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==Films== [[Chief Thundercloud]] played Tonto in both the 1938 serial "[[The Lone Ranger (1938 Serial)|The Lone Ranger]]" and the 1939 serial "[[The Lone Ranger Rides Again]]." This was the first time Tonto was seen on film. Jay Silverheels brought television's Tonto to the silver screen in 1956's feature film "[[The Lone Ranger (1956 Film)|The Lone Ranger]]" and the 1958 sequel "[[The Lone Ranger and the Lost City of Gold]]." [[Michael Horse]] assumed the role for 1981's "[[The Legend of the Lone Ranger]]." In this version, Tonto's pidgin english was gone and we saw Tonto teach the Ranger most of his skills. Tonto even introduced the silver bullets, claiming silver is more accurate than lead. Johnny Depp plays Tonto in the 2013[[ Lone Ranger (film)| Lone Ranger film]]. In this version, Tonto is a Comanche who accidentally caused his tribe's massacre as a boy. The tragedy changes Tonto and he adopts distinctive face-paint and a headdress with a dead crow on it as a sort of penance. Eventually he becomes the Lone Ranger's mentor and partner. The film is ambguous about whether Tonto has magical insights and powers or is just insane, though it leans strongly to the former. Johnny Depp's makeup and costuming was inspired by Kirby Sattler's painting ''I am Crow''. [[File:LR_Tonto_Legend.jpg|thumb|Klinton Spilsbury and Michael Horse]]
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