Films:The Lone Ranger (1956 Film)

The Lone Ranger (1956 Feature Film)
Release Date	1956
Directed by	Stuart Heisler
Written by	Herb Meadow
Produced by	Willis Goldbeck Jack Wrather
Studio	Warner Brothers
Followed by	The Lone Ranger and the Lost City of Gold (1958)

SynopsisEdit

Reece Kilgore owns a lot of land, but he always wants more, and he doesn't care who he has to go through to get it. Kilgore stirs up a lot of trouble with the indians after he discovers gold on their sacred mountain. The Lone Ranger and Tonto attempt to keep the peace between the races.

CastEdit

• Lone Ranger ... Clayton Moore

• Tonto ... Jay Silverheels

• Reece Kilgore ... Lyle Bettger

• Welcome Kilgore ... Bonita Granville

• Cassidy ... Robert Wilke

• Pete Ramirez ... Perry Lopez

• Sheriff Sam Kimberly ... John Pickard

• Lila Kilgore ... Beverly Washburn

• Angry Horse ... Michael Ansara

• Chief Red Hawk ... Frank deKova

• Governor ... Charles Merideth

DVD AvailabilityEdit

In 2001 VCI Entertainment released two versions of The Lone Ranger on DVD. A single-disc full-screen version was issued along with a 2-disc "special edition," which included full-screen and widescreen versions, along with a selection of bonus features. These included film critic/historian Leonard Maltin interviewing Dawn Moore, daughter of Clayton Moore, and screenwriter Michael Druxman interviewing Michael Ansara.

In April 2011, Vivendi Entertainment released a double-feature DVD including both The Lone Ranger and The Lone Ranger and the Lost City of Gold.