Episode
The Lone Ranger: Black Gold
Overview
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.
Details
- Series
- The Lone Ranger
- Season
- Season 3
- Episode
- Episode 31
- Air date
- 1953-04-09
- Runtime
- 30 min
Episode context
Black Gold is Episode 31 in Season 3 of The Lone Ranger. It aired on 1953-04-09. The runtime is 30 min.
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Episode 32: The Durango Kid
The Durango Kid has broken out of jail and has sworn to take revenge on the judge who put him in jail.
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Episode 33: The Deserter
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Episode 28: Son by Adoption
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Episode 34: Embezzler's Harvest
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Episode 27: Stage for Mademoiselle
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Episode 35: El Toro
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Episode 26: Sinner by Proxy
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.
Episode 36: The Brown Pony
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Episode 25: Tumblerock Law
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.
Episode 37: Triple Cross
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.