Unfollow original lone ranger movie poster to stop getting updates on your ebay feed. It is the first theatrical film featuring the lone ranger and tonto characters. Based on the radio series of the same name, the film stars johnny depp as tonto, the narrator of the events and armie hammer as john reid, the lone ranger. The original opening on the clayton moore tv series. It was the fourth and final film adaptation of the novel of the same name. If you mention the lone ranger to most people, its probably clayton moore theyll remember. Moab, utah, usa 39 of 40 found this interesting interesting. This clip contains what is probably the most widely seen version of the opening to the lone ranger tv show. There are no tv airings of the lone ranger in the next 14 days.
They are classic western movie locations that you dont have to miss in your ideal road trip to the heart of the united states. The lone ranger is an american western drama television series that aired on the abc television network from 1949 to 1957, with clayton moore in the starring role. For more details on the lone rangers filming locations in utah, check out this article. Utahs iconic monument valley sets stage in the lone ranger. This 1956 film was bonita granvilles last film appearance. A series of events will change him into the enigmatic hero, the masked lone ranger. An outlaw leader planning to take control of texas after the civil war kills colonel jeffries, a man empowered to levy taxes, and assumes his identity. In spite of some initial controversy on how johnny depps character tonto. A posse of six members of the texas ranger division, led by captain dan reid, pursued a band of outlaws led by bartholomew butch cavendish, but are betrayed by a civilian guide named collins. Native american warrior tonto recounts the untold tales that transformed john reid, a man of the law, into a legend of justice. Monument valley, utah, usa 48 of 49 found this interesting interesting. Tonto first rode a horse named white feller white fellafellah. The lone ranger was the first of two theatrical features based on the popular tv series of the same name. Check if it is available to stream online via where to watch.
The abc television series the lone ranger was made from 1949 1957 and starred clayton moore as the main man and jay silverheels as his faithful companion tonto the show was hugely popular. The lone ranger is the sole survivor of a group of six ambushed texas rangers. Its producers outraged fans by not allowing actor clayton moore to wear the characters mask when making public. The mountain states have some of the top national parks in america, and the lone ranger was filmed in some of them. In addition to utah, the western action movie was also filmed in colorado, new mexico, arizona, texas and california. This version, in various forms, appeared mainly during the shows original run on tv. Fraker and stars klinton spilsbury, michael horse and christopher lloyd it is based on the story of the lone ranger, a western character created by george w. The scenes during the climactic train race were filmed in durango, colorado. It was the ninth of the sixtysix serials produced by republic, the fourth western a third of republics serials were westerns and the first republic serial release of 1938. The lone ranger is an american, longrunning, oldtime radio and early television show.
Directed by gore verbinski, the lone ranger filmed on location in utah for. The lone ranger is a 20 american western action film directed by gore verbinski and written by justin haythe, ted elliott and terry rossio. Filming at night by judith stone when a slug line from a movie script depicting scene location, time and whether production is shot inside or outside reads night as it did in the lone ranger it means weeks of filming for a one or two minute scene. Studios, said the lone ranger is the first western made at the studios. Wealthy rancher reese kilgore aims to grab silverrich indian land by skilfully pitting indians against settlers but the suspicious territorial governor sends the lone ranger to investigate. Was there a 1955 lone ranger color anniversary special. The lone ranger the fame of the lone ranger continues to be renewed by rereleases of the original radio and televisions shows as well as movies, comics, toys and. The lone ranger is a film that manages to be bad in many ordinary ways and, also, to be bad in a rather extraordinary way. The bravados classic western, full movie, gregory peck, english.
Filming locations 18 filming dates 1 filming locations. Kanab movie ranch 5001 angel canyon road, kanab, utah, usa. Some of the large, sweeping desert landscapes come from places like angel fire, new mexico. The intro where the silver rears up in front of a rock was filmed in chatsworth, california. Texas ranger john reid is the sole survivor of an ambush arranged by outlaw leader butch cavendish and his gang. You can find a map with all these great outdoors in utah, arizona, colorado and new mexico at the end of the post.
Add the lone ranger to your watchlist to find out when its coming back. Lone ranger tv show opening1956 bw version youtube. The lone ranger clayton moores ride through iverson gorge. The legend of the lone ranger is featured here in a transfer made from original film elements in its asexhibited theatrical aspect ratio. The legend of the lone ranger is a 1981 american western film that was directed by william a. The film stars john kimbrough, sheila ryan, jonathan hale, william farnum, truman bradley and george e. Filming locations of the lone ranger red river ranch. The part featuring the lone rangers ride to lone ranger rock was filmed in 1949 on the iverson movie ranch and was a part of the original opening. The lone ranger is a 1938 american republic movie serial based on the radio program of the same name. There were some complaints at the time that the movie was too violent for a pg. If you look up lone ranger rock on youtube, there are a couple of videos where fans have revisited the rock formation.
Tonto finds one ranger still alive and he becomes the lone ranger. However, later this week, audiences will finally be able to decided for themselves whether or not the western. Jay silverheels, a member of the mohawk aboriginal people in canada, played the lone rangers indian companion tonto. The lone ranger is an american western drama television series that originally aired on the abcthe series starred clayton moore and jay silverheels as the lone ranger and tonto, except for season three when john hart played the role of the lone ranger. The lone ranger was the first of two theatrical features based on the popular. His path fatefully crosses with that of the wounded young lawyer john reid, whom he transforms into the lone ranger. For other versions of the lone ranger opening, and for additional photos, videos and information about the iverson movie ranch, the most widely filmed outdoor location ranch in movie and. With clayton moore, jay silverheels, lyle bettger, bonita granville.
Produced by walt disney pictures, jerry bruckheimer films and depps. The lone ranger is a 1956 western film based on the lone ranger television series, starring clayton moore and jay silverheels. Quentin tarantino calls the lone ranger one of 20s best movies b. The early opening to the lone ranger tv show, seen below, has not been widely seen for years. In the reboot of the old tv show%2c tonto is the equal of the lone ranger in one scene that called for repeated takes%2c tonto flips the lone ranger onto his back the movie. With silver chief, chief thundercloud, lynne roberts, stanley andrews. The first version of the origin of the lone ranger from the 1938 republic serial. Hart reconnected with the lone ranger when he played a newspaper editor in the 1981 movie the legend of the lone ranger, starring klinton spilsbury as the masked man. The plot revolves around a texas ranger and his american indian sidekick, tonto, as they fight crime in the old west. The difficult task of reversing circadian rhythms and tricking the body to be awake instead of asleep is hard enough.
The lone ranger tv series 19491957 movies, tv, celebs, and more. Tdw 1063 the lone ranger rock tv show location youtube. The following year a sequel serial the lone ranger rides again was released. The ray corrigan ranch was a movie location ranch which was ranked among the most utilized ranches in motion picture history, but, like all the rest, it ranked far behind the iverson movie ranch which was the most used probably. The first 2 seasons aired for 78 consecutive weeks without a rerun, but some in between years were made up entirely of reruns. With johnny depp, armie hammer, william fichtner, tom wilkinson. The lone ranger officially opened in the united states on july 3, 20. The sole surviving texas ranger klinton spilsbury of an ambush arranged by outlaw leader major. To create the world of the lone ranger and tonto, played by armie hammer and johnny depp respectively, disney production units filmed in several southwestern states, including utah. When the 1938 republic movie serial the lone ranger was being filmed, it was thought that having two white horses would be confusing, so the producers made white feller a pinto horse, presumably on the theory that, being partly white, a pinto could still be named white feller.
The lone ranger movie tv listings and schedule tv guide. However, the very first screen incarnation of the masked man of mystery was played by an actor who went. Made for finer things yet possessing the grit and independence of any frontiersman. The film is told through tontos memories of the duos earliest efforts to subdue local villainy. Lloyd returns to fight back as a great masked western hero, the lone ranger. The production also filmed for three months last year in new mexico, in and around the rio. When the lone ranger is on the roof of the train he shoots at fuller, who is uncoupling the carriages. The lone ranger tv show opening early version filmed in. He looks back at the train and shouts something at this point the two trains are on a bend and the lone ranger is just coming into view, making his shot at fuller impossible. The reallife lone ranger was a black man, a freed slave named bass reeves.
The director also reveals his other nine choices for the year thus far. The lone ranger 20 movie mistakes, goofs and bloopers. Lone star ranger is a 1942 american western film directed by james tinling and written by william conselman jr. The titular character is a masked texas ranger in the american old west, who gallops about righting injustices, usually with the aid of a clever and laconic american. I imagine the rest of the series was filmed in the surrounding areas. The film was released on march 20, 1942, by 20th century fox. Red harrington is the dramatically coiffed, ivorylegged. Walker, texas ranger brought hollywood to the lone star. With klinton spilsbury, michael horse, christopher lloyd, matt clark. The lone ranger is a 20 american western action film directed by gore verbinski and. Filming on location brings much authenticity to the movie. While details differ, the basic story of the lone rangers origin is consistent in most versions of the franchise. The sole surviving texas ranger klinton spilsbury of an ambush arranged by outlaw leader major bartholomew butch cavendish christopher lloyd returns to fight back as a great masked western hero, the lone ranger. The lone ranger movie filming in creede, co 4ur ranch a.
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