The Lone Ranger
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The Lone Ranger

HEIGH-YO, SILVER! NOW WE'RE ON THE SCREEN! The three greatest characters of radio brought to vital screen life in the outstanding serial entertainment of all time.

7.5 / 10 1938 4h 24mNR English
Western

Storyline

In 1865, Captain Mark Smith of the Confederate Army leads a band of deserters to conquer Texas and rule it as a dictator. In one of his first actions, he captures and assumes the identity of Texas' new Finance Commissioner, Colonel Marcus Jeffries, after having the real man murdered. When a contingent of Texas Rangers enters the territory, Snead, one of Smith's men, leads them into an ambush by Smith's "troopers". The Rangers are apparently wiped out, although one injured survivor is left. The survivor, nursed back to health by Tonto, swears to avenge the massacre and defeat "Colonel Jeffries" and his men.

Cast & Crew

Bruce Bennett

Bruce Bennett

Bert Rogers

Lead
Lee Powell

Lee Powell

Allen King

Chief Thundercloud

Chief Thundercloud

Tonto

Lynne Roberts

Lynne Roberts

Joan Blanchard

Stanley Andrews

Stanley Andrews

Captain Smith aka Colonel Jeffries

George Cleveland

George Cleveland

George Blanchard

William Farnum

William Farnum

Father McKim

Hal Taliaferro

Hal Taliaferro

Bob Stuart

What People Are Saying

4.0
A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. John English's vision lands with breathtaking precision.
Manohla Dargis, The New York Times
4.0
Every frame feels alive. The Lone Ranger is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.
Anthony Lane, The New Yorker