As an older person, much childhood enjoyment was derived from the opening fanfare of the William Tell Overture heralding the monochrome appearance of the masked man and his Indian sidekick on the 9 inch cathode ray tube housed in the huge piece of furniture hogging the corner of the living room. The grey-clad vigilante in the black mask was my hero.
I saw this film at the cinema when I was 6, but I remember nothing other than the shock of discovering that the Lone Ranger wore blue, not grey.
And now it turns up on DVD. The noticeably low production values are, nonetheless, higher than those for the TV series. And despite a budget which is clearly somewhat meagre, the film is made with care. It looks good, it is well written, and it is well acted.
And, by heck, it brought back some memories, Kemo Sabe!
I saw this film at the cinema when I was 6, but I remember nothing other than the shock of discovering that the Lone Ranger wore blue, not grey.
And now it turns up on DVD. The noticeably low production values are, nonetheless, higher than those for the TV series. And despite a budget which is clearly somewhat meagre, the film is made with care. It looks good, it is well written, and it is well acted.
And, by heck, it brought back some memories, Kemo Sabe!