The Lone Ranger and the Lost City of Gold | |
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Directed by | Lesley Selander |
Written by | Robert Schaefer and Eric Freiwald |
Produced by | Sherman A. Harris |
Starring | Clayton Moore Jay Silverheels |
Cinematography | Kenneth Peach A.S.C. |
Edited by | Robert S. Golden, A.C.E. |
Music by | Les Baxter Song "Hi Yo Silver" by Lenny Adelson – Les Baxter |
Production company | |
Distributed by | United Artists |
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Running time | 81 minutes |
Country | United States |
Language | English |
The Lone Ranger and the Lost City of Gold is a 1958 American Western film in Eastmancolor released by United Artists. The second of two theatrical features specifically based on and continuing the TV show The Lone Ranger it stars Clayton Moore and Jay Silverheels, reprising their roles from the TV series. [1] [2] The first feature film was 1956's The Lone Ranger . No further films based on this specific version of the characters were made after this one. [3]
Three Indians were brutally murdered by a gang of hooded outlaws. Each one possessed a silver medallion, which were sections cut off from a large silver plaque which served as a treasure map to a secret location where a large amount of gold is reputedly stashed. Two more medallions are unaccounted for, and The Lone Ranger (Clayton Moore) and his friend Tonto (Jay Silverheels) must use all their resources to intercept the gang, prevent further carnage and save the owners of the medallions. [4]
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