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On This Day: May 22, 1981 - The Legend of the Lone Ranger Premiered in Theaters

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On This Day: May 22, 1981 - The Legend of the Lone Ranger Premiered in Theaters.

On this day May 22, 1981, The Legend of the Lone Ranger premiered in theaters. Directed by William A. Fraker, the film starred Klinton Spilsbury as the masked hero, Michael Horse as Tonto and Christopher Lloyd as the villainous Butch Cavendish. It aimed to reintroduce the iconic Western character to a new generation of moviegoers.

Despite high hopes and a substantial 18 million dollar budget, the film struggled at the box office and earned only 12.6 million dollars. It faced controversy for...
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