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THE LONE RANGER
"A fiery horse with the speed of light, a cloud of dust and a hearty hi-yo silver! The Lone Ranger! With his faithful Indian companion Tonto, the daring and resourceful masked rider of the plains led the fight for law and order in the early western United States. Nowhere in the pages of history can one find a greater champion of justice. Return with us now to those thrilling days of yesteryear! From out of the past come the thundering Hoofbeats of the great horse Silver ... the Lone Ranger rides again! "
Few things are more iconic in American popular culture than announcer Fred Foy reciting those lines against the opening strains of the William Tell Overture. The Lone Ranger was a western adventure show that premiered in January of 1933 on radio station WXYZ in Detroit. The show, which was aimed primarily at children, had a strong adult following as well and continued for 2,956 episodes on WXYZ, the Mutual Network and the NBC Blue/ABC networks until September 3, 1954. Repeat broadcasts continued until May 25, 1956.
The show had been created by WXYZ owner George W. Trendle and writer Fran Striker, though who contributed what to the concept is up for debate. The character of the Lone Ranger was believed to have been inspired by Texas Ranger Captain John R. Hughes, to whom Zane Grey had dedicated a novel in 1915. The show was a major hit, and inspired numerous books, comic books, movie serials, and eventually a truly memorable television series starring Clayton Moore and Jay Silverheels in 1949, lasting until 1957.
The basic story of the Lone Ranger is ingrained in American culture. The unnamed hero was the only survivor of a group of six Texas Rangers who were ambushed by Butch Cavendish and his gang in a canyon named Bryant's Gap. An Indian named Tonto later came upon the massacre, finding one ranger still alive. Tonto nurses the ranger back to health, who then swears to bring Cavendish to justice. To keep Cavendish off his guard, the ranger and Tonto make six graves in Bryant's Gap, and the ranger fashions a black domino mask from a ranger's vest to conceal his identity. He tamed the wild horse Silver for his mount, and after making sure Cavendish paid for his crimes, the Lone Ranger continued to fight for justice in the Old West. He was later joined by his young nephew Dan Reid.
On the original radio series, the Lone Ranger was portrayed by George Seaton, followed by Earle Graser. After Graser's untimely death in 1941, Brace Beemer, the show's former announcer, took over the role. Director James Jewell and announcer Fred Foy also played the lead role for one broadcast each, as did an unknown actor using the name "Jack Deeds." Tonto was played by John Todd throughout the series, being replaced on isolated broadcasts by Roland Parker (who was best known as Kato on The Green Hornet). Other supporting players were primarily regional actors from Detroit and WXYZ staff. Jay Michael (who also starred in Sgt. Preston of the Yukon), Bill Saunders (noted for voicing Butch Cavendish), Paul Hughes, Jane Fae, Rube and Liz Weiss, and future movie star John Hodiak. The part of Dan Reid was played by child actors Bob Martin, James Lipton, and Dick Beals.
From the Old Time Radio Researchers Group. See "Notes" Section below for more information on the OTRR.
Notes
OLD TIME RADIO RESEARCHERS GROUP
This is a production of the Old Time Radio Researchers (OTRR) Group located at Old Time Radio Researchers Website (www.otrr.org), Old Time Radio Researchers Facebook Group, and Old Time Radio Researchers Group.
It contains the most complete and accurate version of this series in the best sound possible at the time of creation. An updated version will be issued if more episodes or better sounding ones become available.
This is the Single Episodes Page. The Certified Set includes extras not found here. It is located at OTRR Certified Set. This Single Episodes page is provided in case you want to sample the shows. Note that in many cases, file names have been modified from the original OTRR names to conform to archive.org naming requirements.
If you are interested in preserving Old Time Radio (OTR), you may wish to join the Old Time Radio Researchers Group at Facebook and Groups.io.
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Reviews
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petesimon
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April 18, 2024
Subject: listen to what your (grand) parents enjoyed
Subject: listen to what your (grand) parents enjoyed
I am glad that many different old time'y radio shows and episodes are saved on this website. The introduction track mentioned Yahoo Groups but that sadly closed in Dec. 2020. Luckily The Archive Team probably made a backup of that too.
YES you can download individual episodes by clicking on the SHOW ALL button at the right side and then clicking on a MP3 file link.
YES you can download individual episodes by clicking on the SHOW ALL button at the right side and then clicking on a MP3 file link.
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Olaffub
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December 16, 2023
Subject: CAN'T DOWNLOAD FILES
Subject: CAN'T DOWNLOAD FILES
I agree with viewer BLEEBER. This is an awesome series. However there is no way to download the series. I would hope in the future it will be broken down into multiple files which could be downloaded.
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sumon1977
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February 27, 2023
Subject: 22-2-2023 11:44 AM (+6 GMT)
Subject: 22-2-2023 11:44 AM (+6 GMT)
Dear Sir, My name is Sumon and I'm from Bangladesh. I'm very much fond of Old Radio Dramas and I try to collect them from the Internet and often I shared them on my YouTube channel (if they are in the Public domain or copyright free). I download your this collection (The Lone Ranger - Single Episodes) and liked it very much. Now, with your permission and approval, I would like to share it on my YouTube channel. What do you say?? Please let me know. With thanks & regards, Sumon, Bangladesh.
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pkornman
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March 9, 2019
Subject: Download with Link on the right
Subject: Download with Link on the right
You can download the files. If you click the "Show All" button on the right, you can scroll through all the files in the collection.
Alternately, you can visit this page: https://archive.org/details/OTRR_Certfied_Lone_Ranger to similarly download the episodes by downloading a CD's worth of files at one time.
Alternately, you can visit this page: https://archive.org/details/OTRR_Certfied_Lone_Ranger to similarly download the episodes by downloading a CD's worth of files at one time.
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BLEEBER
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March 9, 2019
Subject: Lone Ranger Singles
Subject: Lone Ranger Singles
Great series. It would be even better if there was a way we could download it!
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