The Lone Ranger - Season 3

The Lone Ranger

Season 3

1952 • 52 Episodes

Episodes

Outlaw's Son - The Lone Ranger

1. Outlaw's Son

September 11, 1952

The Lone Ranger and Tonto are after an outlaw who is trying to leave the gang and go back to the wife and son he left years ago.

Outlaw Underground - The Lone Ranger

2. Outlaw Underground

September 18, 1952

The Lone Ranger and Tonto meet up with a newspaper reporter from the East who has disguised himself as an outlaw in order to infiltrate a network that hides fugitives from the law.

Special Edition - The Lone Ranger

3. Special Edition

September 25, 1952

The Lone Ranger gets word of a swindle being run in the town of King Creek. Money is being raised to build a gold stamping factory. The Ranger must act before the swindlers escape with the money.

Desperado at Large - The Lone Ranger

4. Desperado at Large

October 2, 1952

The Lone Ranger is hot on the heels of the Kansas kid when he encounters another man "Slim Roberts" also a lawman but posing as an outlaw. They create a plan that if successful could see them accepted into the 'Kids' gang.

Through the Wall - The Lone Ranger

5. Through the Wall

October 9, 1952

The Ranger and Tonto head for Granite City to try and curtail the activities of the "Death Gang who have been menacing the town. On the way they discover a secret about the towns jail, which if used correctly could save lives.

Jeb's Gold Mine - The Lone Ranger

6. Jeb's Gold Mine

October 16, 1952

Schemers try to drive out a homesteader knowing there is gold on his land. In the nick of time, The Lone Ranger learns the truth and intervenes.

Frame for Two - The Lone Ranger

7. Frame for Two

October 23, 1952

The Lone Ranger and Tonto get involved when they hear of a feud between two ranchers. The situation is so explosive it is feared the entire community may be engulfed in hatred.

Ranger in Danger - The Lone Ranger

8. Ranger in Danger

October 30, 1952

A huge, rough killer has sworn to murder The Lone Ranger.

Delayed Action - The Lone Ranger

9. Delayed Action

November 6, 1952

After a holdup at the Three Forks National bank. Lone Ranger and Tonto are framed for the holdup by members of the real gang involved.

The Map - The Lone Ranger

10. The Map

November 13, 1952

A young boy whose hobby is chemistry helps the Lone Ranger and Tonto trick outlaws who stole a map from a surveyor that shows where the railroad will come through.

Trial by Fire - The Lone Ranger

11. Trial by Fire

November 20, 1952

When an outlaw family badly wounds a man in a robbery, the estranged son is accused while the outlaws' father is also wounded in the robbery which inspires The Lone Ranger to disguise himself as a doctor to get access to the gang.

Word of Honor - The Lone Ranger

12. Word of Honor

November 27, 1952

When the sheriff of Mesa Junction is murdered a seemingly innocent man is blamed. The Lone Ranger and Tonto get involved in trying to clear the young man and discover who the real murderer is.

Treason at Dry Creek - The Lone Ranger

13. Treason at Dry Creek

December 4, 1952

Tonto and the Lone Ranger set a trap for a crooked Pony Express agent who has been intercepting army dispatches and selling them to the Indians.

The Condemned Man - The Lone Ranger

14. The Condemned Man

December 11, 1952

Chief Lone Eagle's son is murdered by an Indian agent. Tonto and the Lone Ranger have to find the killer in time to prevent an Indian war.

The New Neighbor - The Lone Ranger

15. The New Neighbor

December 18, 1952

A selfish rancher refuses to share water with his neighbors. Tensions mount and the Lone Ranger and Tonto try to find a solution before a range war breaks out.

Best Laid Plains - The Lone Ranger

16. Best Laid Plains

December 25, 1952

A range war threatens to break out in Sunset Valley. The Lone Ranger decides to investigate and try to understand the complete lack of action from the local sheriff.

Indian Charlie - The Lone Ranger

17. Indian Charlie

January 1, 1953

The Lone Ranger and Tonto hear a young educated boy Indian Charlie seems to be falling afoul of the law. They go to try and talk sense into the lad, but discover something far more dangerous.

The Empty Strongbox - The Lone Ranger

18. The Empty Strongbox

January 8, 1953

The Lone Ranger and Tonto come across a failed stagecoach hold up, a dying stage coach driver tell them who was responsible. Before the Lone Ranger can do anything a sheriff also stumbles onto the scene and thinks he is the one behind the robbery.

Trader Boggs - The Lone Ranger

19. Trader Boggs

January 15, 1953

The Lone Ranger and Tonto come to the aid of their old friend Barnaby Boggs, who's trying to open a general store in Larabee but is being thwarted by a price-gouging merchant who doesn't want any competition.

Bandits in Uniform - The Lone Ranger

20. Bandits in Uniform

January 22, 1953

Tonto and the Lone Ranger come to the aid of Mexican settlers who are being robbed and exploited by a self-styled American military dictator and his private army. 8.0 /10

The Godless Men - The Lone Ranger

21. The Godless Men

January 29, 1953

A young preacher wants to build a church in Gold City, but locals who don't want him there have stolen the money from the building fund. Tonto and the Lone Ranger try to help him recover it.

The Devil's Bog - The Lone Ranger

22. The Devil's Bog

February 5, 1953

Tonto comes down with a bad fever, after treatment he recovers and the Lone Ranger decides to investigate to source of the disease.

Right to Vote - The Lone Ranger

23. Right to Vote

February 12, 1953

When the citizens of a town run by a gang of crooked politicians sign a petition for a recall election, the politicians see that it is stolen. Tonto and the Lone Ranger race against time to recover the petition so the recall election can be held.

The Sheriff's Son - The Lone Ranger

24. The Sheriff's Son

February 19, 1953

When a young man is released from prison, he vows to take his revenge on the sheriff who arrested him--his father. Tonto and the Lone Ranger try to stop him.

Tumblerock Law - The Lone Ranger

25. Tumblerock Law

February 26, 1953

The sheriff of Tumblerock is murdered, and the witness who saw it--and who can provide the evidence that can break the power of the town's political boss--has been kidnapped. The Lone Ranger and Tonto set out to rescue the witness and bring the murderer to justice.

Sinner by Proxy - The Lone Ranger

26. Sinner by Proxy

March 5, 1953

Lone Ranger is arrested for robbing a bank in Johnsville. It seems a man in jail for the robbery claims the Lone Ranger was his partner in the crime. The Lone Ranger works to clear his name.

Stage for Mademoiselle - The Lone Ranger

27. Stage for Mademoiselle

March 12, 1953

The Lone Ranger is on the trail of Marianne Mornay, a famous and talented singer. He has noticed a pattern that in every town she sings a series of home and bank robberies occur.

Son by Adoption - The Lone Ranger

28. Son by Adoption

March 19, 1953

A young man who was adopted as a child and raised by a loving family has always believed that his real father is dead. Now the father, who is not dead but is a notorious outlaw leader, shows up, and the Lone Ranger and Tonto try to prevent his son from finding out who he is.

Mrs. Banker - The Lone Ranger

29. Mrs. Banker

March 26, 1953

In order to find out who's behind a rash of stagecoach robberies, the Lone Ranger disguises himself as an old prospector.

Trouble in Town - The Lone Ranger

30. Trouble in Town

April 2, 1953

An unscrupulous businessman starts a rumor that the bank is shaky causing a run on the bank. The Lone Ranger attempts to stop the run and find who started the rumor.

Black Gold - The Lone Ranger

31. Black Gold

April 9, 1953

The Lone Ranger encounters a geologist who while injured has mentioned the existence of oil in farmland around the town of Franklin. He becomes aware of a number of confidence men working the town trying to get the land very cheap.

The Durango Kid - The Lone Ranger

32. The Durango Kid

April 16, 1953

The Durango Kid has broken out of jail and has sworn to take revenge on the judge who put him in jail.

The Deserter - The Lone Ranger

33. The Deserter

April 23, 1953

The Lone Range in company with Dan and Tonto encounter a private from the army who seems to have deserted during a battle.

Embezzler's Harvest - The Lone Ranger

34. Embezzler's Harvest

April 30, 1953

A watch chain is crucial to the Lone Ranger's clearing the name and catching the killers of a man who was framed for embezzlement and then murdered.

El Toro - The Lone Ranger

35. El Toro

May 7, 1953

Dan Reid, the Lone Ranger's nephew, once saved the life of notorious outlaw leader El Toro. When one of El Toro's gang goes hunting for the Lone Ranger and Tonto, Dan asks El Toro for his help.

The Brown Pony - The Lone Ranger

36. The Brown Pony

May 14, 1953

The Lone Ranger and Tonto try to help a boy whose mother plans to sell his beloved brown pony. Two escaped convicts have told her that they have evidence to prove the innocence of her imprisoned husband, but they're demanding money for the information and her son's pony is the only thing of value she has to sell.

Triple Cross - The Lone Ranger

37. Triple Cross

May 21, 1953

The Lone Range comes across a complex situation involving a stage coach robbery. The person involved in the robbery has confessed to everything, except where the money is.

The Wake of War - The Lone Ranger

38. The Wake of War

May 28, 1953

A town is still trying to heal from the emotional wounds created by the war of the states. The Lone ranger discovers someone has a lot to gain from stirring up trouble between the Northerners and Southerners.

Death in the Forest - The Lone Ranger

39. Death in the Forest

June 4, 1953

After discovering a badly wounded old man near a deserted settler's shack, the Lone Ranger and Tonto discover that the territorial governor's bodyguard has been paid to assassinate the governor by a man who wishes to control the governor.

The Gentleman from Julesburg - The Lone Ranger

40. The Gentleman from Julesburg

June 11, 1953

The Lone Ranger and Tonto try to save a young man who has been framed for a robbery, and the way they can do it is to get the help of an old transient who bears an astounding likeness to a legendary gambler.

Hidden Fortune - The Lone Ranger

41. Hidden Fortune

June 18, 1953

A criminal just released from a ten-year prison sentence for robbery meets his henchman then they head for the spot where he buried his loot, only to find that a house has been build on it. The Lone Ranger and Tonto try to stop them from getting into the house to unearth their fortune.

The Old Cowboy - The Lone Ranger

42. The Old Cowboy

June 25, 1953

The Lone Ranger and Tonto come to the aid of an old-timer, too stubborn to admit that his eyesight is failing, who has been tricked by crooks who want his land into believing that he's responsible for the murder of a railroad agent.

Woman from Omaha - The Lone Ranger

43. Woman from Omaha

July 2, 1953

A woman inherits a stage line, the manager of which sabotages the business and attempts to blame a competitor so the woman will sell out cheap and the competitor will go to jail so the man can control the stage business and mail contract.

Gunpowder Joe - The Lone Ranger

44. Gunpowder Joe

July 9, 1953

Members of the outlaw Cavendish gang just released from prison immediately resume their criminal ways and dupe an honest blaster into taking a job to free stolen loot from its location under mine rock.

Midnight Rider - The Lone Ranger

45. Midnight Rider

July 16, 1953

The Lone Ranger and Tonto are in the Shield River area in search of a daring outlaw The Midnight Rider who has staged a series of robberies against a local mine. What they discover about the outlaw surprises everyone

Stage to Estacado - The Lone Ranger

46. Stage to Estacado

July 23, 1953

The Lone Ranger and Tonto head for Estacado when a gold strike in the area attracts a confidence man Dan Gerber

The Perfect Crime - The Lone Ranger

47. The Perfect Crime

July 30, 1953

A young schoolteacher has discovered that another teacher is actually an outlaw planning to rob the bank. The Lone Ranger and Tonto learn that he plans to kidnap her to stop her from revealing his identity and his plans, and they rush to stop her abduction.

The Ghost of Coyote Canyon - The Lone Ranger

48. The Ghost of Coyote Canyon

August 6, 1953

A gang of thieves has convinced the people of Crooked Fork that a nearby canyon, which they're using for a hideout, is haunted by ghosts. The Lone Ranger and Tonto must prove to the townspeople that they're wrong, and bring the gang to justice.

Old Bailey - The Lone Ranger

49. Old Bailey

August 13, 1953

The Lone Ranger and Tonto try to help an old derelict who has been framed by gamblers for the murder of a wealthy rancher, who they killed because of a gambling debt.

Prisoner in Jeopardy - The Lone Ranger

50. Prisoner in Jeopardy

August 20, 1953

The stage to Deep Well is robbed. The people responsible decide to frame a freshly released prisoner who is due in town to marry his sweetheart.

Diamonds in the Rough - The Lone Ranger

51. Diamonds in the Rough

August 27, 1953

While the Lone Ranger is visiting the Govenor of the Western Territory, he is asked to help cover a group of diplomats from another country on tour through the territory.

The Red Mark - The Lone Ranger

52. The Red Mark

September 3, 1953

The Lone Ranger is returning to his silver mine to replenish his ammunition when he discovers a famous criminal, Hank Durgan has been seen around Badger City.