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The Lone Ranger

  • 1949–1957
  • 5 seasons
  • Western, Action & Adventure
  • 6.8

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".

Episodes

52 episodes
  1. 1Outlaw's Son

    30 minSep 11, 1952

    The 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.

  2. 2Outlaw Underground

    30 minSep 18, 1952

    The 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.

  3. 3Special Edition

    30 minSep 25, 1952

    The 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.

  4. 4Desperado at Large

    30 minOct 2, 1952

    The 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.

  5. 5Through the Wall

    30 minOct 9, 1952

    The 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.

  6. 6Jeb's Gold Mine

    30 minOct 16, 1952

    Schemers 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.

  7. 7Frame for Two

    30 minOct 23, 1952

    The 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.

  8. 8Ranger in Danger

    30 minOct 30, 1952

    A huge, rough killer has sworn to murder The Lone Ranger.

  9. 9Delayed Action

    30 minNov 6, 1952

    After a holdup at the Three Forks National bank. Lone Ranger and Tonto are framed for the holdup by members of the real gang involved.

  10. 10The Map

    30 minNov 13, 1952

    A 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.

  11. 11Trial by Fire

    30 minNov 20, 1952

    When 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.

  12. 12Word of Honor

    30 minNov 27, 1952

    When 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.

  13. 13Treason at Dry Creek

    30 minDec 4, 1952

    Tonto 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.

  14. 14The Condemned Man

    30 minDec 11, 1952

    Chief 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.

  15. 15The New Neighbor

    30 minDec 18, 1952

    A 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.

  16. 16Best Laid Plains

    30 minDec 25, 1952

    A 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.

  17. 17Indian Charlie

    30 minJan 1, 1953

    The 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.

  18. 18The Empty Strongbox

    30 minJan 8, 1953

    The 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.

  19. 19Trader Boggs

    30 minJan 15, 1953

    The 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.

  20. 20Bandits in Uniform

    30 minJan 22, 1953

    Tonto 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

  21. 21The Godless Men

    30 minJan 29, 1953

    A 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.

  22. 22The Devil's Bog

    30 minFeb 5, 1953

    Tonto comes down with a bad fever, after treatment he recovers and the Lone Ranger decides to investigate to source of the disease.

  23. 23Right to Vote

    30 minFeb 12, 1953

    When 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.

  24. 24The Sheriff's Son

    30 minFeb 19, 1953

    When 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.

  25. 25Tumblerock Law

    30 minFeb 26, 1953

    The 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.

  26. 26Sinner by Proxy

    30 minMar 5, 1953

    Lone 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.

  27. 27Stage for Mademoiselle

    30 minMar 12, 1953

    The 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.

  28. 28Son by Adoption

    30 minMar 19, 1953

    A 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.

  29. 29Mrs. Banker

    30 minMar 26, 1953

    In order to find out who's behind a rash of stagecoach robberies, the Lone Ranger disguises himself as an old prospector.

  30. 30Trouble in Town

    30 minApr 2, 1953

    An 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.

  31. 31Black Gold

    30 minApr 9, 1953

    The 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.

  32. 32The Durango Kid

    30 minApr 16, 1953

    The Durango Kid has broken out of jail and has sworn to take revenge on the judge who put him in jail.

  33. 33The Deserter

    30 minApr 23, 1953

    The Lone Range in company with Dan and Tonto encounter a private from the army who seems to have deserted during a battle.

  34. 34Embezzler's Harvest

    30 minApr 30, 1953

    A 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.

  35. 35El Toro

    30 minMay 7, 1953

    Dan 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.

  36. 36The Brown Pony

    30 minMay 14, 1953

    The 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.

  37. 37Triple Cross

    30 minMay 21, 1953

    The 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.

  38. 38The Wake of War

    30 minMay 28, 1953

    A 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.

  39. 39Death in the Forest

    30 minJun 4, 1953

    After 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.

  40. 40The Gentleman from Julesburg

    30 minJun 11, 1953

    The 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.

  41. 41Hidden Fortune

    30 minJun 18, 1953

    A 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.

  42. 42The Old Cowboy

    30 minJun 25, 1953

    The 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.

  43. 43Woman from Omaha

    30 minJul 2, 1953

    A 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.

  44. 44Gunpowder Joe

    30 minJul 9, 1953

    Members 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.

  45. 45Midnight Rider

    30 minJul 16, 1953

    The 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

  46. 46Stage to Estacado

    30 minJul 23, 1953

    The Lone Ranger and Tonto head for Estacado when a gold strike in the area attracts a confidence man Dan Gerber

  47. 47The Perfect Crime

    30 minJul 30, 1953

    A 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.

  48. 48The Ghost of Coyote Canyon

    30 minAug 6, 1953

    A 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.

  49. 49Old Bailey

    30 minAug 13, 1953

    The 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.

  50. 50Prisoner in Jeopardy

    30 minAug 20, 1953

    The 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.

  51. 51Diamonds in the Rough

    30 minAug 27, 1953

    While 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.

  52. 52The Red Mark

    30 minSep 3, 1953

    The 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.

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Series cast

Jay SilverheelsTonto221 episodes
Clayton MooreThe Lone Ranger169 episodes
John HartDuke53 episodes
Harry HarveySam Blake11 episodes
John DoucetteRocky Hanford11 episodes
William ChalleeFlint Foster10 episodes
Emmett LynnEd Dudley9 episodes
Rand BrooksBen9 episodes
Lane BradfordSmiley Hawks8 episodes
Don C. HarveyCharlie Mathews (uncredited)7 episodes
Denver PyleDeputy Allen7 episodes
Chuck CourtneyDan Reid6 episodes
Robert BrayDeputy Joe Tarbuck6 episodes
John PickardMatt Coleman6 episodes
Ben WeldenRay Noonan6 episodes
Michael WhalenTom Harding5 episodes
Bob WoodwardBart5 episodes
Keith RichardsLieutenant Stevens5 episodes

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