The new movie starring the masked rider who has given kids of the country, and some grownup kids, so much pleasure for so long a time... is a pretty good western, better than I expected.

[The Lone Ranger] has the unwearied spirit of a noisy kid. That is to say, Stuart Heisler, who directed this outdoor jamboree, has kept it moving at the pace of a cattle stampede, with dust flying and bodies bouncing around like kegs.

[The production uses] the the scenic splendor of Southern Utah to provide beautiful backdrop for the Herb Meadow script. Stuart Heisler's direction is actionful and excellent. Some of the fight sequences he stages are thrillingly rugged.

Moore and Silverheels are apt in performance. And, it's pleasant to see Bonita Granville back on a cast list... Fast riding, gallantry on the range, and virtue winning over vice, all against a colorful background, make for a tidy package of suspense.