The Lone Ranger

Fernsehserie
1949–1957
12
30 Min.

IMDb-BEWERTUNG

7,7/10

3020

IHRE BEWERTUNG

BELIEBTHEIT

2.584

253

Clayton Moore and Jay Silverheels in The Lone Ranger (1949)

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Classical Western Western

Die Abenteuer des maskierten Helden und seines indianischen Partners.Die Abenteuer des maskierten Helden und seines indianischen Partners.Die Abenteuer des maskierten Helden und seines indianischen Partners.

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IMDb-BEWERTUNG

7,7/10

3020

IHRE BEWERTUNG

BELIEBTHEIT

2.584

253

Siehe Produktionsinformationen bei IMDbPro

Für 2 Primetime Emmys nominiert
- 3 Nominierungen insgesamt

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Wissenswertes
The Lone Ranger's young nephew, Dan Reid, who appeared occasionally on this show, was the father of Britt Reid, The Green Hornet. Both characters were created for radio by George W. Trendle.

Patzer
In the series opening used in syndication, the Lone Ranger is seen riding past rows of trees planted as wind breaks. This practice did not come into use until after the "dust bowl" windstorms of the 1930s.

Zitate
[first lines for each episode]
Narrator: The Lone Ranger!
[gunshots are fired]
The Lone Ranger: Hi-yo, Silver!
Narrator: A fiery horse with the speed of light, a cloud of dust and a hearty "Hi-yo Silver" - the Lone Ranger!
The Lone Ranger: Hi-yo, Silver, away!
Narrator: With his faithful Indian companion, Tonto, the daring and resourceful masked rider of the plains led the fight for law and order in the early West. Return with us now to those thrilling days of yesteryear. The Lone Ranger rides again!

Alternative Versionen
The first three episodes are available edited together as a ersatz feature "Enter the Lone Ranger" (1949) running 68 minutes minus titles and recaps.

Verbindungen
Edited into The Legend of the Lone Ranger (1952)

Soundtracks
William Tell Overture: Finale
by Gioachino Rossini

Benutzerrezensionen22

Rezension

Ausgewählte Rezension

8/10

A Classic

The 221 episodes of "The Lone Ranger" were originally broadcast on ABC from 1949 to 1957; and then for many years they played in local syndication. For most of the original broadcast years the series was ABC's most watched piece of programming.

The new DVD set from Pop Flix contains the first 16 episodes (15 Sept-29 Dec 1949) and for some reason unknown to me episode 22 from the fifth season, for a total of 17 episodes (the same 17 available on last year's Mill Creek Entertainment release so these are probably in the public domain). These sets pretty much render "The Legend of the Lone Ranger" movie superfluous as all three episodes that were combined in 1952 to form the movie are included in these releases.

The early episodes hark back to radio as there is considerably more voice-over narration used as an introduction and to introduce key plot moments.

The series itself was pure kiddie western with clear-cut good and evil distinctions and no romance. The title character (played by Clayton Moore) started out Texas Ranger John Reid. The first three episodes provide the background for his transformation to Lone Ranger status, his partnering with the Indian Tonto (Jay Silverheels), and the taming of his horse "Silver".

There is an unambiguous code of positive morality infusing each episode. The Lone Ranger is totally good but he adopts the guise of evil. While a masked man in the west was normally feared by the good citizens and an Indian was distrusted, the Lone Ranger is feared by those who would do evil. One persistent theme is that when the Lone Ranger and Tonto first encounter an average citizen they are greeted with suspicion, and by the end of the episode the citizen has been convinced of their value. The trademark ending was a secondary character asking the question: "who was that masked man?".

To really enjoy the series you must accept it for the simplistic morality tale it was intended to be. If you don't take it seriously and keep wishing for some self-reflexive campy parody elements you will only get frustrated.

Then again, what do I know? I'm only a child.