''The Lone Ranger Rides Again'' is a 1939 American

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serial. It was a sequel to Republic's 1938 serial '' The Lone Ranger'', which had been highly successful, and the thirteenth of the sixty-six serials produced by Republic. The serial was considered

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for a long time but copies, with Spanish subtitles, have since been found and re-issued.

Plot

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moving into a valley in

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are being attacked by the Black Raiders. The valley had been settled by rancher Craig Dolan, who does not want the new homesteaders to be there. His son, Bart, has taken matters into his own hands and formed the Black Raiders. The Lone Ranger attempts to aid the homesteaders but he is hampered by his having been framed for being part of the Raiders. In particular, Juan Vasquez believes that he killed his brother, although when this is disproven he becomes another of the Lone Ranger's partners. However, the Ranger is forced to remove the mask and operate under the name of "Bill Andrews" at times in order to successfully protect the homesteaders.

Cast

;Main cast * Robert Livingston as The Lone Ranger and undercover as homesteader Bill Andrews. Avoiding the deliberate mystery of the radio show and the gradual revelation of the first serial, the Lone Ranger is clearly revealed as Bill Andrews from the start. Livingston replaced Lee Powell from the first serial. *

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, the Lone Ranger's

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* Silver Chief as Silver, the Lone Ranger's horse. Silver Chief replaced Silver King, the horse in the original serial. * Duncan Renaldo as Juan Vasquez, who originally believes the Lone Ranger killed his brother * Jinx Falken as Sue Dolan * Ralph Dunn as Bart Dolan, Craig Dolan's son, the

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and leader of the Black Raiders *

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as Craig Dolan ;Supporting cast * William Gould as Jed Scott * Rex Lease as Evans *

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as Merritt, a settler *

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as Pa Daniels * John Beach as Hardin, one of the Black Raiders *

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as Thorne, one of the Black Raiders *

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as Murdock, one of the Black Raiders * Eddie Parker as Hank, one of the Black Raiders * Al Taylor as Colt, one of the Black Raiders *

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as Logan *

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(uncredited) as Judge Miller ;Additional cast *

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as the (uncredited) voice of The Lone Ranger. Bletcher also voiced the Ranger in the previous serial.

Production

''The Lone Ranger Rides Again'' was budgeted at $193,878 although the final negative cost was $213,997 (a $20,119, or 10.4%, overspend). It was the most expensive Republic serial of 1939 and the second most expensive of all Republic serials after ''

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'' (1944, $222,906), just beating '' Secret Service in Darkest Africa'' (1943, $210,033). The studio was willing to spend so much on this serial because the previous Lone Ranger serial had been a major success and was making a profit after only a few months on release. It was filmed between 9 December 1938 and 20 January 1939 under the

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''The Lone Ranger Returns''. The serial's production number was 895. Director

William Witney William Nuelsen Witney (May 15, 1915 – March 17, 2002) was an American film and television director. He is best remembered for the action films he made for Republic Pictures, particularly serials: '' Dick Tracy Returns'', '' G-Men vs. the Bl ...

did not believe the script was as good as the original '' The Lone Ranger'' but for the first time the directors insisted on being part of the casting process for this serial.

Stunts

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* Tommy Coats * George DeNormand *

* Eddie Parker * Post Park * David Sharpe *

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* Bill Yrigoyen * Joe Yrigoyen

Release

Theatrical

''The Lone Ranger Rides Agains official release date is 25 February 1939, although this is actually the date the seventh chapter was made available to film exchanges.

Chapter titles

#The Lone Ranger Returns ''(28 min 54s)'' #Masked Victory ''(16 min 43s)'' #The Black Raiders Strike ''(16 min 45s)'' #The Cavern of Doom ''(16 min 44s)'' #Agents of Deceit ''(16 min 37s)'' #The Trap ''(16 min 39s)'' #Lone Ranger at Bay ''(16 min 42s)'' #Ambush ''(16 min 40s)'' #Wheels of Doom ''(16 min 44s)'' #The Dangerous Captive ''(16 min 37'' #Death Below ''(16 min 40s)'' #Blazing Peril ''(16 min 41s)'' -- Re-Cap Chapter #Exposed ''(16 min 42s)'' #Besieged ''(16 min 39s)'' #Frontier Justice ''(16 min 45s)''

References

External links

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The Lone Ranger serials at B-Westerns
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