The Lone Ranger (1956 film)

The Lone Ranger
Theatrical release poster
Directed byStuart Heisler
Screenplay byHerb Meadow
Eric Freiwald
Based on
Produced byWillis Goldbeck[1]
Jack Wrather
StarringClayton Moore
Jay Silverheels
Beverly Washburn
CinematographyEdwin B. DuPar
Edited byClarence Kolster
Music byDavid Buttolph
Production
company
Wrather Productions
Distributed byWarner Bros.[2]
Release date
  • February 25, 1956 (1956-02-25)
Running time
81 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Box office$1,550,000 (US)[3]

The Lone Ranger is a 1956 Western film based on The Lone Ranger television series starring Clayton Moore and Jay Silverheels. The Lone Ranger was the first of two theatrical features based on the series; it was followed by The Lone Ranger and the Lost City of Gold in 1958.

  1. ^ Daniel, Blum (1969) [1957]. Screen World. Vol. 8. New York, N.Y.: Biblo & Tannen. p. 28. ISBN 0819602639.
  2. ^ "After 60 Years, the Lone Ranger Still Lives". The Los Angeles Times. Retrieved September 27, 2010.
  3. ^ 'The Top Box-Office Hits of 1956', Variety Weekly, January 2, 1957