Lone Ranger

The Lone Ranger (English " the lone guardian ") is the fictional character of a masked Texas Ranger in the American Old West. How Old Shatterhand and the Lone Ranger in his adventures of an Indian friend (who is, in this case, Tonto ) is supported.

It was invented by George W. Trendle and Fran Striker in 1933 for the same series of radio plays in the U.S. radio station WXYZ. By 1954, nearly 3,000 episodes were produced. The longest - namely the last 13 years - said the main role Brace Beemer.

Later it was a TV series with Clayton Moore in the title role and Jay Silverheels as loyal Indian companion " Tonto ", which aired in Germany under the title of The Lone Ranger on Premiere / Sky and now is also available on DVD. In the third season of the series Moore was replaced because of fee negotiations by John Hart. ) (The occasional disseminated information that some episodes of " The Lone Ranger" in Germany in 1959 under the title " Texas Rangers " ran, comes from the "Encyclopedia of British and American series, TV movies and miniseries " Schneider / Thomsen / Nowak and is incorrect., where incorrectly states that the series shown in Germany " Texas Rangers have been called " ( the story of a famous police force ) in the original" the Lone Ranger ". was in fact the original title of this series " ( Jace Pearson's Tales of the Texas Rangers .")

Furthermore, the Lone Ranger was the hero of two newspaper strips, several comic book series, novels and films.

In early 2011 confirmed the film producer Jerry Bruckheimer that he was working on plans for a remake with Johnny Depp as Tonto. The film was released under the title The Lone Ranger on August 8, 2013, the German cinemas. As in Pirates of the Caribbean, in addition to producer Jerry Bruckheimer and actor Johnny Depp and Gore Verbinski again involved as a producer and director. For the main role of the Lone Ranger Armie Hammer has been committed. The other roles were Tom Wilkinson, William Fichtner, Barry Pepper, James Badge Dale, Ruth Wilson and Helena Bonham Carter.

In the film, even the Indian Tonto tells the story that transformed the Texas Ranger John Reid in a masked avenger against crime. Between the two unlikely heroes Tonto and John, who have to learn to work together, to fight together against corruption and greed, there will be many battles of words. But to take their objective, revenge on the unscrupulous Butch Cavendish and his gang for their cruel deeds they never losing sight of.