I wish I could say "The Lone Ranger" was as exciting to watch as other classic serials as "Spy Smasher" or "Adventures of Captain Marvel," but. Part of the fun is that, unlike most films of this genre, the villain is well-known the characters (and audience) have to figure out which of the five male leads is the masked Lone Ranger. It has fine acting (for a serial, anyway), exciting action, thrilling music, and a clever and intelligent plot. John continued on in scores of cowboy sidekick roles, most notably with Buster Crabbe and Al 'Lash' LaRue in the 1940s."The Lone Ranger" is yet another classic from the Republic thrill factory, one of the best serials ever. A few months after band leader Hal Kemp was killed in a 1940 California car accident, Jarrett took over the Kemp orchestra but the unit disbanded a short time later.
For a time, he was married to 1932 Los Angeles Olympics swimming champ Eleanor Holm who also was a vocalist in the Jarrett band. He was the vocalist in the Ted Weems orchestra before forming his own band around 1936. as LEE (Lone Ranger) POWELL.Īrt Jarrett (1907-1987) was a singer and played guitar, banjo and trombone. In the TRIGGER PALS title lobby card below, note that Powell is billed second behind Jarrett. But Grand National, one of many Poverty Row studios in existence at the time, had money problems and would soon fold. The initial (and only) film of the series, TRIGGER PALS, was released in 1939 by the financially troubled Grand National Pictures. John that was developed by producer Phil Krasne. From left to right in the above lobby card are Herman Brix (Bruce Bennett), Lane Chandler, Chief Thunder Cloud and Lee Powell.Īfter the break from Republic Pictures, Powell landed a job in a new trio western group with Art Jarrett and Al St. The feature version of Republic's 1938 THE LONE RANGER serial was titled HI-YO SILVER, had a running time of about 68 minutes, and was released by Republic Pictures in 1940.
A variety of sources mention that the original shooting script had Lane Chandler, as Ranger Dick Forrest, as the Lone Ranger. that left Lee Powell - as Ranger Alan King - as the Lone Ranger. The first to die was George Letz as Jim Clark then came Hal Taliaferro as Bob Stuart Lane Chandler as Dick Forrest was the third and finally, Herman Brix as Bert Rogers.
THE LONE RANGER SERIAL 1939 TV
lots of TV appearances in the 1950s through mid-1960s.Īs the serial progresses, four of the five Rangers are killed off. migrated to supporting roles in westerns, serials and A features. Lane Chandler (1899-1972) - his real name was Robert Oakes and he was a cowboy hero in silents and early 1930s westerns. in the mid 1930s, changed his moniker to Hal Taliaferro and did supporting roles and bit parts in scores of westerns and serials until the 1950s. as Wally Wales, he was a cowboy star in silents and early 1930s oaters.
Later, Brix changed his name to Bruce Bennett and appeared in a variety of movies (such as Humphrey Bogart's THE TREASURE OF SIERRA MADRE) and 1950s-1960s TV shows.įloyd Taliaferro Alderson (1895-1980) - had a bunch of different screen names. Herman Brix (1906-2007) - was the shot-put silver medalist in the 1928 Olympics and the hero in THE NEW ADVENTURES OF TARZAN (1935), SHADOW OVER CHINATOWN (Victory, 1936), HAWK OF THE WILDERNESS (Republic, 1938) and DAREDEVILS OF THE RED CIRCLE (Republic, 1939) cliffhangers. Became a premier furniture designer to many Hollywood celebs. George Letz (1916-2000) - is better known as George Montgomery and was married to singer Dinah Shore. Fifteen episodes later, Lee Powell was revealed as the real masked man. On the left are the five Rangers in the initial Lone Ranger serial.
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