Episode
The Lone Ranger: Pay Dirt
Overview
Two gamblers way-lay a miner who has just struck gold in a mine he is working, wounding him badly. Tonto and the Lone Ranger hear gunfire and go to investigate. The Ranger realizes he needs to get to town to register the claim for the miners as well as identify the attempted claim jumpers/murderers.
Details
- Series
- The Lone Ranger
- Season
- Season 1
- Episode
- Episode 28
- Air date
- 1950-03-23
- Runtime
- 30 min
Episode context
Pay Dirt is Episode 28 in Season 1 of The Lone Ranger. It aired on 1950-03-23. The runtime is 30 min.
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