On This Day, August 28: Six Adventures with The Lone Ranger and Tonto
This report documents the historical provenance, broadcast scheduling, commercial sponsorship, credited cast, production personnel, alternate circulating titles, and pure narrative synopses for broadcasts transmitting on August…
August 28 Update
This report documents the historical provenance, broadcast scheduling, commercial sponsorship, credited cast, production personnel, alternate circulating titles, and pure narrative synopses for broadcasts transmitting on August 28 across American network radio, a comprehensive six-year frontier chronicle of The Lone Ranger and Tonto starring Earle Graser & Brace Beemer with John Todd for Silvercup Bread, Bond Bread, and Cheerios (1935–1944):
1. Broadcasts
| Title | Network, Airdate & Showtime | Sponsor & Commercial Ads | Credited Cast & Performers | Director, Writers & Crew | Genres | Story Synopsis |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| "Cattle War at Rimrock (Episode 403)" | Mutual (WXYZ) 1935-08-28 7:30 PM EDST |
Gordon Baking Co. Silvercup Bread |
Earle Graser, John Todd | Fran Striker & Trendle | ["Western", "Adventure", "Juvenile", "Action", "Frontier"] |
The Lone Ranger and Tonto intervene when an unscrupulous range boss cuts off the only freshwater creek feeding homesteaders' cattle. |
| "The Rustlers of Spanish Fork (Episode 560)" | Mutual (WXYZ) 1936-08-28 7:30 PM EDST |
Gordon Baking Co. Silvercup Bread |
Earle Graser, John Todd | Fran Striker (Writer) | ["Western", "Adventure", "Juvenile", "Action", "Frontier"] |
The masked rider infiltrates a notorious gang of horse thieves who have been ambushing cavalry remount patrols along Spanish Fork. |
| "Arizona's Dog" | Mutual (WOR) 1939-08-28 7:30 PM EDST |
General Baking Co. Bond Bread |
Earle Graser, John Todd | Fran Striker (Writer) | ["Western", "Adventure", "Juvenile", "Action", "Frontier"] |
The Lone Ranger and Tonto use a faithful sheepdog to track down an outlaw who robbed a blind prospector of his mining deed. |
| "The Howling Dog" | Mutual (WOR) 1940-08-28 7:30 PM EDST |
General Baking Co. Bond Bread |
Earle Graser, John Todd | Fran Striker (Writer) | ["Western", "Adventure", "Juvenile", "Action", "Frontier"] |
A settler's loyal hound alerts the Lone Ranger to an ambush plotted by claim jumpers hiding in an abandoned silver mine. |
| "Gold and Chimney Range" | NBC Blue (WJZ) 1942-08-28 7:30 PM EWT |
General Mills Cheerioats / Kix |
Brace Beemer, John Todd | Fran Striker (Writer) | ["Western", "Adventure", "Juvenile", "Action", "Frontier"] |
The masked rider exposes a fraudulent assay clerk who has been deliberately mislabeling rich gold ore specimens as worthless pyrite. |
| "Blade of Honor" | NBC Blue (WJZ) 1944-08-28 7:30 PM EWT |
General Mills Cheerios Cereal |
Brace Beemer, John Todd | Fran Striker (Writer) | ["Western", "Adventure", "Juvenile", "Action", "Frontier"] |
The Lone Ranger matches swords with a vengeful French duelist seeking to frame an innocent blacksmith for a frontier murder. |