The Legend of the Lone Ranger is a 1981 British-American western film directed by William A. Fraker and starring Klinton Spilsbury, Michael Horse and Christopher Lloyd. It is based on the story of The Lone Ranger, a Western character created by George W. Trendle and Fran Striker. Its producers outraged fans by not allowing actor Clayton Moore to wear the character's mask when making public appearances, and created a further bad buzz when the dialogue of leading man Klinton Spilsbury was dubbed by another actor. The film was a huge box-office failure. The outlaw Butch Cavendish ambushes a... party of Texas Rangers, killing all except John Reid who is rescued by his old childhood Comanche friend, Tonto . When he recovers from his wounds, he dedicates his life to fighting the crime that Cavendish represents. To this end, John becomes the great masked western hero, The Lone Ranger. With the help of Tonto, the pair go to rescue President Grant when Cavendish takes him hostage.
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| Release date: | May 22, 1981 |
| Directed by: | William A. Fraker |
| Rated: |  |
| Runtime: | 98 Minutes |
| Music by: | John Barry |
| Cinematography: | László Kovács |
| Screenplay by: | George W. Trendle, Ivan Goff, William Roberts |
| Estimated budget: | $18,000,000 |
| Genre: | Western |