<P> The final season saw a number of changes, including an episode count of 39, which had become the industry standard . Wrather invested money from his own pocket to film in color, although ABC telecast only in black and white . Wrather also went outdoors for action footage . Otherwise, the series was mostly filmed on a studio sound stage . Another big change, not readily detectable by the viewers, was replacing Jack Chertok with producer Sherman A. Harris . By this time, Chertok had established his own television production company and was busy producing other programs . </P> <P> Wrather decided not to negotiate further with the network and took the property to the big screen and cancelled television production . The last new episode of the color series was broadcast on June 6, 1957, and the series ended September 12, 1957, although ABC reaped the benefits of daytime reruns for several more years . Wrather's company produced two modestly budgeted theatrical features, The Lone Ranger (1956) and The Lone Ranger and the Lost City of Gold (1958). The cast included former child actress Bonita Granville, who had married Wrather after his divorce from a daughter of former Texas Governor W. Lee O'Daniel . </P> <Ul> <Li> Clayton Moore as The Lone Ranger (169 episodes; 1949--1951, 1954--1957) </Li> <Li> John Hart as The Lone Ranger (52 episodes; 1952--1953) </Li> <Li> Jay Silverheels as Tonto (217 episodes; 1949--1957) </Li> <Li> Chuck Courtney as Dan Reid (Lone Ranger's nephew) (14 episodes; 1950--1955) </Li> </Ul> <Li> Clayton Moore as The Lone Ranger (169 episodes; 1949--1951, 1954--1957) </Li>

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