The Lone Ranger Rides Again

The Lone Ranger Rides Again is a 1939 American Republic serial. It was a sequel to Republics 1938 serial The Lone Ranger, which had been highly successful, and the thirteenth of the sixtysix serials produced by Republic.

Homesteaders moving into a valley in New Mexico are being attacked by the Black Raiders. The valley had been settled by rancher Craig Dolan, who does not want the new homesteaders to be there. His son, Bart, has taken matters into his own hands and formed the Black Raiders. The Lone Ranger attempts to aid the homesteaders but he is hampered by the fact that he has been framed for being part of the Raiders. In particular, Juan Vasquez believes that he killed his brother, although when this is disproven he becomes another of the Lone Rangers partners. However, the Ranger is forced to remove the mask and operate under the name of Bill Andrews at times in order to successfully protect the homesteaders.The Lone Ranger Rides Again was budgeted at 193,878 although the final negative cost was 213,997 a 20,119, or 10.4, overspend. It was the most expensive Republic serial of 1939 and the second most expensive of all Republic serials after Captain America 1944, 222,906, just beating Secret Service in Darkest Africa 1943, 210,033. ........

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