New ‘Lone Ranger’ marks return of ‘Silver’
Arguably, no equine hero of classic Westerns ever equaled the fame of the Lone Ranger’s Silver. Although that “fiery horse with the speed of light” was beloved by millions of Americans on the radio programs and television shows, Gore Verbinski and Jerry Bruckheimer’s “The Lone Ranger” gives the horse something he didn’t really have in past versions of the tale: a distinct personality.