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The Lone Ranger (1938)

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.

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Top billed cast

  • Photo of Bruce BennettBruce BennettBert Rogers
  • Photo of Lee PowellLee PowellAllen King
  • Photo of Chief ThundercloudChief ThundercloudTonto
  • Photo of Lynne RobertsLynne RobertsJoan Blanchard
  • Photo of Stanley AndrewsStanley AndrewsCaptain Smith aka Colonel Jeffries
  • Photo of George ClevelandGeorge ClevelandGeorge Blanchard
  • Photo of William FarnumWilliam FarnumFather McKim
  • Photo of Hal TaliaferroHal TaliaferroBob Stuart
  • Photo of Lane ChandlerLane ChandlerDick Forrest
  • Photo of George MontgomeryGeorge MontgomeryJim Clark

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