Boxcars711 Overnight Western "Lone Ranger"
Return Of Butch Cavendish (Aired January 30, 1953)
Tonto was played throughout the run by actor John Todd (although there were a few isolated occasions when he was replaced by Roland Parker, better known as Kato for much of the run of sister series The Green Hornet), and other supporting players were selected from Detroit area actors and studio staff. These included Jay Michael (who also played the lead on Challenge of the Yukon aka Sgt. Preston of the Yukon), Bill Saunders (as various villains, including Butch Cavendish), Paul Hughes (as the Ranger's friend Thunder Martin and as various army colonels and badmen), future movie star John Hodiak, Janka Fasciszewska (under the name Jane Fae), and others. The part of nephew Dan Reid was played by various child actors, including Bob Martin, James Lipton, and Dick Beals. The last new radio episode of the Lone Ranger was aired on September 3, 1954.
THIS EPISODE:
January 30, 1953. Program #3128/2351. ABC network. "Thunder Martin"/"Return Of Butch Cavendish". Sponsored by: General Mills. A retelling of the origin story of the Ranger. A good show. Dan Reid appears in the story. The program was repeated October 8, 1954. Brace Beemer, John Todd, Fred Foy (announcer), Bob Martin, Paul Hughes, Bill Saunders, Jay Michael, Paul Sutton, Harry Goldstein. 25:53. Episode Notes From The Radio Gold Index.
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