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The Lone Ranger
The Lone Ranger is an American western television series that ran from 1949 to 1957, starring Clayton Moore with Jay Silverheels as Tonto. The live-action series initially featured Gerald Mohr as the episode narrator. Fred Foy served as both narrator and announcer of the radio series from 1948 to its finish and became announcer of the television version when story narration was dropped there. This was by far the highest-rated television program on the ABC network in the early 1950s and its first true "hit".
- Created by:
- Fran Striker, George W. Trendle
- Cast:
- Clayton Moore, Jay Silverheels
- Language:
- English
- Network:
- ABC
Episode guide
Seasons
Season 3
Episodes
Episode 1
Outlaw's Son
1952-09-11 · 30mThe Lone Ranger and Tonto are after an outlaw who is trying to leave the gang and go back to the wife and son he left years ago.
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Outlaw Underground
1952-09-18 · 30mThe Lone Ranger and Tonto meet up with a newspaper reporter from the East who has disguised himself as an outlaw in order to infiltrate a network that hides fugitives from the law.
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Special Edition
1952-09-25 · 30mThe Lone Ranger gets word of a swindle being run in the town of King Creek. Money is being raised to build a gold stamping factory. The Ranger must act before the swindlers escape with the money.
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Desperado at Large
1952-10-02 · 30mThe Lone Ranger is hot on the heels of the Kansas kid when he encounters another man "Slim Roberts" also a lawman but posing as an outlaw. They create a plan that if successful could see them accepted into the 'Kids' gang.
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Through the Wall
1952-10-09 · 30mThe Ranger and Tonto head for Granite City to try and curtail the activities of the "Death Gang who have been menacing the town. On the way they discover a secret about the towns jail, which if used correctly could save lives.
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Jeb's Gold Mine
1952-10-16 · 30mSchemers try to drive out a homesteader knowing there is gold on his land. In the nick of time, The Lone Ranger learns the truth and intervenes.
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Frame for Two
1952-10-23 · 30mThe Lone Ranger and Tonto get involved when they hear of a feud between two ranchers. The situation is so explosive it is feared the entire community may be engulfed in hatred.
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Ranger in Danger
1952-10-30 · 30mA huge, rough killer has sworn to murder The Lone Ranger.
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Delayed Action
1952-11-06 · 30mAfter a holdup at the Three Forks National bank. Lone Ranger and Tonto are framed for the holdup by members of the real gang involved.
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The Map
1952-11-13 · 30mA young boy whose hobby is chemistry helps the Lone Ranger and Tonto trick outlaws who stole a map from a surveyor that shows where the railroad will come through.
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Trial by Fire
1952-11-20 · 30mWhen an outlaw family badly wounds a man in a robbery, the estranged son is accused while the outlaws' father is also wounded in the robbery which inspires The Lone Ranger to disguise himself as a doctor to get access to the gang.
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Word of Honor
1952-11-27 · 30mWhen the sheriff of Mesa Junction is murdered a seemingly innocent man is blamed. The Lone Ranger and Tonto get involved in trying to clear the young man and discover who the real murderer is.
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Treason at Dry Creek
1952-12-04 · 30mTonto and the Lone Ranger set a trap for a crooked Pony Express agent who has been intercepting army dispatches and selling them to the Indians.
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The Condemned Man
1952-12-11 · 30mChief Lone Eagle's son is murdered by an Indian agent. Tonto and the Lone Ranger have to find the killer in time to prevent an Indian war.
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The New Neighbor
1952-12-18 · 30mA selfish rancher refuses to share water with his neighbors. Tensions mount and the Lone Ranger and Tonto try to find a solution before a range war breaks out.
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★ 7.0Best Laid Plains
1952-12-25 · 30mA range war threatens to break out in Sunset Valley. The Lone Ranger decides to investigate and try to understand the complete lack of action from the local sheriff.
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Indian Charlie
1953-01-01 · 30mThe Lone Ranger and Tonto hear a young educated boy Indian Charlie seems to be falling afoul of the law. They go to try and talk sense into the lad, but discover something far more dangerous.
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The Empty Strongbox
1953-01-08 · 30mThe Lone Ranger and Tonto come across a failed stagecoach hold up, a dying stage coach driver tell them who was responsible. Before the Lone Ranger can do anything a sheriff also stumbles onto the scene and thinks he is the one behind the robbery.
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Trader Boggs
1953-01-15 · 30mThe Lone Ranger and Tonto come to the aid of their old friend Barnaby Boggs, who's trying to open a general store in Larabee but is being thwarted by a price-gouging merchant who doesn't want any competition.
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Bandits in Uniform
1953-01-22 · 30mTonto and the Lone Ranger come to the aid of Mexican settlers who are being robbed and exploited by a self-styled American military dictator and his private army. 8.0 /10
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The Godless Men
1953-01-29 · 30mA young preacher wants to build a church in Gold City, but locals who don't want him there have stolen the money from the building fund. Tonto and the Lone Ranger try to help him recover it.
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The Devil's Bog
1953-02-05 · 30mTonto comes down with a bad fever, after treatment he recovers and the Lone Ranger decides to investigate to source of the disease.
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Right to Vote
1953-02-12 · 30mWhen the citizens of a town run by a gang of crooked politicians sign a petition for a recall election, the politicians see that it is stolen. Tonto and the Lone Ranger race against time to recover the petition so the recall election can be held.
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The Sheriff's Son
1953-02-19 · 30mWhen a young man is released from prison, he vows to take his revenge on the sheriff who arrested him--his father. Tonto and the Lone Ranger try to stop him.
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Tumblerock Law
1953-02-26 · 30mThe sheriff of Tumblerock is murdered, and the witness who saw it--and who can provide the evidence that can break the power of the town's political boss--has been kidnapped. The Lone Ranger and Tonto set out to rescue the witness and bring the murderer to justice.
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Sinner by Proxy
1953-03-05 · 30mLone Ranger is arrested for robbing a bank in Johnsville. It seems a man in jail for the robbery claims the Lone Ranger was his partner in the crime. The Lone Ranger works to clear his name.
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Stage for Mademoiselle
1953-03-12 · 30mThe Lone Ranger is on the trail of Marianne Mornay, a famous and talented singer. He has noticed a pattern that in every town she sings a series of home and bank robberies occur.
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★ 7.0Son by Adoption
1953-03-19 · 30mA young man who was adopted as a child and raised by a loving family has always believed that his real father is dead. Now the father, who is not dead but is a notorious outlaw leader, shows up, and the Lone Ranger and Tonto try to prevent his son from finding out who he is.
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★ 7.0Mrs. Banker
1953-03-26 · 30mIn order to find out who's behind a rash of stagecoach robberies, the Lone Ranger disguises himself as an old prospector.
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Trouble in Town
1953-04-02 · 30mAn unscrupulous businessman starts a rumor that the bank is shaky causing a run on the bank. The Lone Ranger attempts to stop the run and find who started the rumor.
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Black Gold
1953-04-09 · 30mThe Lone Ranger encounters a geologist who while injured has mentioned the existence of oil in farmland around the town of Franklin. He becomes aware of a number of confidence men working the town trying to get the land very cheap.
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★ 5.0The Durango Kid
1953-04-16 · 30mThe Durango Kid has broken out of jail and has sworn to take revenge on the judge who put him in jail.
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★ 5.0The Deserter
1953-04-23 · 30mThe Lone Range in company with Dan and Tonto encounter a private from the army who seems to have deserted during a battle.
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Embezzler's Harvest
1953-04-30 · 30mA watch chain is crucial to the Lone Ranger's clearing the name and catching the killers of a man who was framed for embezzlement and then murdered.
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El Toro
1953-05-07 · 30mDan Reid, the Lone Ranger's nephew, once saved the life of notorious outlaw leader El Toro. When one of El Toro's gang goes hunting for the Lone Ranger and Tonto, Dan asks El Toro for his help.
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The Brown Pony
1953-05-14 · 30mThe Lone Ranger and Tonto try to help a boy whose mother plans to sell his beloved brown pony. Two escaped convicts have told her that they have evidence to prove the innocence of her imprisoned husband, but they're demanding money for the information and her son's pony is the only thing of value she has to sell.
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Triple Cross
1953-05-21 · 30mThe Lone Range comes across a complex situation involving a stage coach robbery. The person involved in the robbery has confessed to everything, except where the money is.
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★ 7.0The Wake of War
1953-05-28 · 30mA town is still trying to heal from the emotional wounds created by the war of the states. The Lone ranger discovers someone has a lot to gain from stirring up trouble between the Northerners and Southerners.
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★ 7.0Death in the Forest
1953-06-04 · 30mAfter discovering a badly wounded old man near a deserted settler's shack, the Lone Ranger and Tonto discover that the territorial governor's bodyguard has been paid to assassinate the governor by a man who wishes to control the governor.
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The Gentleman from Julesburg
1953-06-11 · 30mThe Lone Ranger and Tonto try to save a young man who has been framed for a robbery, and the way they can do it is to get the help of an old transient who bears an astounding likeness to a legendary gambler.
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Hidden Fortune
1953-06-18 · 30mA criminal just released from a ten-year prison sentence for robbery meets his henchman then they head for the spot where he buried his loot, only to find that a house has been build on it. The Lone Ranger and Tonto try to stop them from getting into the house to unearth their fortune.
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The Old Cowboy
1953-06-25 · 30mThe Lone Ranger and Tonto come to the aid of an old-timer, too stubborn to admit that his eyesight is failing, who has been tricked by crooks who want his land into believing that he's responsible for the murder of a railroad agent.
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Woman from Omaha
1953-07-02 · 30mA woman inherits a stage line, the manager of which sabotages the business and attempts to blame a competitor so the woman will sell out cheap and the competitor will go to jail so the man can control the stage business and mail contract.
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Gunpowder Joe
1953-07-09 · 30mMembers of the outlaw Cavendish gang just released from prison immediately resume their criminal ways and dupe an honest blaster into taking a job to free stolen loot from its location under mine rock.
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Midnight Rider
1953-07-16 · 30mThe Lone Ranger and Tonto are in the Shield River area in search of a daring outlaw The Midnight Rider who has staged a series of robberies against a local mine. What they discover about the outlaw surprises everyone
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Stage to Estacado
1953-07-23 · 30mThe Lone Ranger and Tonto head for Estacado when a gold strike in the area attracts a confidence man Dan Gerber
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The Perfect Crime
1953-07-30 · 30mA young schoolteacher has discovered that another teacher is actually an outlaw planning to rob the bank. The Lone Ranger and Tonto learn that he plans to kidnap her to stop her from revealing his identity and his plans, and they rush to stop her abduction.
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The Ghost of Coyote Canyon
1953-08-06 · 30mA gang of thieves has convinced the people of Crooked Fork that a nearby canyon, which they're using for a hideout, is haunted by ghosts. The Lone Ranger and Tonto must prove to the townspeople that they're wrong, and bring the gang to justice.
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Old Bailey
1953-08-13 · 30mThe Lone Ranger and Tonto try to help an old derelict who has been framed by gamblers for the murder of a wealthy rancher, who they killed because of a gambling debt.
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Prisoner in Jeopardy
1953-08-20 · 30mThe stage to Deep Well is robbed. The people responsible decide to frame a freshly released prisoner who is due in town to marry his sweetheart.
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Diamonds in the Rough
1953-08-27 · 30mWhile the Lone Ranger is visiting the Govenor of the Western Territory, he is asked to help cover a group of diplomats from another country on tour through the territory.
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The Red Mark
1953-09-03 · 30mThe Lone Ranger is returning to his silver mine to replenish his ammunition when he discovers a famous criminal, Hank Durgan has been seen around Badger City.
Watch progress · Not trackedCast
Clayton Moore
The Lone Ranger
Jay Silverheels
Tonto
