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The Real Lone Ranger—At Auction

  • By Leonard Maltin
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  • June 17, 2013 10:04 PM
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  • 4 Comments
I’m trying to keep an open mind about the upcoming Lone Ranger movie, but I can’t imagine what Dawn Moore must be feeling; Clayton Moore was her father. A devoted daughter, she has kept her father’s flame alive since his passing in 1999.

In Praise Of Tonto

  • By Leonard Maltin
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  • October 10, 2011 4:35 AM
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  • 18 Comments

I respect Johnny Depp, but I’ve been chafing at his comments about Tonto as he prepares to play the famous Indian in an upcoming feature. I grew up watching The Lone Ranger and always considered Tonto a noble character, not an illiterate or a stooge. But I need say no more: Dawn Moore, the daughter of Clayton Moore, who played the masked rider opposite Jay Silverheels as Tonto on television and in two feature films,