The Lone Ranger

The last time I saw a movie with a Caucasian and a Red Indian partner, was the French movie Brotherhood of the Wolf. Perhaps it's had its origins of such a pairing from The Lone Ranger, or so I'd like... Full review

Clayton Moore and Jay Silverheels reprise their television roles in this western classic that has the Lone Ranger and Tonto defusing a war between ranchers and Indians caused by a greedy cattle baron who wants to seize a silver-rich mountain... Full review

I found this film at our local library while searching for the old TV series. I never knew Clayton Moore had done a feature length movie as the Lone Ranger, so this was a pleasant surprise on many counts. It's... Full review

"The Lone Ranger" was the first of two feature films made in the 50s starring Clayton Moore as The Lone Ranger and Jay Silverheels as Tonto. It was of course, based on the long running TV series that began in... Full review

Although its script is strictly utilitarian and a bit dull at times, this movie is a worthy companion to the beloved TV series, with Clayton Moore and Jay Silverheels in their most familiar roles. This time the virtuous duo is... Full review

One of the things that amazes me about this film is its surprisingly modern attitude towards Native Americans (no, seriously!) The Indians in this movie are portrayed with dignity and respect, similar to the way "Dances With Wolves" would portray... Full review

For instance, I feel bad for the reviewers that honestly didn't like "Godfather Part II" despite the fact that everybody and their mothers consider it the greatest movie of all time. Besides disliking westerns, there is nothing about "The Lone Ranger" that appeals to me. ... Full Review

Yet, out-dated polyester costumes and some clumsy dialogue are not at the heart of why The Lone Ranger falls short of all its could have been. The movie version is really little more than a longer episode of the TV show, which is unfortunate because it restricts the possibilities, giving the movie a somewhat cramped and small-scale feel, despite its being shot in Technicolor on-location in gorgeous Kanab, Utah. ... Full Review

a decent enough actor....Like William Boyd and his Hopalong Cassidy character, Moore's personal life had been profoundly influenced by the character he played, especially by its impact on children..... ... Full Review

When readers of a certain age hear the opening notes of Rossini's "William Tell Overture," they probably still automatically think of "The Lone Ranger," the classic '50s TV Western starring Clayton Moore as the masked man and Jay Silverheels as... ... Full Article

It's fashionable to lament the state of the TV theme song. Gone are the days when a show's whole premise was summed up in musical verse before every episode. ... Full Article

May 26, 2005 - Stax here with a special edition on The Lone Ranger ! Red Wagon Entertainment and Columbia have been developing a new big-screen version of the classic pulp hero (and forebear of The Green Hornet), with David... ... Full Article

Zatoichi was the Lone Ranger of Japanese cinema, a noble character who proved to be so popular that he starred in 25 movies from 1962 to 1973, as well as a revival movie in 1989 and a TV series that... ... Full Article

The Lone Ranger was the first of two Technicolor theatrical features based on the popular TV series of the same name. Clayton Moore and Jay Silverheels, stars of the video version, essay the roles of the Masked Rider of the... ... Full Article

Maybe people were just shocked that a superstar like Johnny Depp might play a sidekick in any movie he appeared in, not to mention the whole fact that traditionally, Tonto was a Native American who barely ever used prepositions. ... Full Article