Outlaws in Greasepaint

Synopsis: US television western series. The Lone Ranger disguises himself as Othello as he and Tonto help arrest two thieves De Witt and Lavinia Faversham. They are members of a Shakespearean repertory company posing as Rev. Prospero and his daughter Miranda, who now rob Wells Fargo offices for a living.
Series: Lone Ranger, The
Language: English
Country: United States
Medium: Television
Technical information: Colour / Sound
Transmission details: 6 Jun 1957 at 19:30 (Channel: ABC)
Duration: 30 mins
Availability: Out of distribution (9/2015)

Director

Ralph Bellamy

Producer

Sherman A Harris

Cinematographer

William P. Whitley

Writer

Tom Seller

Cast

Clayton Moore	John Reid/the Longer Ranger (Othello)
Jay Silverheels	Tonto
Mary Ellen Kay	Lavinia Faversham
Tom Brown	DeWitt Faversham

Notes: The digipack box set available at play.com [became rakuten.co.uk] features all 39 episodes in colour from the fifth and final season.
History: Season 5, episode 39. The final episode of the series.
Reviews: For a detailed account of the plot and Shakespeare references see Burt, Richard ‘U.S. Television’ in Burt, Richard (ed). Shakespeares After Shakespeares: an Encyclopedia of the Bard in Mass Media and Popular Culture. 2 vols. (Westport, CT: Greenwood Press, 2006), p. 612, entry 2799).

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