Product Details

• Actors: Clayton Moore, Jay Silverheels
• Directors: Stuart Heisler
• Format: Color, Full Screen, DTS Surround Sound, NTSC
• Language: English
• Region: Region 1 (U.S. and Canada only. Read more about DVD formats.)
  
• Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
• Number of discs: 2
• Rated: NR (Not Rated)
• Studio: Mill Creek Entertainment
• DVD Release Date: May 15, 2007
• Run Time: 672 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 4.1 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (14 customer reviews)
• ASIN: B000Q66ISQ
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #102,554 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)

Editorial Reviews

This classic radio show was brought to television in the late 1940's and was a favorite of children and adults alike. Starring Clayton Moore as the masked man and Jay Silverheels as the faithful sidekick Tonto. The story concerns a Texas Ranger who was the only survivor of an ambush and is nursed back to health by his friend, Tonto. After his recovery from his injuries, the Ranger decides to dedicate his life to bring justice and peace to the West. Using the benefits from a secret silver mine, the Lone Ranger rides the West on his horse, Silver, and dispenses justice in the form of his trademark, the silver bullet. Disc 1 Enter the Lone Ranger The Lone Ranger Fights On The Lone Ranger Triumphs Legion of Old Timers Rustlers' Hideout War Horse Pete and Pedro The Renegades The Tenderfeet High Heels Six Gun's Legacy The Return of the Convict Finders Keepers Disc 2 The Masked Rider Old Joe's Sister Cannonball McKay A Message from Abe The Lone Ranger Starring Lee Powell, Chief Thundercloud, Lynn Roberts (1938) B&W 247 Minutes Unrated

Customer Reviews

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22 of 23 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Who was that masked man?, May 20, 2007

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Annie Van Auken (Planet Earth) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Lone Ranger - The Legend Begins (DVD)

LONE RANGER and TV western fans are sure enjoy this new video collection recently released by MILL CREEK ENTERTAINMENT.

With over 11 hours on two doubled-sided DVDs, LONE RANGER - THE LEGEND BEGINS includes the first 16 episodes from the classic Clayton Moore/Jay Silverheels TV show (plus one show from season #5).

DISC ONE--

Enter the Lone Ranger (S.1, #1 - 9/15/49) - Glenn Strange/George J. Lewis

The Lone Ranger Fights On (S.1, #2 - 9/22/49) - Walter Sande/George Chesebro

The Lone Ranger Triumphs (S.1, #3 - 9/29/49) - Jack Clifford/John Daheim

The Legion of Old Timers (S.1, #4 - 10/6/49) - DeForest Kelley/Emmitt Lynn

Rustlers' Hideout (S.1, #5 - 10/13/49) - Harry Lauter/Joseph Crehan

War Horse (S.1, #6 - 10/20/49) - Leonard Penn/John Merton

Pete and Pedro (S.1, #7 - 10/27/49) - Sheila Ryan/Rufe Davis

The Renegades (S.1, #8 - 11/3/49) - Gene Roth/Harry Harvey

The Tenderfeet (S.1, #9 - 11/10/49) - Ray Bennett/Rand Brooks

High Heels (S.1, #10 - 11/17/49) - Carl von Schiller/John Berkes

Six Gun's Legacy (S.1, #11 - 11/24/49) - Jimmie Dundee/Don Haggerty

Return of the Convict (S.1, #12 - 12/1/49) - Steve Clark/Robert Emmett Keane

Finders Keepers (S.1, #13 - 12/8/49) - Pedro de Cordoba/Arthur Franz

DISC 2--

The Masked Rider (S.1, #14 - 12/15/49) - John Alvin/John Doucette

Old Joe's Sister (S.1, #15 - 12/22/49) - Anne O'Neal/Joel Freidkin

Cannonball McKay (S.1, #16 - 12/29/49) - Louise Lorimar/Leonard Strong

A Message From Abe (S.5, #22 - 2/7/57) - James Griffith/Maggie O'Byrne

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Also included is the complete 15-chapter serial from 1938, THE LONE RANGER,

starring Lee Powell as the Masked Man and Chief Thundercloud as Tonto.

THE STORY:

An ex-Confederate officer kills and assumes the identity of a Washington appointee sent to Texas to collect taxes.

Enroute to the Lone Star State, the imposter and his gang ambush a group of Texas Rangers returning from the

war to restore order at home. One of the Rangers survives the attack and, after being nursed back to help by his

friend Tonto, decides to dedicate his life to law and order. His first order of business is to stop the imposter and

his accomplices from taking Texas out of the Union and forming their own country.

CHAPTERS--

1. Hi-Yo Silver

2. Thundering Earth

3. The Pitfall

4. Agent of Treachery

5. The Steaming Cauldron

6. Red Man's Courage

7. Wheels of Disaster

8. Fatal Treasure

9. The Missing Spur

10. Flaming Fury

11. The Silver Bullet

12. Escape

13. The Fatal Plunge

14. Messengers of Doom

15. The Last of the Rangers

18 of 19 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Passable quality Moore shows, horrible serial video, December 5, 2007

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Modrnknght (Hollywood, CA United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Lone Ranger - The Legend Begins (DVD)

This is just a short review to say the Clayton Moore shows are enjoyable enough, but the Lone Ranger serial is about as poor as you can get. The serial has long been considered lost but turned up in a print with Spanish subtitles. That is the one used here, and it is truly bad video quality and they have enlarged the image to hide the subtitles at the bottom of the print used.

Even at the cheap price of this DVD set, it is isn't worth it. Stay away!

12 of 14 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great Nostalgic Entertainment, November 24, 2007

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This is a very quick review. I liked the quality of the video and sound. However at the end of each episode the William Tell Overature sounded a little faster than I remembered it. Could it have been some sort of time compression? This is fine quality family entertainment. I loved seeing The Clayton Moore and Jay Silverheels and Tonto again. Excellent horsemanship! The Lone Ranger has great values that everyone should learn from. Clayton Moore said that he was a better person for having played the Lone Ranger. We need him today!