Scout the horse and rosie death
(Above arcade cards courtesy of Don Swinford)
Arcade cards were prevalent back in the 'old days' and pictures of western film stars and sidekicks were commonplace. The above arcade cards are about 3 1/2 x 5 1/2 inches in size, and are from a series on the Lone Ranger, and I think the abbreviation M.
B. S. stands for the Mutual Broadcasting System (radio network). Is that Brace Beemer on the horse (he took over when Earle Graser was killed and was the voice of the LR for most of the program's run)? One other tidbit relative to these cards see the 'Hi Ho Silver' on the horse card. The generally accepted call by the LR to his trusty steed was 'Hi Yo Silver'. My guess is that the 'Ho' was an error by the person who drafted/printed these.
(From Old Corral collection)
Above, heroine Lynn Roberts (aka Mary Hart in earlier screen activity in Roy Rogers films, and later as Lynne Roberts) points the way for Victor Daniels (Tonto) and Lee Powell (the Lone Ranger) in Republic Pictures' serial THE LONE RANGER.
Note that in this first LR serial, Tonto's paint horse was called 'White Feller' (White Fellah), not 'Scout'. Silver was portrayed by Silver Chief.
(From Old Corral collection)
Republic condensed the original THE LONE RANGER serial into a feature-length version titled HI-YO SILVER and released it in
(From Old Corral collection)
Above - Silver Chief was even given billing in both the Lone Ranger serials.
(From Old Corral collection)
Above, the unmasked Bob Livingston and Victor Daniels (Chief Thunder Cloud) in a scene from THE LONE RANGER RIDES AGAIN () chapterplay. Silver was again portrayed by Silver Chief, and this time, Tonto's horse was named Scout to properly match up with the popular radio program.Tontos horse scout biography Lone Ranger. There are two versions of the story. The Lone Ranger at all times uses precise speech, without slang or dialect. Paint is a breed.
This paint horse was Sunny and was owned by Chief Thunder Cloud (you can find more info and photos of Sunny on the Chief Thunder Cloud page in the Trusty Steeds-Movie Horses section of the Old Corral). Scuttlebutt is that the white horse that Thomas Mitchell rode in GONE WITH THE WIND was Silver Chief.
(From Old Corral collection)
TV's LONE RANGER series featured Clayton Moore (above) as the Masked Man and Jay Silverheels as Tonto and Silver.
John Hart did substitute for Moore during one season.
(From Old Corral collection)
Above, buckskin clad Jay Silverheels on two different Scouts during his days portraying Tonto in the LONE RANGER TV show. Silverheels, whose real name was Harold J. Smith, was born in and passed away in