The Lone Ranger and the Lost City of Gold (1958)

Director:

Lesley Selander

Writers:

Eric Freiwald (writer)
Robert Schaefer (writer)

Release Date:

czerwiec 1958 (USA)

Genre:

Western

Tagline:

Unmasking the West's most Fabulous Treasure!

Plot:

Three Indians are murdered. Each was wearing a medallion when he died. Together the medallions form a puzzle whose solution points to gold. |

Plot Keywords:

Gold | Chase | Tribal Chief | Seven Cities Of Cibola | Mission

Cast

  (Complete credited cast)

Clayton Moore	...	The Lone Ranger, aka Bret Reagan
Jay Silverheels	...	Tonto
Douglas Kennedy	...	Ross Brady
Charles Watts	...	Sheriff Oscar Matthison
Noreen Nash	...	Mrs. Frances 'Fran' Henderson
Ralph Moody	...	Padre Vincente Esteban
Lisa Montell	...	Paviva
John Miljan	...	Chief Tomache
Dean Fredericks	...	Dr. James Rolfe (as Norman Fredric)
Maurice Jara	...	Redbird
William Henry	...	Henchman Travers (as Bill Henry)
Lane Bradford	...	Henchman Wilson

Runtime:

81 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color (Eastmancolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono (Westrex Recording System)

Certification:

Australia:PG | Finland:K-12 | USA:Approved (PCA #18863) | Sweden:15

Filming Locations:

Old Tucson - 201 S. Kinney Road, Tucson, Arizona, USA

Company:

Wrather Productions

Trivia:

Last time Clayton Moore starred in a movie/TV production as the Lone Ranger.

Goofs:

Revealing mistakes: In an early scene at the opening, an Indian is shot by one of the hooded raiders, and in a close up, there's blood on his shirt but no bullet hole.

Movie Connections:

Follows The Lone Ranger (1938)

Soundtrack:

Hi Yo Silver

The Lone Ranger Rides Again!

"The Lone Ranger and the Lost City of Gold" was the second of two features made in the 50s starring Clayton Moore as The Lone Ranger and Jay Silverheels as Tonto. Based on the long running TV series, this film was also produced in color by Jack Wrather. As in the previous entry, there is an excellent cast of veteran western performers.

The "lost city" of the title is an old Spanish city of gold hidden away on Indian tribal lands. There is a five piece amulet that when assembled, will show the location of the treasure. The holders of the various pieces begin to turn up murdered by a gang of hooded riders and its up to our heroes to save the day.

The baddies are led by Fran Henderson (Noreen Nash) whose chief henchman Ross Brady (Douglas Kennedy) does all of the dirty work. Finally, there is only one missing piece. The Lone Ranger disguises himself as a southern gentleman bounty hunter in order to gain Henderson's confidence. The old Chief (John Miljan) laments for his missing grandson who turns out to be the town doctor (Norman Frederic). Finally, The Lone Ranger and Tonto sort things out and deal with the villains.

In addition to those mentioned, Lisa Monteil appears as an Indian maiden, Ralph Moody as the Padre, Charles Watts as the corrupt sheriff and Lane Bradford and Bill Henry as Kennedy's henchmen.

Clayton Moore had been around since the late 30s, appearing in many "B" westerns and starring in several serials. By the time this film was made, he had become so identified with the Lone Ranger, that he never made another feature film. Jay Silverheels similarly came up through the "B" movie ranks and appeared in several Universal westerns in the 50s and the Glenn Ford western "Santee" as late as 1973.