The Lone Ranger on Radio, Film and Television
Seiten
2018
McFarland & Co Inc (Verlag)
978-0-7864-9972-4 (ISBN)
McFarland & Co Inc (Verlag)
978-0-7864-9972-4 (ISBN)
Created by script writer Fran Striker and radio station owner George W. Trendle, the Lone Ranger was meant to embody courage, fair play and honesty, and writers had to adhere to specific guidelines: ""he never smokes... he uses precise speech... he never shoots to kill."" This book examines the franchise in detail, with summaries and production details of the original radio episodes.
The Lone Ranger has endured as an iconic figure in American popular culture, from his 1933 premier as a radio serial hero through a highly-rated television series (1949-1957) to a 2013 feature film. Created by script writer Fran Striker and radio station owner George W. Trendle, the character was meant to embody courage, fair play and honesty, and writers had to adhere to specific guidelines: "he never smokes ... he uses precise speech ... he never shoots to kill." The popularity of the Ranger and his companion Tonto inspired later crime fighting duos like Batman and Robin, and The Green Hornet and Kato. This book examines the franchise in detail, with summaries and production details of the original radio episodes.
The Lone Ranger has endured as an iconic figure in American popular culture, from his 1933 premier as a radio serial hero through a highly-rated television series (1949-1957) to a 2013 feature film. Created by script writer Fran Striker and radio station owner George W. Trendle, the character was meant to embody courage, fair play and honesty, and writers had to adhere to specific guidelines: "he never smokes ... he uses precise speech ... he never shoots to kill." The popularity of the Ranger and his companion Tonto inspired later crime fighting duos like Batman and Robin, and The Green Hornet and Kato. This book examines the franchise in detail, with summaries and production details of the original radio episodes.
Longtime Western film buff Ed Andreychuk is the author of several film books. He lives in Baltimore.
Table of Contents
Introduction
One19th Century Texas Rangers
TwoRadio History
ThreeThe 1938 Serial The Lone Ranger
FourThe 1939 Serial The Lone Ranger Rides Again
FiveThe 1949–1957 TV Series The Lone Ranger
SixThe 1956 Film The Lone Ranger
SevenThe 1958 Film The Lone Ranger and the Lost City of Gold
EightThe Animated Cartoons
NineThe 1981 Film The Legend of the Lone Ranger
TenThe 2003 TV Movie The Lone Ranger
ElevenThe 2013 Film The Lone Ranger
Epilogue
Bibliography
Index
Erscheinungsdatum | 12.08.2017 |
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Zusatzinfo | 30 photos, bibliography, index |
Verlagsort | Jefferson, NC |
Sprache | englisch |
Maße | 152 x 229 mm |
Gewicht | 245 g |
Themenwelt | Kunst / Musik / Theater ► Film / TV |
ISBN-10 | 0-7864-9972-9 / 0786499729 |
ISBN-13 | 978-0-7864-9972-4 / 9780786499724 |
Zustand | Neuware |
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