Enter the Lone Ranger (1949)

★★★★★ · The Classic Western Hero duo · Big Boomer · 2017-08-30

The Lone Ranger and Tonto are the best known of all the Western pairings. Jay Silverheels was born Harry Smith. A Mohawk from Ontario, Canada who played professional indoor lacrosse when he was "discovered". The Tonto character was Silverheels most famous role and one he returned to for the rest of his life. He was also a breeder and racer of horses. Clayton Moore was so inextricably linked to the character of the Lone Ranger that he is the only actor whose Hollywood star also bears the name of his character. Moore and Silverheels both lived in Calabasas, CA. Every one knows that the theme…

★★★★★ · Over 60? This'll take you back with a smile. · billparlette · 2009-03-21

I was fascinated; all the questions unspoken but relevant over the years of Lone Ranger on the radio were answered. Who was the Lone Ranger, where did he come from, and Tonto ... how did they meet? The drama of Silver's appearance, the story of the "silver bullet".... A thousand smiles, the goose pimples with the theme, admittedly a few tears. And even a guest appearance by the Sadaam Hussein of the old west, the "Cavendish" the bad guy a dead ringer for our more recent villain. If you're over 60, this will be an hour remarkably well spent.

★★★★★ · The voice of Philip Marlowe (Radio Detective Series) · DireTheLawyer · 2022-12-17

Gerald Mohr was the narrator of 16 of the shows of the first season of The Lone Ranger, speaking the well-known introduction as well as story details. The narration was dropped after sixteen episodes. Mohr made more than 500 appearances in radio roles throughout the 1930s, '40s, and early '50s. He starred as Raymond Chandler's hardboiled detective, Philip Marlowe, 1948–1951, in 119 half-hour radio plays. He also starred in The Adventures of Bill Lance, and as Michael Lanyard in The Lone Wolf. He was one of the actors who portrayed Archie Goodwin in The New Adventures of Nero Wolfe, frequently…

★★★★★ · The first filmed Western on network television... · bgrauman · 2011-01-28

This "movie" was re-edited from the first three episodes of the series- "Enter The Lone Ranger" [9/15/49], "The Lone Ranger Fights On" [9/22/49], and "The Lone Ranger's Triumph" [9/29/49]. It took three episodes to retell the famous origin story, written for radio by Fran Striker [the most prolific of all the series' writers]. The TV show was a direct offshoot of the radio series (which continued to air three nights a week- Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays- while the TV version appeared on Thursdays), right down to scripts directly adapted from the radio version, and the theme and stock music…

★★★★★ · Glenn Strange · Shadows_Girl · 2018-09-25

Good actor. Great guy. Knew him well, Ever catch Milburn Stone in SHERLOCK HOLMES FACES DEATH with Basil Rathbone and Nigel Bruce? He plays the romantic lead.

★★★★★ · They don't make 'em like this anymore.... · LugosiRules · 2008-12-21

and it's a shame. Excellent adaption of the radio show, Clayton Moore IS the Lone Ranger, and Glenn Strange is great as the leader of the Cavendish Gang. Great story with great pacing and a lot of action that still holds up well today. This makes for a quality show for family time.