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The Lone Ranger (1938)
Directed by John English, William Witney
Overview
In 1865, Captain Mark Smith of the Confederate Army leads a band of deserters to conquer Texas and rule it as a dictator. In one of his first actions, he captures and assumes the identity of Texas’ new Finance Commissioner, Colonel Marcus Jeffries, after having the real man murdered. When a contingent of Texas Rangers enters the territory, Snead, one of Smith’s men, leads them into an ambush by Smith’s “troopers”. The Rangers are apparently wiped out, although one injured survivor is left. The survivor, nursed back to health by Tonto, swears to avenge the massacre and defeat “Colonel Jeffries” and his men.
Rated NR | Length 264 minutes
Actors
George Montgomery | Bruce Bennett | Billy Bletcher | John Merton | George Cleveland | Stanley Andrews | William Farnum | Lynne Roberts | Lane Chandler | Hal Taliaferro | Sammy McKim | Chief Thundercloud | Iron Eyes Cody | Frank McGlynn Sr. | Ray Bennett | Tom London | Maston Williams | Lee Powell | Billy Jones