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The Lone Ranger is a 2013 American Western action film directed by Gore Verbinski and written by Justin Haythe , Ted Elliott , and Terry Rossio . Based on the title character of the same name , the film stars Johnny Depp as Tonto , the narrator of the events and Armie Hammer as John Reid, the Lone Ranger . The film is told through Tonto's memories of the duo's earliest efforts to subdue local villainy and bring justice to the American Old West . William Fichtner , Barry Pepper , Ruth Wilson , James Badge Dale , Tom Wilkinson , and Helena Bonham Carter are featured in supporting roles. It is the first theatrical film featuring the Lone Ranger and Tonto characters since William A. Fraker 's 1981 film, The Legend of the Lone Ranger . https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Lone_Ranger_(2013_film) ------------------------------ Disney Infinity  is an  action-adventure   sandbox  video game developed by  Avalanche Software  and  Heavy Iron Studios  an...

The Lone Ranger is a fictional masked former Texas Ranger who fought outlaws in the American Old West with his Native American friend, Tonto . The character has been called an enduring icon of American culture. He first appeared in 1933 in a radio show on WXYZ (Detroit), conceived either by station owner George W. Trendle or by Fran Striker , the show's writer. The radio series proved to be a hit, and spawned a series of books (largely written by Striker), an equally popular television show that ran from 1949 to 1957, comic books, and several films. The title character was played on the radio show by Earle Graser for some 1,300 episodes, but three others preceded him, according to The New York Times: "a man named Deeds, who lasted only a few weeks; a George Stenius [actually George Seaton according to the Los Angeles Times], and then Brace Beemer ; the latter became the narrator of the program. Clayton Moore portrayed the Lone Ranger on television, although, during a...

Tonto is a fictional character ; he is the Native American (either Comanche or Potawatomi ) companion of the Lone Ranger , a popular American Western character created by George W. Trendle and Fran Striker . Tonto has appeared in radio and television series and other presentations of the characters' adventures righting wrongs in 19th century western United States . In Italian, Portuguese, and Spanish, "tonto" translates as "a dumb person", "moron", or "fool". In the Italian version the original name is retained, but in the Spanish dubbed version, the character is called "Toro" (Spanish for "bull") or "Ponto". Show creator Trendle grew up in Michigan, and knew members of the local Potawatomi tribe, who told him it meant "wild one" in their language. When he created the Lone Ranger, he gave the moniker to the Ranger's sidekick, apparently unaware of the name's negative connotations. Tonto ma...