On This Day, September 5: The Lone Ranger Frontier Saga
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…
September 5 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 September 5 across six thrilling frontier western adventures on The Lone Ranger featuring Earle Graser and John Todd (1941 for Bond Bread) and Brace Beemer and John Todd (1945 for Merita Bread; 1947, 1949, 1951, 1952 for General Mills Cheerios), Earle Graser (1941), and Brace Beemer & John Todd (1945, 1947, 1949, 1951, 1952):
1. Broadcasts
| Title | Network, Airdate & Showtime | Sponsor & Commercial Ads | Credited Cast & Performers | Director, Writers & Crew | Genres | Story Synopsis |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| "Two Sheriffs Are Better Than One with Earle Graser and John Todd" | Mutual (WOR) 1941-09-05 7:30 PM EDST |
General Baking Co. Bond Bread |
Earle Graser & Todd | Fran Striker (Writer) | ["Western", "Adventure", "The Lone Ranger", "Earle Graser", "Bond Bread"] |
The masked rider helps an inexperienced newly elected sheriff and a retired veteran lawman unite to capture an elusive stagecoach bandit. |
| "Law in Mustang with Brace Beemer and John Todd" | Blue Network (WJZ) 1945-09-05 7:30 PM EWT |
American Bakeries Co. Merita Bread & Cakes |
Brace Beemer & Todd | Charles Livingstone (Dir.) | ["Western", "Adventure", "The Lone Ranger", "Brace Beemer", "Merita Bread"] |
The Lone Ranger rides into a lawless boomtown controlled by a crooked saloonkeeper and reinstates a courageous circuit judge. |
| "Frontier Town Lawyer with Brace Beemer and John Todd" | ABC (WJZ) 1947-09-05 7:30 PM EDT |
General Mills Cheerios Cereal |
Brace Beemer & Todd | Fran Striker (Writer) | ["Western", "Adventure", "The Lone Ranger", "Brace Beemer", "Cheerios"] |
The Lone Ranger protects an idealistic young territorial attorney framed for arson by a cartel of fraudulent cattle speculators. |
| "Mrs. Sheriff with Brace Beemer and John Todd" | ABC (WJZ) 1949-09-05 7:30 PM EDT |
General Mills Cheerios Cereal |
Brace Beemer & Todd | Charles Livingstone (Dir.) | ["Western", "Adventure", "The Lone Ranger", "Brace Beemer", "Cheerios"] |
When a frontier town marshal is incapacitated by bushwhackers, his determined wife deputizes the Lone Ranger to protect the county jail. |
| "Action for Thunder with Brace Beemer and John Todd" | ABC (WJZ) 1951-09-05 7:30 PM EDT |
General Mills Cheerios & Wheaties |
Brace Beemer & Todd | Dan Beattie (Writer) | ["Western", "Adventure", "The Lone Ranger", "Brace Beemer", "Cheerios"] |
The masked rider tracks wild horse poachers who stole prized Arabian stallions from an Apache reservation sanctuary. |
| "When Death Waits with Brace Beemer and John Todd" | ABC (WJZ) 1952-09-05 7:30 PM EDT |
General Mills Cheerios & Wheaties |
Brace Beemer & Todd | Fred Flowerday (Dir.) | ["Western", "Adventure", "The Lone Ranger", "Brace Beemer", "General Mills"] |
The Lone Ranger outwits a vengeful escaped convict waiting in ambush along a narrow desert canyon trail. |