The Lone Ranger on Radio, Film and Television
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About the Book
The Lone Ranger has endured as an iconic figure in American popular culture, from his 1933 premier as a radio serial hero through a highly-rated television series (1949–1957) to a 2013 feature film. Created by script writer Fran Striker and radio station owner George W. Trendle, the character was meant to embody courage, fair play and honesty, and writers had to adhere to specific guidelines: “he never smokes … he uses precise speech … he never shoots to kill.” The popularity of the Ranger and his companion Tonto inspired later crime fighting duos like Batman and Robin, and The Green Hornet and Kato. This book examines the franchise in detail, with summaries and production details of the original radio episodes.
About the Author(s)
Bibliographic Details
Ed Andreychuk
Format: softcover (6 x 9)
Pages: 188
Bibliographic Info: 30 photos, bibliography, index
Copyright Date: 2018
pISBN: 978-0-7864-9972-4
eISBN: 978-1-4766-2971-1
Imprint: McFarland
Table of Contents
Table of Contents
Introduction 1
One 19th Century Texas Rangers 3
Two Radio History 10
Three The 1938 Serial The Lone Ranger 17
Four The 1939 Serial The Lone Ranger Rides Again 36
Five The 1949–1957 TV Series The Lone Ranger 50
Six The 1956 Film The Lone Ranger 96
Seven The 1958 Film The Lone Ranger and the Lost City of Gold 109
Eight The Animated Cartoons 122
Nine The 1981 Film The Legend of the Lone Ranger 132
Ten The 2003 TV Movie The Lone Ranger 148
Eleven The 2013 Film The Lone Ranger 156
Epilogue 168
Bibliography 171
Index 173
