Episode
The Lone Ranger: Cannonball McKay
Overview
The Ranger investigates why a series of Wells Fargo robberies throughout the territory seem to have spared Boone County.
Details
- Series
- The Lone Ranger
- Season
- Season 1
- Episode
- Episode 16
- Air date
- 1949-12-29
- Runtime
- 30 min
Episode context
Cannonball McKay is Episode 16 in Season 1 of The Lone Ranger. It aired on 1949-12-29. The runtime is 30 min.
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