| The Lone Ranger | |
|---|---|
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| Directed by | William Witney and John English |
| Screenplay by | Barry Shipman George Worthing Yates Franklyn Adreon Ronald Davidson Lois Eby |
| Based on | the radio serial The Lone Ranger, by Fran Striker |
| Produced by | Sol C. Siegel (associate producer) |
| Starring | The Lone Ranger A Man of Mystery Silver — by Silver Chief Tonto—Chief Thunder-Cloud |
| Cinematography | William Nobles |
| Edited by | Helene Turner Edward Todd |
| Music by | Alberto Colombo (musical director) |
| Distributed by | A Republic Production |
Release dates | |
Running time | 15 chapters (264 minutes) (serial)[1] 69 minutes (feature)[1] |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $160,315 (negative cost: $168,117)[1] or $285,000[2] |
| Box office | $1,150,000[2] |
The Lone Ranger is a 1938 American Republic Pictures movie serial based on The Lone Ranger radio program. It was the ninth of the sixty-six serials produced by Republic, the fourth Western (a third of Republic's serials were Westerns) and the first Republic serial release of 1938. The following year a sequel serial The Lone Ranger Rides Again was released. The fifteen chapters of the serial were condensed into the film Hi-Yo Silver, which was released in 1940.[3]
- ^ a b c d e Mathis, Jack (1995). Valley of the Cliffhangers Supplement. Jack Mathis Advertising. pp. 3, 10, 28–29. ISBN 0-9632878-1-8.
- ^ a b Wood, Thomas (December 2, 1946). "The Sad State of the Serial". New York Times. p. 51.
- ^ "Hi-Yo Silver". American Film Institute. Archived from the original on May 1, 2018. Retrieved April 30, 2018.