The Lone Ranger (1938)
HEIGH-YO, SILVER! NOW WE'RE ON THE SCREEN! The three greatest characters of radio brought to vital screen life in the outstanding serial entertainment of all time.
장르 : 서부
상영시간 : 4시간 24분
연출 : John English, William Witney
각본 : Barry Shipman, George Worthing Yates, Franklin Adreon, Ronald Davidson, Lois Eby
시놉시스
In 1865, Captain Mark Smith of the Confederate Army leads a band of deserters to conquer Texas and rule it as a dictator. In one of his first actions, he captures and assumes the identity of Texas' new Finance Commissioner, Colonel Marcus Jeffries, after having the real man murdered. When a contingent of Texas Rangers enters the territory, Snead, one of Smith's men, leads them into an ambush by Smith's "troopers". The Rangers are apparently wiped out, although one injured survivor is left. The survivor, nursed back to health by Tonto, swears to avenge the massacre and defeat "Colonel Jeffries" and his men.
정체를 알 수 없는 미스테리한 매력의 인디언 악령 헌터 ‘톤토’는 신비로운 힘으로 죽음의 문턱까지 간 ‘존’을 살려낸다. 극적으로 살아난 ‘존’은 블랙 마스크를 쓴 히어로 ‘론 레인저’로 부활하는데… 사방이 적으로 둘러싸인 무법천지에 오로지 복수를 위해 뭉친 ‘톤토’와 ‘론 레인저’ 콤비, 그들이 펼치는 와일드한 액션이 시작된다! 쿨하게 즐기고 짜릿하게 느껴라!
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인디언의 땅에서 은이 발견되자 무법자들은 인디언처럼 분장하고 지방의 목장을 불법으로 침입하고 약탈한다. 그 무법자들은 인디언들이 갖고 있는 그들의 땅에 대한 권리이자 법을 무참하게 빼앗아 버린다. 고독한 레인저와 톤토는 무법자들을 찾아 나선다.
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