The Lone Ranger Rides Again
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| The Lone Ranger Rides Again | |
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| Directed by | William Witney John English |
| Produced by | Robert M. Beche |
| Written by | Franklin Adreoon Ronald Davidson Gerald Geraghty Barry Shipman Sol shor Fran Striker (radio show) George W. Trendle (radio show) |
| Starring | Robert Livingston Chief Thundercloud Duncan Renaldo Jinx Falken Ralph Dunn J. Farrell MacDonald |
| Music by | William Lava |
| Cinematography | Edgar Lyons William Nobles |
| Editing by | Helene Turner Edward Todd |
| Distributed by | Republic Pictures |
| Release date(s) |  25 February 1939 |
| Running time | 15 chapters (263 min) |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $193,878 (negative cost: $213,997)[1] |
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The Lone Ranger Rides Again (1939) is a Republic serial. It was a sequel to Republic's earlier 1937 serial The Lone Ranger, which had been highly successful, and the thirteenth of the sixty-six serial produced by Republic.
The serial was considered lost for a long time but copies, with Spanish subtitles, have since been found and re-issued[2][3].
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[edit] Plot
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Homesteaders moving into a valley in New Mexico are being attacked by the Black Raiders. The valley had been settled by rancher Craig Dolan, who does not want the new homesteaders to be there. His son, Bart, has taken matters into his own hands and formed the Black Raiders. The Lone Ranger attempts to aid the homesteaders but he is hampered by the fact that he has been framed for being part of the Raiders. In particular, Juan Vasquez believes that he killed his brother, although when this is disproven he becomes another of the Lone Ranger's partners. However, the Ranger is forced to remove the mask and operate under the name of "Bill Andrews" at times in order to successfully protect the homesteaders.
[edit] Cast
[edit] Main Cast
- Robert Livingston as The Lone Ranger and undercover as homesteader Bill Andrews
- Chief Thundercloud as Tonto, the Lone Ranger's sidekick
- Silver Chief as Silver, the Lone Ranger's horse
- Duncan Renaldo as Juan Vasquez, who originally believes the Lone Ranger killed his brother
- Jinx Falken as Sue Dolan
- Ralph Dunn as Bart Dolan, Craig Dolan's son, the villain and leader of the Black Raiders
- J. Farrell MacDonald as Craig Dolan
[edit] Supporting Cast
- William Gould as Jed Scott
- Rex Lease as Evans
- Ted Mapes as Merritt, a settler
- Henry Otho as Pa Daniels
- John Beach as Hardin, one of the Black Raiders
- Glenn Strange as Thorne, one of the Black Raiders
- Stanley Blystone as Murdock, one of the Black Raiders
- Eddie Parker as Hank, one of the Black Raiders
- Al Taylor as Colt, one of the Black Raiders
- Carlton Young as Logan
[edit] Additional Cast
- Billy Bletcher as the voice of The Lone Ranger
[edit] Production
The Lone Ranger Rides Again was budgetted for $193,878 although the negative cost was $213,997. This made it the second most expensive serial made by Republic, just beating Secret Service in Darkest Africa (1943) at $210,033. The most expensive serial was Captain America (1944) at $222,906.[1] The studio was willing to spend so much on this serial because the previous Lone Ranger serial had been a major success and was making a profit after only a few months on release.[4]
It was filmed between 9 December 1938 and 20 January 1939 under the working title The Lone Ranger Returns. The seventh chapter, Lone Ranger at Bay, was released to film exchanges on 25 February 1939, which is now regarded as the serial's official release date.[1]
Director William Witney did not believe the script was as good as the original The Lone Ranger but for the first time the directors insisted on being part of the casting process for this serial.[4]
[edit] Chapter titles
- The Lone Ranger Returns (28 min 54s)
- Masked Victory (16 min 43s)
- The Black Raiders Strike (16 min 45s)
- The Cavern of Doom (16 min 44s)
- Agents of Deceit (16 min 37s)
- The Trap (16 min 39s)
- Lone Ranger at Bay (16 min 42s)
- Ambush (16 min 40s)
- Wheels of Doom (16 min 44s)
- The Dangerous Captive (16 min 37
- Death Below (16 min 40s)
- Blazing Peril (16 min 41s) -- Re-Cap Chapter
- Exposed (16 min 42s)
- Besieged (16 min 39s)
- Frontier Justice (16 min 45s)
[edit] Stunts
- Yakima Canutt
- Tommy Coats
- George DeNormand
- Ted Mapes
- Eddie Parker
- Post Park
- David Sharpe
- Ted Wells
- Bud Wolfe
- Bill Yrigoyen
- Joe Yrigoyen
[edit] References
- ^ a b c Valley of the Cliffhangers Supplement; Mathis, Jack, 1995, ISBN 0-9632878-1-8
- ^ B-Westerns, retrieved 11th August 2007
- ^ Serial Squadron, retrieved 11th August 2007
- ^ a b In a Door, Into a Fight, Out a Door, Into a Chase: Moviemaking Remembered by the Guy at the Door. Witney, William. McFarland & Company. 2005. ISBN 978-0-7864-2258-6
[edit] See also
[edit] External links
- The Lone Ranger Rides Again at the Internet Movie Database
- The Lone Ranger serials at B-Westerns
- The Lone Ranger Rides Again at Endeavor Comics
| Preceded by Hawk of the Wilderness (1938) |
Republic Serial The Lone Ranger Rides Again (1939) |
Succeeded by Daredevils of the Red Circle (1939) |
| Preceded by Hawk of the Wilderness (1938) |
Witney-English Serial The Lone Ranger Rides Again (1939) |
Succeeded by Daredevils of the Red Circle (1939) |
