

In one of his first actions, he captures and assumes the identity of Texas's new Finance Commissioner, Colonel Marcus Jeffries, after having the real man murdered. In 1865, Captain Mark Smith of the Confederate Army leads a band of deserters to conquer Texas and rule it as a dictator. The fifteen chapters of the serial were condensed into the film Hi-Yo Silver, which was released in 1940. The following year a sequel serial The Lone Ranger Rides Again was released.

It was the ninth of the sixty-six serials produced by Republic, the fourth western (a third of Republic's serials were westerns) and the first Republic serial release of 1938. As they prepare to leave Colby, the Lone Ranger vows to keep his mask on and continue his fight for justice.īlack Cloud is Chief Lame Bear's famous war horse and a Wild West Show owner, Barlum, gives Matt Madrigo $5,000 to buy Black Cloud from Lame Bear, Madrigo decides to steal the horse and pocket the money.The Lone Ranger is a 1938 American Republic Movie serial based on the radio program of the same name. The Lone Ranger and Tonto help Sheriff Two Gun Taylor capture Butch Cavendish and his gang. Meanwhile, the Butch Cavendish Gang is located near Colby. Jim Blane agrees to work the Lone Ranger's secret silver mine and make silver bullets from him. The Long Ranger finds Silver and rescues him from a buffalo attack. The Lone Ranger is the sole survivor of a massacre of Texas Rangers at Bryant's Gap by a gang of outlaws, led by Butch Cavendish. Return with us now to those thrilling days of yesteryear. It came to TV in 1949 in a series of half-hour films epitomizing the good guys vs. It was the tale of the mysterious masked man and his faithful Indian companion and their efforts to maintain law and order throughout the West. Perhaps the most famous Western of all is The Lone Ranger. A fiery horse with the speed of light, a cloud of dust and a hearty "Hi Yo Silver!" The Lone Ranger, Clayton Moore, with his faithful Indian companion Tonto, Jay Silverheels, the daring and resourceful masked rider of the plains, led the fight for law and order in the early west.
