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Hi-Yo Silver
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Wikipedia article
{{Infobox film
| name = Hi-Yo Silver
| image = Hi Yo Silver lobby card.jpg
| alt =
| caption = Lobby card for the film
| native_name =
| director = William Witney
John English
| producer = Sol C. Siegel
| writer = George Worthing Yates
Barry Shipman
Franklyn Adreon
Ronald Davidson
Lois Eby
| screenplay =
| story =
| based_on =
| starring = Lee Powell
Hi-Yo Silver
Chief Thundercloud
| narrator =
| music = Alberto Colombo
| cinematography = William Nobles
| editing = Helene Turner
Edward Todd
| studio = Republic Pictures
| distributor =
| released =
| runtime = 69 minutes
| country = United States
| language = English
| budget =
| gross =
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'Hi-Yo Silver' is a 1940 American Western film, directed by William Witney and John English. It stars Lee Powell, Hi-Yo Silver, and Chief Thundercloud and was released on April 10, 1940. The film was created by condensing the fifteen chapters of the 1938 film serial 'The Lone Ranger'.
Plot
This 1940 feature version of the 1938 serial shows the first live depiction of the Ranger. A rag-tag band of Confederate Army deserters led by Captain Mark Smith captures, then murders Colonel Marcus Jeffries after discovering that he's a newly appointed Commissioner of Finance sent by the U.S. Treasury Department to Texas to collect taxes. Smith then assumes Jeffries identity and over time sets into play his plan to conquer Texas and rule it as a dictator. The Texas Rangers sent to investigate are ambushed, but one survives. He is nursed back to health by Tonto and swears to avenge the massacre.
Cast list
* Lee Powell as The Lone Ranger, aka Allen King
* Hi-Yo Silver as Silver
* Chief Thundercloud as Tonto
* Bruce Bennett as Bert Rogers (credited as Herman Brix)
* Lynne Roberts as Joan Blanchard
* Stanley Andrews as Jeffries
* George Cleveland as Blanchard
* William Farnum as Father McKim
* Hal Taliaferro as Bob Stuart
* Lane Chandler as Dick Forrest
References
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