Hell on the Border will be available in select theaters and video on demand on Dec. Sadly, Reeves' years as a deputy came to an end in 1907 when the territory became the state of Oklahoma, which strictly followed Southern states' segregationist Jim Crow laws, took away Reeves' badge, and then he retired. Perhaps the stories about Reeves told by those convicts in that Detroit prison circulated around for years and eventually reached the ears of the creators of the Lone Ranger who used them as the inspiration for their fictional creation. And by some strange coincidence, the Lone Ranger was first introduced to the public in 1933 on a weekly radio show broadcast from WXYZ in Detroit. But Burton also draws the connection between Reeves and the Lone Ranger with the fact that many of the outlaws Reeves captured were sent to a federal prison in Detroit. Reeves had his own Tonto of sorts-a Native American man and tracker he often rode with when he was out capturing bad guys (close to 3000 in all, during his years as a marshal, 14 of them he killed). And he always rode a white or grey horse like the Lone Ranger.
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Also, like the Lone Ranger, Reeves was an expert crack shot So good, in fact, that he was barred from participating in shooting contests being that he had an unfair advantage.
Fagan made him a deputy.Īccording to Art Burton (who wrote Black Gun, Silver Star: The Life and Legend of Frontier Marshal Bass Reeves), like the Lone Ranger, Reeves was a master of disguise, which he would use to track down wanted outlaws, and even adopting their clothes and mannerisms to blend in.īurton says that Reeves also gave out silver coins as a sort of personal trademark, which is not unlike the Lone Ranger who uses silver bullets. marshal, James Fleming Fagan, who himself was a former Confederate Army officer, needed deputies to establish law and order in the region, and had heard about Reeves, who knew the area well and could speak several Indian languages. marshal working in Arkansas and the Indian Territory (the first Black one ever) when the existing U.S. After the war, he married and eventually fathered ten children. Reeves fled to what later became the state of Oklahoma and lived among the Seminole and Creek Indians. When an opportunity presented itself, Reeves escaped for freedom after, reportedly, beating up his master following an argument over a card game. As he chases the criminal deeper into the Cherokee Nation, Reeves must not only dodge bullets but severe discrimination in hopes of earning his star-and cement his place as a cowboy legend.īorn enslaved in 1838, Reeves’ master brought him along as his personal servant when he went off to fight with the Confederate Army, during the Civil War. To prove himself, he must hunt down a deadly outlaw (Grillo) with the help of a grizzled journeyman (Perlman). Having escaped from slavery after the Civil War, he arrives in Arkansas seeking a job with the law.
The official description for Hell on the Border reads: This epic, action-packed Western tells the incredible true story Bass Reeves (Gyasi), the first Black marshal in the Wild West. You may recall, at one point, Morgan Freeman was working on a Bass Reeves miniseries at HBO a few years ago. Throughout the radio run (which spanned 21 years), with only a few exceptions, Tonto was played by American actor John Todd.The story of a real-life, historic Black-figure is an upcoming film! Hell on the Border stars David Gyasi, Frank Grillo and Ron Perlman. Tonto is a fictional character he is the Native American (either Comanche or Potawatomi) companion of the Lone Ranger, a popular American Western character created by George W. “I know Gore wanted to be here more days than he was,' Moore said. The production shot about 25 days in Utah, primarily in Monument Valley and around Moab. The production also filmed in Utah, Arizona, Colorado and California. Keeping this in consideration, where in Arizona was the lone ranger filmed?
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Most versions are shot primarily or entirely on the Iverson Movie Ranch.
One may also ask, does the Lone Ranger Ranch still exist? Lone Ranger Rock can still be visited today, on the former site of the Iverson Movie Ranch. For more details on The Lone Ranger's filming locations in Utah, check out this article. The Lone Ranger officially opened in the United States on July 3, 2013.
In addition to Utah, the western action movie was also filmed in Colorado, New Mexico, Arizona, Texas and California.
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Much of the series was filmed on the former Iverson Movie Ranch in Chatsworth, California, including the iconic opening sequence to each episode, in which the cry of "Hi-yo Silver" is heard before the Lone Ranger and Silver gallop to a distinctive rock and Silver rears up on his hind legs.