The Legend of the Lone Ranger is a 1981 film of the story of The Lone Ranger, a Western character created by George W. Trendle and Fran Striker. The title has been used twice previously. In 1978 Jack Wrather and Bonita Granville, gained the legal rights to the Lone Ranger character and were planning a feature film with a younger actor, issued an injunction to stop Clayton Moore representing the character at county fairs much to fans displeasure.
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The Legend of the Lone Ranger is a 1981 film of the story of The Lone Ranger, a Western character created by George W. Trendle and Fran Striker. The title has been used twice previously. In 1978 Jack Wrather and Bonita Granville, gained the legal rights to the Lone Ranger character and were planning a feature film with a younger actor, issued an injunction to stop Clayton Moore representing the character at county fairs much to fans displeasure.
The film was released to massive publicity in 1981 and did poorly. Box office receipts were far short of the amount needed to recoup the costs of the film, and critical reviews were almost unanimously negative. Despite the presence of renowned actors in supporting roles, including Christopher Lloyd as villain Butch Cavendish and Jason Robards as President Ulysses S. Grant, the film vanished from theaters rapidly. The actor playing the Ranger (Klinton Spilsbury) has never appeared in another film, while the actor portraying Tonto, Michael Horse...
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