Episode
The Lone Ranger: The Counterfeit Mask
Overview
A bandit has been impersonating the Lone Ranger, tarnishing his reputation as he robs and kills innocent people. The Lone Ranger is surprised when he is arrested by an old friend, the local sheriff.
Details
- Series
- The Lone Ranger
- Season
- Season 5
- Episode
- Episode 3
- Air date
- 1956-09-27
- Runtime
- 30 min
Episode context
The Counterfeit Mask is Episode 3 in Season 5 of The Lone Ranger. It aired on 1956-09-27. The runtime is 30 min.
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Episode 2: The Sheriff of Smoke Tree
A young man with no experience takes on the position as the new law man in a town. After a rocky start a chance encounter with the Lone Ranger and some encouraging words see the young man become surprisingly good at the job.
Episode 4: No Handicap
The Douglas gang commit a series of violent crimes and a soon to retire sheriff is blinded during one of the robberies. The Lone Ranger attempts to try and make things right.
More episodes from this season
Episode 1: The Wooden Rifle
A young boy sees a man shot and killed. Things become complicated when it appears a man is being framed for the murder.
Episode 5: The Cross of Santo Domingo
The Lone Ranger meets a monk who has just been robbed of a valuable religious relic. He with Tonto set out to capture the outlaws and return the relic to the people of Santo Domingo.
Episode 6: White Hawk's Decision
The Lone Ranger and Tonto arrive at an Indian village which is in conflict after the arrival of a college educated Indian amongst them. The Lone Ranger must try to bring peace to the group and allow them to move forward in developing the country around them.
Episode 7: The Return of Don Pedro O'Sullivan
When Don Pedro O'Sullivan tries to return to Mexico to battle an army colonel who is ruling his district according to his own whims, the petty dictator sends his henchmen to intercept and eliminate the aging gentleman.
Episode 8: Quicksand
The Lone Ranger and Tonto find an injured man who is building a school house on his own. They learn from him that the school is the project of an Indian girl who wanted to have a school for Indians. She was given $10,000 to help build the school but two men, one of whom is an Indian who worked for her, killed her and took the gold.
Episode 9: Quarter Horse War
The Lone Ranger attends a quarter horse race and has to find a way to stop a group of Indians going on the war path after their winnings from the race are stolen.
Episode 10: The Letter Bride
A Chinese laundryman who is a friend of the Ranger's, is expecting his bride from China who is arriving. But she's taken by some men in masks. Later the Ranger and Tonto arrive and learn that she was abducted by bigots who wants their friend to leave town. So they set a trap for them so they can find out who they are and hopefully where they are holding her.
Episode 11: Hot Spell in Panamint
The Lone Ranger becomes involved in trying to help a sheriff who is facing down a whole gang of outlaws after one of their number is arrested.
Episode 12: The Twisted Track
The Lone Ranger has to try and stop two ex Southern soldiers attempting to kill an important railroad owner who was a former Northern commander during the war.
Episode 13: Decision for Chris McKeever
The Lone Ranger and Tonto capture three criminals. The problem is it is a 5 day ride to the nearest town. Somehow the pair must stay on track to the town while making sure the criminals don't try to kill them.