The Lone Ranger is a 1956 Western film based on The Lone Ranger television series starring Clayton Moore and Jay Silverheels. The Lone Ranger was the first of two theatrical features based on the series; it was followed by The Lone Ranger and the Lost City of Gold in 1958.
| The Lone Ranger | |
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| Directed by | Stuart Heisler |
| Screenplay by | Herb Meadow Eric Freiwald |
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| Produced by | Willis Goldbeck[1] Jack Wrather |
| Starring | Clayton Moore Jay Silverheels Beverly Washburn |
| Cinematography | Edwin B. DuPar |
| Edited by | Clarence Kolster |
| Music by | David Buttolph |
Production company | Wrather Productions |
| Distributed by | Warner Bros.[2] |
Release date |
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Running time | 81 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Box office | $1,550,000 (US)[3] |
Screenplay
editSome where In Texas, the legendary masked sheriff known as Lone Ranger and his native colleague Tonto needs to discover the reason about several white people being massacred by some masked Indian. Meanwhile, a rich farmer known as Mr. Kilgore have a cruel plan In hands against the local Indian tribe: provoke a war Involving the natives and the white men to explorer the Indian territory to find the Spirit Mountain and stole all the silver from there with his men. The Lone Ranger realizes that the natives wanted to keep settlers away so they would not discover and take control of the silver deposits on the Spirit Mountain, thus also avoiding the beginning of a fierce conflict that would require the sacrifice of many Innocent lives for silver.
Cast
edit- Clayton Moore as The Lone Ranger
- Jay Silverheels as Tonto
- Lyle Bettger as Reese Kilgore
- Bonita Granville as Welcome Kilgore
- Perry Lopez as Pete Ramirez
- Robert J. Wilke as Cassidy
- John Pickard as Sheriff Sam Kimberley
- Beverly Washburn as Lila Kilgore
- Michael Ansara as Angry Horse
- Frank DeKova as Chief Red Hawk
- Charles Meredith as Governor
- Mickey Simpson as Powder
- Lane Chandler as Chip Walker
- Zon Murray as Goss
The film was Bonita Granville's last credited appearance. She had retired from the screen to marry Jack Wrather in 1947.[4]
Production
editParts of the film were shot in Kanab Canyon, Barracks Canyon and Johnson Canyon in Utah.[5]
Reception
editIn a contemporary review for The New York Times, critic Bosley Crowther wrote: "You would think that, after all these years of championing law and order on the screen and radio, not to mention television, the Lone Ranger would be pooped. At least, you would think the people assigned to keeping him going would be tired of all those endless cattle rustles, slashing fist-fights, and western cliches. But apparently, a new team at Warners has taken over reviving the famous masked hero in all his glory in color and CinemaScope and has had at the task with the vigor of zealots inspired by a fresh idea. And 'The Lone Ranger,' which opened yesterday at the Mayfair, has the unwearied spirit of a noisy kid."[6]
Accolades
editThe Lone Ranger was nominated for the American Film Institute's list AFI's 100 Years...100 Heroes & Villains as a hero,[7] while his line "Hi-Yo, Silver!" was nominated for the 2005 list AFI's 100 Years...100 Movie Quotes.[8]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ Daniel, Blum (1969) [1957]. Screen World. Vol. 8. New York, N.Y.: Biblo & Tannen. p. 28. ISBN 0819602639.
- ^ "After 60 Years, the Lone Ranger Still Lives". The Los Angeles Times. Retrieved September 27, 2010.
- ^ 'The Top Box-Office Hits of 1956', Variety Weekly, January 2, 1957
- ^ "The Lone Ranger (1956) - Trivia". TCM.com. Retrieved August 19, 2013.
- ^ D'Arc, James V. (2010). When Hollywood Came to Town: A History of Moviemaking in Utah (1st ed.). Layton: Gibbs Smith. p. 289. ISBN 978-1-4236-0587-4. Wikidata Q123575108.
- ^ Crowther, Bosley (February 11, 1956). "Screen: 'Lone Ranger' Rides Again". The New York Times. p. 12.
- ^ "AFI's 100 Years...100 Heroes & Villains Nominees" (PDF). Retrieved August 5, 2016.
- ^ "AFI's 100 Years...100 Movie Quotes Nominees" (PDF). Retrieved August 5, 2016.