The Lone Ranger rode Silver, but what was the name of Tonto's horse? | Notes and Queries | guardian.co.uk The Lone Ranger rode Silver, but what was the name of Tonto's horse? Robert Tonto rode a paint, or pinto, called Scout. William Dunlap, Hamden, Connecticut USA Tonto's horse was called Scout. When the Lone Ranger shouted "Hi-ho, Silver-away!" Tonto would mumble "Get-um up, Scout". Phil Usher, Copenhagen, Denmark Scout Anthony Cox, Denver, U.S.A Further on the name of Tonto's horse. He was named Scout in the TV series, but was apparently called White Feller in the early Lone Ranger novels. Originally, Tonto rode double with the Lone Ranger on Silver. After a publicity photo was taken of the Lone Ranger and Tonto this way, WXYZ wisely decided to give Tonto his own steed. Scout was originally supposed to be solid white like Silver, but when they made the movie serials they realized that it would make Silver less impressive that way, so Scout was changed.

This information from Largent's Lone Ranger Page Jeremy Bechelet, Telford In one infamous episode, Tonto referred to his horse (Scout) as Bazzlegette. Brent Quigley, Halifax, USA In listening to early radio shows, Tonto called his horse "Paint Horse" Bob K., South Bend, IN United States Scout. The Horses (Above arcade cards courtesy of Don Swinford) Arcade cards were prevalent back in the 'old days' and pictures of western film stars and sidekicks were commonplace. The above arcade cards are about 3 1/2 x 5 1/2 inches in size, and are from a series on the Lone Ranger, and I think the abbreviation M. B. S. stands for the Mutual Broadcasting System (radio network). Is that Brace Beemer on the horse (he took over when Earle Graser was killed and was the voice of the LR for most of the program's run)? One other tidbit relative to these cards --- see the 'Hi Ho Silver' on the horse card. The generally accepted call by the LR to his trusty steed was 'Hi Yo Silver'.

My guess is that the 'Ho' was an error by the person who drafted/printed these. (From Old Corral image collection) Above, heroine Lynn Roberts (aka Mary Hart in earlier screen activity in Roy Rogers films, and later as Lynne Roberts) points the way for Victor Daniels (Tonto) and Lee Powell (the Lone Ranger) in Republic Pictures' 1938 serial THE LONE RANGER. Note that in this first LR serial, Tonto's paint horse was called 'White Feller' (White Fellah), not 'Scout'. Silver was portrayed by Silver Chief. (From Old Corral image collection) Republic condensed the original THE LONE RANGER serial into a feature-length version titled HI-YO SILVER and released it in 1940. (From Old Corral image collection) Above - Silver Chief was even given billing in both the Lone Ranger serials. (From Old Corral image collection) Above, the unmasked Bob Livingston and Victor Daniels (Chief Thunder Cloud) in a scene from THE LONE RANGER RIDES AGAIN (1939) chapterplay.

Silver was again portrayed by Silver Chief, and this time, Tonto's horse was named Scout to properly match up with the popular radio program. This paint horse was Sunny and was owned by Chief Thunder Cloud (you can find more info and photos of Sunny on the Chief Thunder Cloud page in the Trusty Steeds-Movie Horses section of the Old Corral). Scuttlebutt is that the white horse that Thomas Mitchell rode in GONE WITH THE WIND was Silver Chief. (From Old Corral image collection) TV's LONE RANGER series featured Clayton Moore (above) as the Masked Man and Jay Silverheels as Tonto ... and Silver. John Hart did substitute for Moore during one season. How many 'Silvers' were there in the Clayton Moore and John Hart TV series run ... and what about Victor, the white steed that belonged to Dan Reid (the Lone Ranger's nephew, played by Chuck Courtney). Bart Kooker has some info and photos at: (From Old Corral image collection) Above, buckskin clad Jay Silverheels on two different Scouts during his days portraying Tonto in the LONE RANGER TV show. Silverheels, whose real name was Harold J.

Smith, was born in 1912 and passed away in 1980. The Lone Ranger radio program About Tonto, White Feller (White Fella/Fellah) and Scout: Tonto was a member of the Potawatomi tribe, as stated in a number of radio shows and comic books. The earliest show that I can recall where "White Feller" (White Fellah) is mentioned as the name of Tonto's horse is the March 2, 1938 program titled The Apache Kid (episode #795). Tonto received the horse (to be known as Scout) in an August 5, 1938 radio program titled Four-Day Ride (episode #862), and the hoss was a gift to replace his earlier horse, "White Feller" (White Fellah). Scout (not yet given that name) was presented to Tonto by Chief Thundercloud (not the movie Victor Daniels/Chief Thunder Cloud, but simply a character of that name in the radio show). "White Feller" remained with the Chief to recover. In several subsequent shows, Tonto simply referred to his new horse as "paint horse".

However, in the September 2, 1938 episode #874 titled Border Dope Smuggling (sometimes titled Sheriff Sanders and the Smugglers), the paint horse helped uncover the leader of a smuggling ring, and there is some conversation about the paint horse being a "sure enough good scout". And Tonto expresses pleasure about that name - "Good Scout ... that good ... Tonto like Scout". In the standard LR program closing, the masked man yells "Hi-Yo Silver" and Tonto follows with "Get 'em up Scout". And the naming of Tonto's paint horse was complete. These 1938 shows featured John Todd as Tonto (who played the part for all, or almost all, of the radio run), and Earle W. Graser as the LR. Graser was killed in an automobile accident on April 8, 1941 and was replaced by Brace Beemer, the announcer on the LR broadcasts.

The two Lone Ranger serials from Republic Pictures About Tonto, White Feller (White Fella/Fellah) and Scout: From page 68 of Jack Mathis' Valley of the Cliffhangers (Jack Mathis Advertising, 1975) relating to THE LONE RANGER serial, which was filmed 11/28/1937 to 12/31/1937 and released 2/12/1938: "Trendle delineated Tonto in the same general terms save that he was to be several inches shorter than the Lone Ranger, then meticulously described Silver as approximating the characteristics of an Arabian stallion not less than 15 1/2 hands high and White Fella --- Tonto's steed in the pre-Scout days --- as a pinto or paint breed of Indian pony." From page 104 of Jack Mathis' Valley of the Cliffhangers (Jack Mathis Advertising, 1975) relating to THE LONE RANGER RIDES AGAIN serial, which was filmed 12/9/1938 to 1/20/1939 and released 2/2

5/1939: "...

certain old school ties were retained: Billy Bletcher again dubbed the Lone Ranger's voice, Silver Chief was resaddled as Silver, and Chief Thunder Cloud reprised the role of Tonto, whose horse's name was changed from White Fella to Scout to agree with the same alteration effected in the radio show." Tonto | Lone Ranger Wiki | Fandom powered by Wikia Edit In most versions of the Lone Ranger story, Tonto is the last surviving member of a wandering band of Potawatomi Native Americans. His tribe, in some versions including a sister, is massacred when he is young boy. A white boy named John Reid finds Tonto still alive and cares for him until he heals. Before they part company, Tonto gives Reid a ring, and calls him " Kemosabe ," which means "faithful friend" or "trusty scout." Years later, Tonto is hunting when he comes upon the scene of the ambush in Bryant's Gap, finding five dead Texas Rangers and one barely alive. He recognizes the living Ranger as the boy who helped him long ago, and now cares for him. He buries the other five Rangers, but digs six graves, to make the outlaws believe all six men were killed.

When Reid decides to put on a mask and become the Lone Ranger, Tonto vows his loyalty to his friend and joins him in his pursuit of law and order. Radio Edit John Todd Actor John Todd played Tonto almost exclusively on the radio series from 1933 to 1954. He even carried the majority of the action during the transition between Rangers Earle Graser and Brace Beemer , when the Lone Ranger character was injured and could not speak above a whisper. Television Jay Silverheels brought television's Tonto to the silver screen in 1956's feature film " The Lone Ranger " and the 1958 sequel " The Lone Ranger and the Lost City of Gold ." Michael Horse assumed the role for 1981's " The Legend of the Lone Ranger ." In this version Tonto's pidgin english was gone and we saw Tonto teach the Ranger most of his skills. Tonto even introduced the silver bullets claiming silver is more accurate than lead. Johnny Depp plays Tonto in the 2013 Lone Ranger film . In this version, Tonto is a Comanche who accidentally caused his tribe's massacre as a boy.

The tragedy changes Tonto and he adopts distinctive face-paint and a headdress with a dead crow on it as a sort of penance. Eventually he becomes the Lone Ranger's mentor and partner. The film is ambguous about whether Tonto has magical insghts and powers or is just insane, though it leans strongly to the former. Johnny Depp's makeup and costuming was inspired by Kirby Sattler's painting I am Crow. Klinton Spilsbury and Michael Horse Dynamite Entertainment Scout | Lone Ranger Wiki | Fandom powered by Wikia Scout's history is not very clear-cut. He has seen various origins depending on the medium. Radio Edit For a long time, Tonto rode a white horse called White Feller . In " Four Day Ride " (August 5, 1938), Tonto is given a paint horse by his friend Chief Thundercloud , who then takes White Feller. Tonto rides this horse and refers to him simply as "Paint Horse" for several episodes. The horse is finally named Scout in " Border Dope Smuggling " (September 2, 1938).

In another episode, the question of Tonto's horse was resolved when the pair discover a secluded valley and the Lone Ranger, in a surge of conscience, releases Silver back to the wild. The episode ends with Silver returning to the Ranger, bringing along a companion who becomes Tonto's horse, Scout. Serials Edit When the serials were made, Tonto was riding White Feller on the radio. Scout had not been created yet. For the serials, the producers did not want two white horses to be on screen. In order to differentiate Tonto's horse from Silver, they gave him a paint horse. Oddly, while he looked like the horse that would become Scout, he was still called White Feller. The Lone Ranger - Frequently Asked Questions What is Tonto's horse's name? Tonto's horse is named "Scout." He's a spotted palamino or "paint." Originally, Tonto rode double with the Lone Ranger on Silver. After a publicity photo was taken of the Lone Ranger and Tonto this way, WXYZ wisely decided to give Tonto his own steed.

Scout was originally supposed to be solid white like Silver, but when they made the movie serials they realized that it would make Silver less impressive that way, so Scout was changed. Tonto's mount did have another name. He was known as "White Feller" in the early Lone Ranger novels. You can decide whether or not that counts. Who is the Lone Ranger's Nephew? What is his horse's name? The Lone Ranger's nephew was Dan Reid, Jr, however, we do not know what his true first name was. His mother was killed in an Indian attack and he was taken in by Grandma Frisbee, who raised him. She got the name Dan from a locket that his mother had worn. Dan Jr. rode the son of Silver, Victor. On television Dan Reid, Jr. was played by actor Chuck Courtney in 14 episodes. What tribe of Indians does Tonto belong to? Tonto is from the Potowatomie tribe.

The Potowatomie Indians were a real tribe who originally lived in and around the state of Michigan (The Lone Ranger originated at WXYZ in Detroit.) According to Lone Ranger lore they were all wiped out except for Tonto who was found and saved by a young John Reid long before he became a Texas Ranger. Is Kemosabe a real word? What does it really mean? Kemosabe (or any of the other various spellings) is a real word. And no, it doesn't mean "horse's butt." It is actually from the language of the Potowatomie Indians. One of the shows' producers, Jim Jewell, had a father-in-law who ran a boy's camp named "Camp Kee-mo-sah-bee." Kemosabe means "faithful friend" or "trusty scout." Isn't it true that Tonto means "fool" in Spanish? This is true, but it was not that meaning that was intended by the producers of the show. There are two versions of the story. Fran Striker told the Saturday Evening Post that he invented Tonto's name and that it was picked by merely alterring the consanants in the name Gobo.

(This was a caveman character Striker had created in another radio program.) Jim Jewell says that Striker was remembering wrong. Tonto, he said, is another Potowatomie word. There were a few Indians who would come to the camp to tell stories to the children. One of the Indians apparently had a penchant for drinking after the children had gone to sleep. Sometimes he would get rowdy and the other Indians would call him "tonto." This meant "wild one." Jewell remembered the word, liked it, and gave the name to the Lone Ranger's Indian companion. The truth is lost in the fog of time... What is the Lone Ranger's real name? This is another question that can be answered in two ways. We know that the Ranger's last name is "Reid," because his brother who was killed in the ambush by the Cavendish Gang was named Dan Reid. (This is also the name of the Lone Ranger's nephew, although we do not know what his true first name was. His mother was killed in an Indian attack and the kindly woman who raised him got the name Dan from a locket that Dan's mother had worn.) No first name was given to the Lone Ranger during the radio and television program.

Somehow, though, the name "John" appeared in the liner notes of a Lone Ranger record. (Wes Tom fills in this part: "The name John first appeared in the book Radio's Golden Age by Frank Buxton and Bill Owen in 1966 published by Easton Valley Press.") The name was used in the 1981 "Legend of the Lone Ranger" movie. Because of this, many refuse to accept that name as the Ranger's true name. This is debatable. Which characters have seen the Lone Range unmasked? After the Lone Ranger took up the mask only 3 characters on the show ever saw him unmasked- Tonto of course, his nephew Dan Reid, Jr., and Grandma Frisbee. On the radio show he revealed his true identity to Butch Cavadish, just before Butch died... Butch saying he wished he had died never knowing. But on the TV show Butch never died and the Ranger never revealed himself to Butch. I heard the there is some sort of connection between the Lone Ranger and the Green Hornet... Britt Reid is the name of the alter-ego of the Green Hornet. He is the Lone Ranger's nephew's grandson.

(Or son, depending on whether you're talking about the radio Green Hornet or the television Green Hornet.) Why was Clayton Moore removed for awhile as the Lone Ranger and replaced by John Hart? We will probably never know. The rumor at the time was that Clayton Moore had demanded a salary increase and was fired by the owner of the Ranger property, George W. Trendle. However, Moore says in his autobiography that he didn't make any such request and that it was clear that Trendle intended to replace him at least a year prior to the dismissal, since Trendle had ordered that the mask be made larger to cover more of Moore's face. Moore says he was given no reason when he was fired. Nor was he given any reason when they asked him to return. Moore speculates that Trendle disliked the fact that his property was becoming more identified with Moore than with Trendle. Moore thinks that Trendle didn't want any actor being the Lone Ranger in the public's mind (editor's note: By then it was already too late). Moore's return to the show was just before the selling of the property to the Wrather Corporation.

It's possible that Trendle realized that Hart's Ranger wasn't as popular and thought the property would be worth more with Moore back in place. Further speculation is that George W. Trendle objected to Moore doing other roles and thought that Hart resembled a young Brace Beemer (the voice of the Lone Ranger on radio). What was the Lone Ranger's mask made of? Story-wise, it was made from the fabric of the Ranger's brother's (Dan Reid) black vest. The one he was wearing when he was killed along with the other Rangers. According to Clayton Moore's autobiography, the actual masks used in the series were made from plaster with felt on the top of them. In the black and white episodes, purple felt was used! Black felt was used in the color productions. Why does the Lone Ranger use Silver Bullets? Silver bullets are the Lone Ranger's calling card. Silver is a symbol of purity. On the television show the Lone Ranger says he uses silver bullets as a symbol of justice, but more importantly, silver bullets serve to remind the Ranger of just how heavy a price firing a gun can be. A side note: The Lone Ranger's horse, Silver, was shod with silver horseshoes!

Okay, so where did he get all of this silver from to make bullets and horseshoes and stuff? The Lone Ranger had a silver mine that he and his brother, Dan, had planned on using for their retirement. A retired Texas Ranger named Jim Blaine (who knew the Ranger's secret) agreed to work it for him and make the silver bullets. The Lone Ranger and Tonto would periodically visit the old Ranger and stock up on bullets and more silver to use to buy goods. (This mine would be the basis of the fortune that built the Reid publishing empire in the Green Hornet.) What were the guidelines or rules that the Lone Ranger followed? Besides the creed of the Lone Ranger written by Fran Striker, there was also a code of behavior for the Lone Ranger and Tonto that was set forth by Trendel and Striker in the writers' guide for Lone Ranger stories. This code was strictly followed on the Lone Ranger radio show and later for the television show and subsequent movies that were made. They are as follows: The Lone Ranger never smokes, never uses profanity, and never uses intoxicating beverages. The Lone Ranger is a man who can fight great odds, yet takes time to treat a bird with a broken wing.

The Lone Ranger believes that our sacred American heritage provides that every individual has the right to worship God as he desires. Play down gambling and drinking scenes as far as possible, and keep the Lone Ranger out of saloons. When this cannot be avoided, try to make the saloon a cafe and deal with waiters and food instead of bartenders and liquor. The Lone Ranger at all times uses precise speech, without slang or dialect. His grammar must be pure. He must make proper use of "who" and "whom", "shall". and "will", "I" and "me", etc. The Lone Ranger never shoots to kill. When he has to use guns, The Lone Ranger never shoots to kill, but rather only to disarm his opponent as painlessly as possible. In addition to this code of behavior there was also a set of guidelines that each episode had to follow to ensure that the integrity of the show wasn't comprimised: The Lone Ranger is never seen without his mask or a disguise. With emphasis on logic, The Lone Ranger is never captured or held for any length of time by lawmen, avoiding his being unmasked.

Logically, too, The Lone Ranger never wins against hopeless odds; i.e., he is never seen escaping from a barrage of bullets merely by riding into the horizon. Even though The Lone Ranger offers his aid to individuals or small groups, the ultimate objective of his story is to imply that their benefit is only a by-product of a greater achievement -- the development of the West or our Country. His adversaries are usually groups whose power is such that large areas are at stake. All adversaries are American to avoid criticism from minority groups. Names of unsympathetic characters are carefully chosen, avoiding the use of two names as much as possible to avoid even further vicarious association. More often than not, a single nickname is selected. Did Clayton Moore come to believe that he really was the Lone Ranger? No, not really, but whenever he was asked to appear in character as the Lone Ranger he was careful to strictly stay in character as long as he was wearing the costume and mask. He also chose to follow the Lone Ranger's Creed and Code of Behavior in his everyday life. "Kids nowadays aren't so quick to worship heroes. The world is a lot more complicated; we don't seem to believe in absolute good and evil-white hats and black hats-anymore.

It's fashionable to think of virtue and honor and bravery as naive, outmoded emotions. Deep down, I believe that people still cling to those ideals. When I first appeared on television as the Lone Ranger, Jay Silverheels (Tonto) and I used to do a lot of public appearances. Years earlier, when George W. Trendle created the Lone Ranger for the radio, he gave his writers a code of behavior that the Lone Ranger and Tonto must live by. Jay and I were heroes to millions of kids, and to avoid disappointing them, we lived by Trendle's original rules" Clayton Moore How and when did Clayton Moore pass away? Clayton died at 9:20 a.m. PST Tuesday, December 28, 1999 in the emergency room of a Los Angeles area hospital. According to a hospital spokesman, Clayton died as the result of a heart attack. He was 85. Was Jay Silverheels a real Indian? Yes he was. Jay Silverheels, who played Tonto on the show, was a full-blooded Mohawk Indian from the Six Nations Indian Reservation in Ontario, Canada.

Jay played in the entire Lone Ranger TV series as well as the two feature length motion pictures "The Lone Ranger" and "The Lone Ranger and the Lost City of Gold." He passed away March 5, 1980. His body was cremated and the ashes were scattered over the Six Nations Reservation where he was born 62 years earlier. Why did Clayton Moore have to give up wearing the mask of the Lone Ranger back in the 1970's? The Wrather Corporation, which owned the rights to the Lone Ranger character, was in the process of making a brand new movie called "The Legend of The Lone Ranger." In it would be a new Lone Ranger and Tonto. Apparently, the Wrather Corporation thought there would be too much confusion in the mind of the public if Clayton Moore was still out making personal appearances as The Lone Ranger and the star of the new movie, Klinton Spilsbury, was also out making personal appearances. In an effort to disassociate themselves from the past, the Wrather Corporation ordered Clayton to quit wearing the mask during public appearances. But that didn't stop Clayton. He purchased pairs of wrap-around sunglasses and wore those instead of the mask.

An outpouring of sympathy and support for Clayton followed. The movie made in the late 1970's was not a success. In fact, does anybody know where Klinton Spilsbury ended up? As Jack Wrather, owner of The Wrather Corporation, fell ill and felt his days were few, he gave permission to Clayton to wear the mask once again. Why did The Lone Ranger wear two different types of masks during the show? In some episodes he had on a small mask. In other episodes he wore a large mask. Actually, Clayton Moore as The Lone Ranger, wore more than two different masks. In the first season of the TV show, he wore a smaller mask that was a purple color. That's because it would show up different on a black and white TV set, which is all there was at the time. Later on, it's suspected that the producers wanted more flexibility with the actor who portrayed The Lone Ranger, so they had him wear a larger mask that covered more of his face. That's so another actor might be brought in and, supposedly, no one would know the difference.

Then when the show went to color episodes, another mask was worn, this one black, and smaller, as it was in the first TV episodes. Is there going to be a new Lone Ranger television series or movie? I was trying to pretend this didn't happen. Where do I start with this one... Ok, the WB network recently showed an updated Lone Ranger movie that was basically supposed to tell the story of a young Lone Ranger (this time named Luke Hartman instead of John Reid) before he became a legend in the old west. It also was to serve as a back door pilot for a possible series. This TV movie is closer to Dawson's Creek than to the Lone Ranger, featuring a karate fighting Tonto, and a Lone Ranger who lounges in steamy hot tubs with naked indian princesses. Everything about this version stands against what the Lone Ranger is and ever will be. It is fortunate that the late great Clayton Moore (The real Lone Ranger if there ever was one) wasn't around to witness this because if he weren't already dead this travesty would surely have finished him off. Thankfully, it has miserably flopped. Hopefully we will never be subjected to it again.

There is also specualtion of new cinema movie of the Lone Ranger as well and producers are talking of making Tonto a woman in this one... when does it all end. Leave the Lone Ranger alone if you aren't going to have any respect for him! Lone Ranger FAQ What is Tonto's horse's name? Tonto's horse is named "Scout." He's a spotted palamino or "paint." Originally, Tonto rode double with the Lone Ranger on Silver. After a publicity photo was taken of the Lone Ranger and Tonto this way, WXYZ wisely decided to give Tonto his own steed. Scout was originally supposed to be solid white like Silver, but when they made the movie serials they realized that it would make Silver less impressive that way, so Scout was changed. Despite rumors to the contrary, Scout was always named Scout. The Lone Ranger's nephew, Dan Reid rode the son of Silver, Victor. Correction: Hunter Hampton (HHamp5246@aol.com) mailed me to say that Scout is actually a Pinto (bay and white.) Correction#2: It appears that Scout *did* have another name, well sort of.

According to Wes Tom (Wwtom@aol.com), Scout was called "White Feller" in the early Lone Ranger novels. You can decide whether or not that counts. Is Kemosabe a real word? What does it really mean? Kemosabe (or any of the other various spellings) *is* a real word. It's from the language of the Potowatomie Indians. The Potowatomie Indians lived in and around Michigan. (The Lone Ranger originated at WXYZ in Detroit.) One of the shows' producers, Jim Jewell, had a father-in-law who ran a boy's camp named "Camp Kee-mo-sah-bee." Kemosabe means "faithful friend" or "trusty scout." Isn't it true that Tonto means "fool" in Spanish? This *is* true, but it was not that meaning that was intended by the producers of the show. There are two versions of the story. Fran Striker told the Saturday Evening Post that he invented Tonto's name and that it was picked by merely alterring the consanants in the name Bobo.

(This was a caveman character Striker had created in another radio program.) Jim Jewell says that Striker was remembering wrong. Tonto, he said, is another Potowatomie word. There were a few Indians who would come to the camp to tell stories to the children. One of the Indians apparently had a penchant for drinking after the children had gone to sleep. Sometimes he would get rowdy and the other Indians would call him "tonto." This meant "wild one." Jewell remembered the word, liked it, and gave the name to the Lone Ranger's Indian companion. What is the Lone Ranger's real name? This is another question that can be answered in two ways. We know that the Ranger's last name is "Reid," because his brother who was killed in the ambush by the Cavendish Gang was named Dan Reid. (This is also the name of the Lone Ranger's nephew, although we do not know what his true first name was. His mother was killed in an Indian attack and the kindly woman who raised him got the name Dan from a locket that Dan's mother had worn.) No first name was given to the Lone Ranger during the radio and television program.

Somehow, though, the name "John" appeared in the liner notes of a Lone Ranger record. (Wes Tom fills in this part: "The name John first appeared in the book Radio's Golden Age by Frank Buxton and Bill Owen in 1966 published by Easton Valley Press.") The name was used in the 1981 "Legend of the Lone Ranger" movie. Many, however, refuse to accept that name as the Ranger's true name. This is debatable. Britt Reid is the name of the alter-ego of the Green Hornet. He is the Lone Ranger's nephew's grandson. (Or son, depending on whether you're talking about the radio Green Hornet or the television Green Hornet.) Why was Clayton Moore removed for awhile as the Lone Ranger and replaced by John Hart? We will probably never know. The rumor at the time was that Clayton Moore had demanded a salary increase and was fired by the owner of the Ranger property, George W. Trendle.

However, Moore says in his autobiography that he didn't make any such request and that it was clear that Trendle intended to replace him at least a year prior to the dismissal, since Trendle had ordered that the mask be made larger to cover more of Moore's face. Moore says he was given no reason when he was fired. Nor was he given any reason when they asked him to return. Moore speculates that Trendle disliked the fact that his property was becoming more identified with Moore than with Trendle. Moore thinks that Trendle didn't want any actor *being* the Lone Ranger in the public's mind. Moore's return to the show was just before the selling of the property to the Wrather Corporation. It's possible that Trendle realized that Hart's Ranger wasn't as popular and thought the property would be worth more with Moore back in place. This is all speculation, though. UPDATE! Glen Hawkins (Hawkman@webtv.net) wrote me to say: I spent a lot of time with George W. Trendle during the filming of the Green Hornet TV series. He told me he objected to Moore doing other roles and thought John Hart was a younger Brace Beemer.

"Until he put on the mask," Trendle said. "Then he became very stiff and wooden. Clayton Moore was just the opposite." Hart told me and has said many times that his and Moore's differences with Trendle were always over money. "That was the cheapest outfit I ever worked for,'" said Hart. Jay Michaels, who essayed a lot of goodguy/badguy roles for the Ranger's radio show, told a story about John Hodiak going "upstairs" to ask for a five dollar raise and being turned down. "Hodiak quit, went to Hollywood, and became a big movie star!" said Michaels. Trendle loved Moore and appreciated Moore's dedication to the spirit of the character. Trendle told me that a number of times. What was the Lone Ranger's mask made of? Story-wise, it was made from the fabric of the Ranger's brother's (Dan Reid) black vest. The one he was wearing when he was killed along with the other Rangers. According to Clayton Moore's autobiography, the actual masks used in the series were made from plaster with felt on the top of them. In the black and white episodes, purple felt was used! Black felt was used in the color productions.

Is there going to be a new Lone Ranger television series or movie? Yes. Well, at least it's being talked about again. :) Lone Ranger Returns In Updated Movie By Michael Fleming NEW YORK (Variety) - "The Lone Ranger" is returning to the big screen in a movie that will attempt to emphasize the campy elements in the story of the masked man and his Native American sidekick. The family films division of 20th Century Fox has hired P.J. Pesce, who helmed the acclaimed TNT movie "The Desperate Trail," to direct the project from a script by Steve Maeda (Sandblast). "P.J. and Steve's work is fresh and stylish, and we feel they're the perfect pair to reinvent the Lone Ranger," said Ben Myron, who's producing with David Helpern. The Desperate Trail starred Sam Elliott and Linda Fiorentino. Pesce was named best director when the film showed at the Hamptons Film Festival. Looks like production is being pushed back some... P.J. PESCE starts "Dusk" prequel P.J. Pesce, who was expected to next direct "The Lone Ranger" at Fox Family Films, will make the masked gunman wait.

He'll instead begin work immediately directing "Hangman's Daughter," the prequel to "From Dusk Till Dawn." The prequel, which starts shooting Oct. 15, was scripted by Robert and Alvaro Rodriguez, and traces the evolution of the character Santanica Pandemonium, who was portrayed memorably in the original by Salma Hayek. She won't reprise the role, since they're looking for someone even younger. Pesce, who made his mark with the Western "The Desperate Trail," is repped by UTA's David Kanter and managed by 3 Arts. Miramax's Dimension Films division plans to drain every drop of blood from the vampire franchise. As soon as Pesce completes production on the prequel, Scott Spiegel will start work on the sequel, "Texas Blood Money." The sequel, based on a story by "Dusk" scribe Quentin Tarantino, Spiegel and Boaz Yakim, was scripted by Spiegel and Duane Whitaker. Pesce will then go back and do "Lone Ranger," and move on to "The Battle of Ono," a Western about Chinese immigrants working on the railroads in the 1870s.

John Woo produces and Chow Yun-Fat will star, with several studios in talks to acquire the rights. Pesce wrote the "Battle" script with Tom Abrams and David Henry Hwang. UPDATE! Word has come to me that actor George Lazenby (best known for his portrayal of James Bond in "On Her Majesty's Secret Service") is really interested in the new movie and is hoping the producers will let him in! I've no idea what role Mr. Lazenby's interested in, but if you're connected to the movie, Mr. Lazenby is waiting for a call! Why does the Lone Ranger use Silver Bullets? If you read the Saturday Evening Post article on this site, you'll see that Striker borrowed it from a Robin Hood radio program he'd written where Robin used silver arrowheads to identify himself. Later, a more philosophical reason was given. Silver bullets reminded the Ranger how expensive firing a gun at a man was. Not that this seemed to sway him from firing his gun an awful lot. :) Just not to kill anyone. Okay, so where did he get all of these bullets? The Lone Ranger had a silver mine that he and his brother, Dan, had planned on using for their retirement.

A retired Texas Ranger (who knew the Ranger's secret) agreed to work it for him and make the silver bullets. The Lone Ranger and Tonto would periodically visit the old Ranger and stock up on bullets and silver to use to buy goods. (This mine would be the basis of the fortune that built the Reid publishing empire in the Green Hornet.) Note: I have made it the policy of this site not to feature any advertisements. These pages are done solely out of a respect and admiration for the Lone Ranger and all he stands for. I don't think anyone should be making a profit off of them. I don't believe I have the right to profit from the Lone Ranger, either. I hope everybody understands. Movie/TV Cowboy Horses - The Wild West Movie/TV Cowboy Horses Movie/TV Cowboy Horses Buckshot - TV Wild Bill Hickok Wild Bill Hickok's horse in the 'Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok' TV show running from 1951-58. Guy Madison as Hickok rode Buckshot and Jingles rode Joker.

Buttermilk - Dale Evans Horse Buttermilk (1941-1972) was a light buckskin Quarter Horse made famous in American Western films with his owner/rider, cowgirl star Dale Evans. The horse was ridden by Dale in a 1950s television series with her husband Roy Rogers who rode his Golden Palomino, "Trigger." Both horses were extremely popular and became a marketing success with cast iron and plastic replicas, lamps, and dozens of other products purchased by adults and children alike. After Buttermilk died in 1972, his hide was stretched over a plaster likeness and put on display at the Roy Rogers and Dale Evans Museum in Victorville, California which has since been relocated to Branson, Missouri. Champion - Gene Autry’s Horse Champion appeared with Gene Autry as his partner and sidekick throughout their legendary career in film, radio, and television. Pictured here is the Original Champion in Autry's 1939 "Home on the Prairie". Actually, there were three "official" Champions that performed in Autry films and several specialized horses, such as Little Champ, Lindy Champion, Touring Champion, and Champion Three.

Other horses served as doubles for movie stunts and personal appearances. The Original Champion was sorrel-colored, had a blaze down his face and white stockings on all his legs except the right front. His first onscreen credit was for 1935's Melody Trail. He died while Autry was in military service. Champion was the only horse of a western film hero to have a TV series. “The Adventures of Champion” was produced by Autry's Flying A production company, and starred Barry Curtis as Ricky North, Jim Bannon as Uncle Sandy North, Francis McDonald as Will Calhoun, and Ewing Mitchell as Sheriff Powers. The program first aired on the CBS television network, and ran from September, 1955 through February, 1956. There was also a Champion comic book (but Gene's horse wasn't the only one to have a comic series - Roy Rogers' Trigger also had a comic book run). Duke - John Wayne Duke is John Wayne's horse in the western, 'Ride Him, Cowboy' (1932). John Drury saves Duke, a wild horse accused of murder, and trains him.

When he discovers that the real murderer, a badguy known as The Hawk, is the town's leading citizen, Drury arrested on a fraudulent charge. Loco and Diablo Pancho and the Cisco Kid's horses. Scout - Tonto’s Horse Tonto, who rode Scout the pinto horse, was the sidekick of The Lone Ranger, the popular Western character created by George W. Trendle (in collaboration with others). Tonto himself was created by writer Fran Striker for the original radio series which began in 1933; Tonto made his first appearance on the twelfth show (which aired on station WXYZ in February 25, 1933). Though he became as iconic as his friend, Tonto was originally created just so the Lone Ranger would have someone to talk to. Throughout the radio run (which spanned twenty-one years), with only a few exceptions, Tonto was played by American actor John Todd. Over the years, Tonto's horses names were White Feller, Paint and Scout. Before September 1935 (on the radio series) Tonto rode double with the Lone Ranger.

Silver - The Lone Ranger’s Horse Silver was the name of the hero's horse in the long-running radio, and later, television program The Lone Ranger. Silver was a magnificent white stallion, named after his being found near a silver mine also found by The Lone Ranger and his Indian sidekick, Tonto. (In a later, retcon version, The Ranger saved Silver from a raging buffalo and then adopted him.) Silver's exploits almost made him the equivalent of another character in the series, as he was extremely intelligent and well-trained (this could also be said of Tonto's mount, Scout). Silver won the Award for Excellence (Patsy) in 1957. This award is for animals who are outstanding actors in the television and motion picture industry. Target - TV Annie Oakley's horse Target was Annie Oakley's horse in the western adventure series 'Annie Oakley'. Target was owned by sharpshooter and rancher, Annie Oakley (Gail Davis) who lived in the old west town of Diablo. She later owned a horse named Daisy. The two horses used to play the role of Target were rental horses from the Ace Hudkins Stables.

Annie's younger brother Tagg (Jimmy Hawkins) rode the Amigo colt Pixie and Deputy Lofty Craig (Brad Johnson) rode Forest. Topper - Hopalong Cassidy's horse Topper, the Arabian white stallion with black ears was ridden by western cowboy star William Boyd when he starred in the 1930s Hopalong Cassidy movies and TV series based on the stories written by Clarence E. Mulford. Boyd purchased Topper in 1937 for the "Hoppy" movies. Topper is buried at the Los Angeles Pet Memorial Park in Calabasas, California. The park is called S.O.P.H.I.E. (Save Our Pets' History in Eternity). Trigger (1932-1965) - Roy Rogers’ Horse Trigger, a 15.3 hands golden Palomino stallion, was made famous in American Western films with his owner/rider, cowboy star Roy Rogers. The horse was ridden by Roy in many of his motion pictures and in Rogers' 1950s television series with his wife Dale Evans who rode Buttermilk. Trigger became the most famous horse in film entertainment, even having his own Dell comic book recounting his exploits.

Trigger was bought by Roy in 1938 after he spotted him on the set of “The Adventures of Robin Hood” where he was being ridden by Olivia de Havilland. After Trigger died in 1965, his hide was stretched over a plaster likeness and put on display at the Roy Rogers and Dale Evans Museum in Victorville, California. The museum has since been relocated to Branson, Missouri. Buckshot - TV Wild Bill Hickok Wild Bill Hickok's horse in the 'Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok' TV show running from 1951-58. Guy Madison as Hickok rode Buckshot and Jingles rode Joker. Buttermilk - Dale Evans horse Buttermilk (1941-1972) was a light buckskin Quarter Horse made famous in American Western films with his owner/rider, cowgirl star Dale Evans. The horse was ridden by Dale in a 1950s television series with her husband Roy Rogers who rode his Golden Palomino, "Trigger." Both horses were extremely popular and became a marketing success with cast iron and plastic replicas, lamps, and dozens of other products purchased by adults and children alike.

After Buttermilk died in 1972, his hide was stretched over a plaster likeness and put on display at the Roy Rogers and Dale Evans Museum in Victorville, California which has since been relocated to Branson, Missouri. Champion - Gene Autry’s Horse Champion appeared with Gene Autry as his partner and sidekick throughout their legendary career in film, radio, and television. Pictured here is the Original Champion in Autry's 1939 "Home on the Prairie". Actually, there were three "official" Champions that performed in Autry films and several specialized horses, such as Little Champ, Lindy Champion, Touring Champion, and Champion Three. Other horses served as doubles for movie stunts and personal appearances. The Original Champion was sorrel-colored, had a blaze down his face and white stockings on all his legs except the right front. His first onscreen credit was for 1935's Melody Trail. He died while Autry was in military service. Champion was the only horse of a western film hero to have a TV series.

“The Adventures of Champion” was produced by Autry's Flying A production company, and starred Barry Curtis as Ricky North, Jim Bannon as Uncle Sandy North, Francis McDonald as Will Calhoun, and Ewing Mitchell as Sheriff Powers. The program first aired on the CBS television network, and ran from September, 1955 through February, 1956. There was also a Champion comic book (but Gene's horse wasn't the only one to have a comic series - Roy Rogers' Trigger also had a comic book run). Duke - John Wayne Duke is John Wayne's horse in the western, 'Ride Him, Cowboy' (1932). John Drury saves Duke, a wild horse accused of murder, and trains him. When he discovers that the real murderer, a badguy known as The Hawk, is the town's leading citizen, Drury arrested on a fraudulent charge. Loco and Diablo

Question: On TV what was the name of Tonto's horse?
Answer: SCOUT