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film based on ''

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'' television series, starring

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and

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in 1947.

Plot

Set in the American Southwest, the territorial governor enlists the help of the Lone Ranger to investigate mysterious raids on white settlers by Indians who ride with saddles. Wealthy rancher Reese Kilgore (

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) wants to expand his land to include Spirit Mountain, which is sacred to the local tribes. The Lone Ranger realizes the natives wanted to keep settlers away so they would not discover the rich silver deposits on Spirit Mountain, while Kilgore wants to encourage a war between settlers and natives so that he can mine the mountain himself. Working with Chief Red Hawk, the governor, Tonto, a cowboy named Ramirez, and a humorous disguise, the Lone Ranger discovers the true identities of the raiders, prevents war, protects the tribal lands, and rescues Kilgore's daughter from captivity.

Cast

as The Lone Ranger *

as Tonto *

as Reese Kilgore * Bonita Granville as Welcome Kilgore * Perry Lopez as Pete Ramirez * Robert J. Wilke as Cassidy * John Pickard as Sheriff Sam Kimberley *

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as Lila Kilgore *

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as Angry Horse *

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as Chief Red Hawk * Charles Meredith as Governor *

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as Powder *

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as Chip Walker *

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as Goss

Production

Parts of the film were shot in

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Canyon, Barracks Canyon, and Johnson Canyon in

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Accolades

was nominated for the American Film Institute's list AFI's 100 Years...100 Heroes & Villains as a hero, while his line "Hi-Yo, Silver!" was nominated for the 2005 list AFI's 100 Years...100 Movie Quotes.

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