the lone ranger

Storyline In the 1930s, an elderly Tonto tells a young boy the tale of John Reid, the Lone Ranger. When the young Texas Ranger, John Reid (Klinton Spilsbury), is the sole survivor of an ambush arranged by the outlaw leader, Bartholomew "Butch" Cavendish (Christopher Lloyd), he is rescued by an old childhood Comanche friend, Tonto (Michael Horse). The Lone Ranger is an American western drama television series that aired on the ABC Television network from 1949 to 1957, with Clayton Moore in the starring role. Jay Silverheels, a member of the Mohawk Aboriginal people in Canada, played The Lone Ranger's Indian companion Tonto. He rides with him, on Silver and Scout, throughout the West, doing good while living off a silver mine which supplies him with income and bullets. An idealistic lawyer, he rides with his brother and fellow Texas Rangers in pursuit of the notorious Butch Cavendish. Written by Ed Stephan Plot Summary | Plot Synopsis

The lone surviving Texas Ranger who was nursed back to health by the Potawatomi tribesman Tonto. The character has been called an enduring icon of American culture. Jay Silverheels (left) and Clayton Moore as Tonto and the Lone Ranger, respectively, 1951. Lone Ranger, renegade lawman in the American West, a fictional character of American radio and television programs, books, films, and comics.

The Lone Ranger is a fictional masked former Texas Ranger who fought outlaws in the American Old West with his Native American friend, Tonto.