The Lone Ranger on radio, film and television / Ed Andreychuk.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Andreychuk, Ed, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Lone Ranger (Fictitious character).

Lone Ranger.

Lone Ranger (Radio program).

Lone Ranger films.

Physical Description:

v, 182 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm

Place of Publication:

Jefferson, North Carolina : McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers, [2018]

Summary:

The Lone Ranger has endured as an iconic figure in American popular culture, from his 1933 premiere as a radio serial hero through a highly rated television series (1949-1957) to a 2013 feature film. Created by script writer Fran Striker and radio station owner George W. Trendle, the character was meant to embody courage, fair play and honesty, and writers had to adhere to specific guidelines: "he never smokes ... he uses precise speech ... he never shoots to kill." The popularity of the Ranger and his companion Tonto inspired later crime fighting duos like Batman and Robin, and The Green Hornet and Kato. This book examines the franchise in detail, with summaries and production details of the original radio episodes. Longtime Western film buff Ed Andreychuk is the author of several film books. He lives in Baltimore. Book jacket.

Contents:

1 19th Century Texas Rangers 3

2 Radio History 10

3 The 1938 Serial The Lone Ranger 17

4 The 1939 Serial The Lone Ranger Rides Again 36

5 The 1949-1957 TV Series The Lone Ranger 50

6 The 1956 Film The Lone Ranger 96

7 The 1958 Film The Lone Ranger and the Lost City of Gold 109

8 The Animated Cartoons 122

9 The 1981 Film The Legend of the Lone Ranger 132

10 The 2003 TV Movie The Lone Ranger 148

11 The 2013 Film The Lone Ranger 156.

ISBN:

0786499729

9780786499724

OCLC:

981972500