The Lone Ranger Rides Again is one of the most storied movie serials of all time. As I understand it the movie was imagined lost for quite some time before some rough and battered prints were found in the recesses of a Mexican theater some years ago. This single iteration of the second Lone Ranger movie serial still wears the Spanish inter-titles and captions which made it of value to the audiences south of the border.
This version of the Ranger is a bit different than the first one from Republic which offered up five stout Texans each of whom could be the Ranger giving the affair a mystery for the audiences to dally with as the action unfolded. This one sticks with a single Ranger (Robert Livingston), but he's far from alone as his again joined by Chief Thunder-Cloud in the role of the noble Tonto and out of the blue Duncan Renaldo (who would soon become the Cisco Kid) to form a formidable trio to help desperate homesteaders who are assailed by a gang of Black Riders.
This is a really exciting western with some outstanding stunts and some of the most ferocious and energetic horseback riding I've seen on screen . Serials can become repetitive, especially when watched out of their natural environment at home in one sitting, but this one survives even that ignominy. This is a movie which survived against all odds, not unlike the Lone Ranger himself and it's well worth your time if you happen to get a chance to see it.
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