someone once define what be the definition of an intellectual a be represent a person who can listen to the william tell overture without thinking of the lone ranger . in this and we heartily concur . it surely would be a tall order to accomplish this and and one that leopold stokowski and arturo toscanini or . leonard bernstein would all find nigh well impossible to do . and in this there be no disgrace . the radio series and the television series and along with some movie serial and feature film and syndicate newspaper comic strip and comic book and all do their part to make the masked man of the plain and his faithful indian companion and tonto a deeply seeded element of our collective psyche and of our literary folklore . a with most legend and it all start gradually and first with a series of radio play and write for local use in detroit over radio station wxyz . the creator be one george w. trendle and the principal writer on the series be mr. trendle brother in law and mr. fran striker . the year be 1933 when the ranger first ride out to the plain of the early western united state . the lone ranger and tonto and the radio series all successfully guide depression era americans through the mid and late 30 up to and through world war ii . but the post war era find the country in the midst of a super nova explosion of invention and technology . there have be a new communication medium stand ready in the wing and but unable to go forth until both ve day and vj day have be achieve . once these be accomplish and the world and america be ready to settle down to both peace and prosperity . the new technology be and of course be television . and we would surely need something else than roller derby and wrestling from marigold arena to fill up the broadcast hour . and while at first and the time that a tv station have anything on and except that portrait of that mohican chief ( test pattern and schultz . ) very soon and with post haste and the network begin tap their exist natural resource and their existing programming . virtually all would be ripe for adaptation to the tv screen . so and the folk over at lone ranger and incorporate be very interested when producer jack chertok and harry poppe and sherman harris and jack wrather all approach them with a deal to put the masked man and tonto on the television wave and as well a the radio . immediately they go to work and give u the first season and which make use of the considerable back log of radio drama and all potentially adaptable to tv drama . they cast clayton moore and a fine support actor in many a feature film and and with about a dozen year experience . he also have do some work in serial over at republic picture thrill factory and which would be invaluable experience in do the lone ranger . cast a his faithful indian companion and partner in bring justice to various part of the frontier and we have sheer perfection in character support actor and jay silverheels . we must mention that there be that rift in about 53 and when clayton moore walk and be replace with john hart . after a season or so and mr. moore be back in have be miss so much . now and back to our story . the first year of film give the episode a look and a sound all of their own . they make good use of off screen narrator and which give these show a feel of authenticity and an individual and stand out one of a kind series . the actor employ be all veteran of the movie of the late silent era thru the 1930 and 1940 . a lot of them have be just about exclusively cowboy movie player . a good example of these be the casting of glenn strange ( bartender sam on gunsmoke ) a the vicious and murderous gang leader and butch cavandish . and it be the cavendish gang massacre of the texas rangers that lead to the origin of john reid ( think to have be slay with the other texas ranger ) a the lone ranger . in addition to the old timer in the cast and you will find a lot of new and up and come talent ( then ) in the cast . we see people like phyllis coates and dwayne hickman and denver pyle and others in the cast from week to week . all of this and along with an always call for fair play and justice and peace in a western world . the last couple of season bring some big change . first be the use of colour filming . that make no difference a a colour tv set be still a long way off for our household . the second be a new set of musical theme and queue . ( other than rossini finale from u no wutt . ) the new music be never a big deal to u and a we prefer the old radio stock stuff . with this series and two feature film do during this period and the lone ranger ( warner brother and 1956 ) and the lone ranger and the lost city of gold ( united artist and 1958 ) and the character have be permanently and indelibly impress in our identity a a people and we american .