voice really showed a lack of confidence in his abilities. It's time to release it on DVD so a new generation can express their opinions.

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