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The Lone Ranger 1949 (S01E03) The Lone Ranger's Triumph

Classic TV194924:35Public Domain
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PLOT : The Lone Ranger still on the trail of Butch Cavendish and his gang sends Tonto to the town of Colby to organize a posse with the deputy sheriff. Tonto receives no help and the suspicion is a number of people in town are working for Cavandish. The Lone Ranger must launch a daring plan to foil the Cavendish gang's plan to take over the town of Colby. TRIVIA : This early episode from 1949 shows how appearance of Lone Ranger changed. In this episode, he has one gun instead of two; shirt and pants are mismatched and Silver's saddle and bridle aren't decorated and there's no breastplate. Also the mask doesn't cover nose as in later episodes. IMDb User Review : Victory and Justice (hogwrassler 2020-10-16): The third episode of the series ends the saga of how Texas Ranger John Reid became The Lone Ranger. He and Tonto use brains and skill to help the sheriff and doctor to fight the Cavendish gang. The viewer learns that he will continue to wear the mask and keep his identity a secret while fighting crime in the old west. Also note that The Ranger wears only one gun in these opening episodes. It's Butch Cavendish (Glenn Strange) who is the first person to ever ask the famous question…

Directors & creators

Producer: George W. Trendle / Director: George B. Seitz Jr. / Writers: George W. Trendle, George B. Seitz Jr., (screenplay), Fran Striker (story) / Starring: Clayton Moore, Jay Silverheels, Emmett Lynn

Subjects

1949, TV-G, TV Western, Filming location: General Service Studios:1040 N. Las Palmas, Hollywood, LA, CA, USA

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