The Lone Ranger on Radio, Film and Television

by Ed Andreychuk

Overview

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.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780786499724
Publisher:	McFarland & Company, Incorporated Publishers
Publication date:	01/30/2018
Pages:	188
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x 0.38(d)
Age Range:	18 Years

About the Author

Longtime Western film buff Ed Andreychuk is the author of several film books. He lives in Baltimore.

Table of Contents

Table of Contents

Introduction
One 19th Century Texas Rangers
Two Radio History
Three The 1938 Serial The Lone Ranger
Four The 1939 Serial The Lone Ranger Rides Again
Five The 1949–1957 TV Series The Lone Ranger
Six The 1956 Film The Lone Ranger
Seven The 1958 Film The Lone Ranger and the Lost City of Gold
Eight The Animated Cartoons
Nine The 1981 Film The Legend of the Lone Ranger
Ten The 2003 TV Movie The Lone Ranger
Eleven The 2013 Film The Lone Ranger
Epilogue
Bibliography
Index

Editorial Reviews

delves thoroughly into every aspect of the Ranger’s history”—Western Clippings.

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