On This Day, August 24: The Lone Ranger Western Anthology (1934–1953)
This report documents the comprehensive provenance, broadcast scheduling, commercial sponsorship, credited cast, production personnel, alternate circulating titles, serial multi-part narrative arcs, and story synopses for…
August 24 Exhaustive Update
This report documents the comprehensive provenance, broadcast scheduling, commercial sponsorship, credited cast, production personnel, alternate circulating titles, serial multi-part narrative arcs, and story synopses for historical broadcasts transmitting on August 24 across American network and Great Lakes western radio history (1934–1953):
1. Broadcasts
| Title | Network, Airdate & Showtime | Sponsor & Commercial Ads | Credited Cast & Performers | Director, Writers & Crew | Genres | Story-First Plot Synopsis |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| "The Stagecoach Holdup (Earle Graser as The Lone Ranger — Silver Cup Bread)" | WXYZ / Mutual 1934-08-24 7:30 PM EDST |
Gordon Baking Co. Silver Cup Bread |
Earle Graser (Lone Ranger), John Todd (Tonto) | Fran Striker (Writer), James Jewell, Harold True | ["Western", "Adventure", "Action", "Hero", "Americana"] |
"Hi-Yo, Silver! Away!" The Lone Ranger and Tonto ambush an outlaw gang attempting to intercept a gold shipment on the Deadwood stagecoach trail, rescuing the driver and securing the frontier payroll for Silver Cup Bread. |
| "The Border Smugglers (Earle Graser as The Lone Ranger — Silver Cup Bread)" | Mutual (WOR/WXYZ) 1936-08-24 7:30 PM EDST |
Gordon Baking Co. Silver Cup Bread |
Earle Graser (Lone Ranger), John Todd (Tonto) | Fran Striker (Writer), James Jewell, Harold True | ["Western", "Adventure", "Action", "Hero", "Americana"] |
The masked hero and Tonto track a gang of border smugglers trafficking stolen weapons across the Rio Grande, using expert marksmanship and stealth to capture the ringleader without firing a fatal shot. |
| "The Siege of Fort Mason (Earle Graser as The Lone Ranger — Bond Bread)" | Mutual (WOR/WXYZ) 1938-08-24 7:30 PM EDST |
General Baking Co. Bond Bread — "Purity" |
Earle Graser (Lone Ranger), John Todd (Tonto) | Fran Striker (Writer), James Jewell, Harold True | ["Western", "Adventure", "Action", "Hero", "Americana"] |
When renegade outlaws cut telegraph lines and lay siege to Fort Mason to seize a federal ammunition depot, the Lone Ranger and Tonto ride through enemy lines to break the blockade and rally cavalry reinforcements. |
| "The Goose Creek Killer (Starring Brace Beemer as The Lone Ranger — Cheerios)" | Blue Net (WJZ) 1942-08-24 7:30 PM EWT |
General Mills, Inc. Cheerios Cereal & Kix |
Brace Beemer (Lone Ranger), John Todd (Tonto) | Fran Striker (Writer), Charles D. Livingstone, Fred Foy | ["Western", "Adventure", "Action", "Hero", "Americana"] |
Brace Beemer's booming voice leads the masked rider and Tonto on the trail of a ruthless dry-gulcher terrorizing prospectors along Goose Creek, exposing a corrupt town assayer orchestrating the claim robberies. |
| "Single Tracks (Starring Brace Beemer as The Lone Ranger — Cheerios)" | ABC (WJZ) 1945-08-24 7:30 PM EWT |
General Mills, Inc. Cheerios & Wheaties |
Brace Beemer (Lone Ranger), John Todd (Tonto) | Fran Striker (Writer), Charles D. Livingstone, Fred Foy | ["Western", "Adventure", "Action", "Hero", "Americana"] |
The Lone Ranger and Tonto follow a solitary, telltale horseshoe print across the desert floor to track down a lone outlaw who robbed a frontier bank and framed an innocent young blacksmith for the crime. |
| "The Drawl of Death (Starring Brace Beemer as The Lone Ranger — Cheerios)" | ABC (WABC) 1953-08-24 7:30 PM EDT |
General Mills, Inc. Cheerios & Sugar Jets |
Brace Beemer (Lone Ranger), John Todd (Tonto) | Fran Striker (Writer), Charles D. Livingstone, Fred Foy | ["Western", "Adventure", "Action", "Hero", "Americana"] |
"A fiery horse with the speed of light, a cloud of dust, and a hearty Hi-Yo, Silver!" The Lone Ranger recognizes a distinctive southern drawl overheard in a saloon, enabling him and Tonto to trap a smooth-talking gunfighter hired to assassinate a crusading territorial judge. |