The Lone Ranger

The Lone Ranger (1938) is a western film directed by John English, William Witney rated 7.0/10.

In 1865, Captain Mark Smith of the Confederate Army leads a band of deserters to conquer Texas and rule it as a dictator. In one of his first actions, he captures and assumes the identity of Texas' new Finance Commissioner, Colonel Marcus Jeffries, after having the real man murdered. When a contingent of Texas Rangers enters the territory, Snead, one of Smith's men, leads them into an ambush by Smith's "troopers". The Rangers are apparently wiped out, although one injured survivor is left. The survivor, nursed back to health by Tonto, swears to avenge the massacre and defeat "Colonel Jeffries" and his men.

Cast

Bruce Bennett

Bert Rogers

Lee Powell

Allen King

Chief Thundercloud

Tonto

Lynne Roberts

Joan Blanchard

Stanley Andrews

Captain Smith aka Colonel Jeffries

George Cleveland

George Blanchard

William Farnum

Father McKim

Hal Taliaferro

Bob Stuart

Lane Chandler

Dick Forrest

George Montgomery

Jim Clark

Sammy McKim

Sammy

John Merton

Henchman Kester