The lone ranger. The lone ranger was a tv show that aired for eight seasons from 1949 to 1957 and starred clayton moore as the lone ranger and jay silverheels as tonto. The lone ranger is a 2013 american western action film directed by gore verbinski and written by justin haythe ted elliott and terry rossio. With johnny depp armie hammer william fichtner tom wilkinson. Hi yo silver away with his faithful indian companion tonto the daring and resourceful masked rider of the plains led the fight for law and order in the early west.
Armie hammer and johnny depp make for an appealing pair of leads but theyre not enough to make up for the lone rangers bland script bloated length and. It was the abc television networks first big hit of the early 1950s. The lone ranger in 1933 in san francisco a boy visits the wild west in a sideshow and meets an elderly tonto in a chamber and the comanche tells the story of the lone ranger to him. Directed by gore verbinski.
Take a look at the incredible effort that went into crafting such a detailed and integral part of the lone ranger. Best jerry lewis dean martin movies 2111040 views. Rock a bye baby 1958 jerry lewis dean martin full length comedy movie duration. Native american warrior tonto recounts the untold tales that transformed john reid a man of the law into a legend of justice.
The adventures of the masked hero and his native american partner. Only five of the eight seasons had new episodes. With jay silverheels clayton moore john hart chuck courtney. The lone ranger critics consensus.
Based on the radio series of the same name the film stars johnny depp as tonto the narrator of the events and armie hammer as john reid the lone ranger. In 1869 the idealistic prosecutor john reid returns by train to his hometown colby.