The Lone Ranger: 75th Anniversary - Seasons 1 and 2 | 
 enlarge | Directors: George Archainbaud, George B. Seitz Jr., Hollingsworth Morse
Actors: Gregg Barton, Lane Bradford, Alden 'stephen' Chase, Edmund Cobb, Fred Libby
Studio: Classic Media
Category: DVD
List Price: $119.95
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Rating:  11 reviews
Sales Rank: 3243
Format: Box Set, Black & White, Collector's Edition, Dvd-video, Full Screen, Ntsc
Language: English (Original Language)
Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
Number Of Discs: 13
Running Time: 1900 Minutes
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1.9
Dimensions (in): 7.7 x 6.1 x 1.8
MPN: 81501
UPC: 796019815017
EAN: 0796019815017
ASIN: B001DJ7Q0E
Theatrical Release Date: 1949
Release Date: November 11, 2008 (New: Last 30 Days)
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Studio: Genius Products Inc Release Date: 11/11/2008 Run time: 1900 minutes
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Great set! November 17, 2008
vivayoyis (USA)
4 out of 5 found this review helpful
It's black and white, it's old, it's corny, and it's wonderful. Just like I remember from when I was a kid.
I bought this set as a gift for my husband who loves old westerns and is a big Gene Autry and Roy Rogers fan. He talked about Clayton Moore and seemed excited about the 75th anniversary edition, so I bought it for his birthday. He absolutely loves it. The funny thing is, I'm not really big into TV, but every time I heard "Hi Yo Silver, away" or the William Tell overture, it instantly sent me back to my childhood and tom-boy days. I ended up watching most of the episodes with my husband, just enjoying some good ol' fashioned entertainment. Sure beats the heck out the crap you find on TV today.
Great release November 17, 2008
A Reader (PA USA)
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
This set is truly what it is advertised to be. I just received my set today. Obviously, I have not viewed ALL 78 episodes yet, but do have a good start. The first three episodes are NOT condensed, but are three individual episodes. Nothing is "sped up". The commercial breaks (mid and end) are intact, with the wheat field. The General Mills ads themselves are not there, but that is fine. The next week previews are present. The opening is with Clayton Moore.
The cost is just a little bit pricey, but really not bad considering you are getting 78 complete episodes, in order, plus some bonus material. It is money well spent.
No regrets at all!
This may be the coolest gift I have ever received. November 17, 2008
Joe Eagleson (Kentucky, USA)
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
I just received this set as a belated birthday present, and I have to say that it made my day. Heck, it made my YEAR. I've been a huge LR fan since my earliest days. I'm 37 as of last week, so I have only seen these in syndication (and that was twenty years ago), but I have bought every DVD release of LR material so far, and let me tell you, NOTHING compares to this set. This time, they done it right!
That's not to say the set is perfect. Even cleaned up, the episodes still show their age sometimes with artifacts from film deterioration (but nothing that you shouldn't expect for such old footage). I'm not qualified to speak about which version these episodes represent (original broadcast vs. syndication), but I have to quibbles with the shows as presented here. All I care about is finally getting to watch these episodes. I don't think I even remember over half of them!
What pushes this set over the top is the extras. The cartoons are great. I grew up on the 1980 revival of the cartoon, but seeing the earlier version was awesome. There's also a Lassie episode that's fun and a old-time rado episode (which I already had in MP3 format). But the clincher for me was the reproductions of the memorabilia. The old comic reprint is really cool. I have a number of the old Dell issues, so this is right up my alley. I'm not normally one to be interested in extras like that, but for the Lone Ranger, how can I resist?
"The Lone Ranger ... Clayton Moore ... 75th Anniversary Collectors Edition" November 16, 2008
J. Lovins (Missouri-USA)
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
Classic Media presents "THE LONE RANGER: 75TH ANNIVERSARY - SEASON ONE AND TWO" (15 September 1949) (1900 mins/In Glorious Black & White) (Collectors Edition) (digitally remastered in Dolby) -- A record 221 episodes were filmed between 1949 and 1955 - 182 in B&W and 39 in color --- Now the complete Seasons 1 & 2 of the original TV Series (78 Episodes) -- Over 1900 minutes on 12 Discs --- In the beginning, six Texas Rangers led by Captain Dan Reid in search of a bunch of outlaws known as the Cavendish gang are ambushed at Bryant's Gap --- All of the Rangers are shot and left for dead --- A Mohawk Indian, Tonto, comes upon the massacre and discovers one Lone Ranger still alive --- Tonto carries the seriously wounded man to a cave and nurses him back to health --- John Reid, the surviving ranger, tells his story to Tonto, and later tears a piece of black material from his dead brother Dan Reid's vest and makes a mask which enabled him to hide his identity and to pose as an outlaw to get near the gang --- Later, Reid and Tonto learn most of the outlaws had been hanged or imprisoned --- To symbolize the massacre at Bryant's Gap, The Lone Ranger never removed his mask and continued to pursue outlaws and defend justice every week with his faithful Indian companion Tonto, his equally faithful steed Silver, and his legendary silver bullets, never fired in anger --- we all know very well that Tonto and the Ranger are very good friends and saddle partners --- Clayton Moore once stated he loved Jay Silverheels like a Brother -- and that my friends is a real hero!
BIOS:
1. Clayton Moore (aka: Jack Carlton Moore)
Date of Birth: 14 September 1914 - Chicago, Illinois (some sources say 1908)
Date of Death: 28 December 1999 - Los Angeles, California
2. Jay Silverheels (aka: Harold J. Smith)
Date of BirthL 26 May 1912 - Six Nations Reservation, Brantford, Ontario, Canada
Date of Death: 5 March 1980 - Woodland Hills, Los Angeles, California
SPECIAL FEATURES:
1. Three Episodes from the 1960s Cartoon
2. Classic Lassie Episode featuring The Lone Ranger
3. Original Radio Broadcast from 1950.
EXCLUSIVE COLLECTIBLE MEMORABILIA:
1. 88 Page Commenorative Book
2. Complete Episode Guide
3. Rare Comic Book & Photo Reprints
4. Limited Edition Collectibles
Special footnote, Clayton Moore was a circus acrobat at the age of eight and grew up in the Midwest (Illinois) --- worked in the circus and traveled to New York and then Hollywood where he became a stuntman and bit player --- inducted into the "Stuntman's Hall of Fame" in 1982 --- also received the "Western Heritage Award from the National Cowboy Hall of Fame'" also the "Hall of Great Western Performers of the National Cowboy and Western Heritage Museum" both in 1990 --- Clayton was once quoted "Playing him [the Lone Ranger] made me a better person.", "Once I got the Lone Ranger role, I didn't want any other. I was playing the good guy." --- "I will continue wearing the white hat and black mask until I ride up into the big ranch in the sky." (On his costume as the Lone Ranger, February 4, 1985) --- Clayton very much enjoyed quoting and lived by "A Ranger's Creed" which included this moral lesson "That God put the firewood there, but every man must gather and light it himself."
Great job by Classic Media and their staff for releasing this long awaited collectors edition with collectible memorabilla -- And a special thank you to Peter Gidion the biggest fan of the Lone Ranger on the planet --- looking forward to more of the same from the Lone Ranger vintage era --- order your copy now from Amazon or Classic Media --- Western Classics -- all my heroes have been cowboys!
Total Time: 1900 mins on 12 DVD's ~ Classic Media #81501 ~ (11/11/2008)
 Lone Ranger 75th Anniversary set is worth every penny November 15, 2008
J. Herman (Denver, CO)
4 out of 4 found this review helpful
I just received this set this evening and have spent some time going through it. I did not observe any 11-13 minute episodes that have been mentioned in other reviews, the ones I checked appeared to be full-length. There are quite a few 22-23 minute episodes, but there do not appear to be any significant edits to the best of my knowledge. There is some time compression but nothing that I found to be too distracting from what I've observed so far, and I've barely noticed any jumpiness in the picture or any warbling on the sound that sometimes accompanies severe time compression on other releases and TV broadcasts. In fact the episodes look better than any syndicated TV print I've seen. And of course the 25 minute shows look amazing.
The sections immediately following the main title intro that used to say "Return with us now to the thrilling days of yesteryear" do appear to be removed from the episodes I glanced at. There is also a weird insertion of a close-up of the Lone Ranger sitting still on his horse inserted at the point in the main title intro when he's charging up the hill on his horse and the narrator says "...and a hearty hi-yo Silver", then it cuts back to the standard shot of him rearing up on Silver. I don't ever remember that shot being inserted in syndication, I always recall that it was a continuous shot of him riding up the hill and rearing up. It appears in all of the episodes I glanced at. No biggie, but it still struck me as odd.
Only other quibbles I have are that there don't appear to be chapter stops inserted, and the time counter for the episodes continue to accrue; they don't start at 00:00:00 at the beginning of each episode but instead have one continuous running time from the beginning of the first episode to the end of the last episode on the disc. Makes it difficult to figure out each show's running time.
The extras included in this set are plentiful and nicely crafted. The commemorative book in particular has a lot of material to go through. There is a bonus disc featuring some LR cartoons, a Lassie episode with the LR and some radio shows, a Season 1 and 2 episode guide, a 'signed' photo, a vintage comic book reproduction, a vintage ID card, Victory Corps membership kit, Lone Ranger Safety Club postcard, and trading cards.
I was on the fence about this set for the last several days but several reviews here and at the Home Theater Forum (along with the great job Classic Media did on the Sergeant Preston sets I own) convinced me to take the plunge and I'm glad I did. It is a blast seeing these episodes again and reliving some fond memories from my childhood in the process. I hope we get more seasons released from Classic Media, perhaps one next year for the 60th anniversary of the TV show.
Definitely recommended to any Lone Ranger fan! You get a lot of great material for the price.
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