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General Mills, makers of Wheaties, breakfast of champions, and Cheerios, the oat cereal ready to eat, presents the Lone Ranger. Forced with a speed of light, a cloud of dust, and a hearty hi-yo silver, the Lone Ranger. With his faithful Indian companion Toto, the daring and resourceful masked rider of the plains, led the fight for law and order in the early western United States. Nowhere in the pages of history can one find a greater champion of justice. Return with us now t…

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Synopsis

In the gripping episode Dead Man from The Lone Ranger, the scene is set in the quiet town of Longhorn, where Deputy Sheriff Hank Logan notices a suspicious light coming from the bank late at night. His instincts prompt him to investigate, leading to a confrontation with a gang of robbers. As Hank attempts to thwart their escape, he is shot, but his warning alerts the townsfolk, setting off a chain of events that will test the mettle of both the outlaws and the masked hero.

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  • Audio from Internet Archive (OTRR_LoneRanger_Singles). Curated by OTRR. Goldie does not claim ownership of this broadcast.
  • Historical context from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).

TheLoneRanger56-04-253372DeadMan.mp3

The Lone Ranger, Episode 3372

Dead Man

Monday, August 23, 1954 · 24:32

The Lone Ranger, Episode 3372

Dead Man

Monday, August 23, 1954 · 24:32

Summary

In Dead Man, the Lone Ranger and Tonto confront a gang of outlaws after a bank robbery in Longhorn. As the gang attempts to escape with their loot, the stakes rise when one of their own is gravely injured.

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  • 1954 — The Cruise of the Kings, a royal cruise organised by the Queen Consort of Greece, Frederica of Hanover, departs from Marseille, France.

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