Note that the only known evidence to a 1958 showing is an advertisement in a Miami newspaper here, which actually gives the title of the 1952 full-length compilation of the three-part debut episode. Wrather cancelled the series (which ABC reran on their daytime schedule for years) and made a pair of (low budget) theatrical films with Clayton Moore and Jay Silverheels, presumably because after those 39 episodes ABC still refused to pay more for another season. If what we have here is a color film completely different from the regular series, why has the color print not been released? The most reasonable answer is because there isn't one. None of this material was seen on television in color for many years. Jack Wrather must have paid the costs of color filming of the last 39 Lone Ranger episodes out of his own pocket (and probably the outdoor filming of dialogue scenes as well).
ABC, in the 1950s regularly finishing a distant third in the ratings, wasn't considering color at all ( Walt Disney paid for color filming of his prime time anthology series out of his own pocket, and filmed The Mickey Mouse Club and his Zorro show in b/w because ABC wouldn't cover any of the color film costs). At this time, CBS and NBC had their own color transmission processes that were vying to be used as the industry standard (NBC's won and, apparently in a fit of picque, CBS did nothing in color until the mid-1960s, when they had to throw in the towel Lucille Ball began filming her The Lucy Show in color as of its second season, but CBS telecast in b/w until its third). This article has been rated as High-importance on the project's importance scale.Īllow me to elaborate on my edit summary for putting a "citation request" tag on the section about the alleged (yes, alleged) 1955 color anniversary special. This article has been rated as List-Class on the project's quality scale. Westerns Wikipedia:WikiProject Westerns Template:WikiProject Westerns Westerns articles
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