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HI YO TONTO

WESTERNS CELEBRATES

NATIONAL AMERICAN INDIAN HERITAGE MONTH WITH

SIX-GUN SALUTE TO JAY SILVERHEELS

Englewood, Colo., November 12, 2002 – November on the Westerns Channel showcases Jay “Tonto” Silverheels with a marathon on Saturday, November 30 beginning at 8:00 a.m. featuring feature films and episodes from the classic “The Lone Ranger” series co-starring Clayton Moore as the benevolent masked man.

Born on a Canadian reservation to a Mohawk chief, Silverheels was a star lacrosse player and boxer before entering films as a stuntman. November is National American Indian Heritage Month and Westerns is pleased to present a “Six-Gun Salute” to Jay Silverheels.

Schedule For The Jay Silverheels Marathon:

· Brave Warrior (8:00 a.m.) – An Indian chief helps a government agent prevent an uprising. The film stars Silverheels, Jon Hall and Michael Ansara.

· The Lone Ranger (9:15 a.m.) – Features the classic series starring Jay Silverheels and The Lone Ranger Clayton Moore.

· The Pathfinder (9:40 a.m.) – Writer James Fenimore Cooper’s story about Indian and French attacks on Americans during the 1750’s. The film stars Silverheels and George Montgomery.

· The Lone Ranger (11:05 a.m.) - Features the classic series starring Jay Silverheels and The Lone Ranger Clayton Moore.

· Last of the Comanches (11:35 a.m.) – A cavalry sergeant leads soldiers, civilians and an Indian on a desert trek. The film stars Silverheels, Broderick Crawford and Barbara Hale.

· The Lone Ranger (1:10 p.m.) - Features the classic series starring Jay Silverheels and The Lone Ranger Clayton Moore.

· Jack McCall, Desperado (1:40 p.m.) – A vengeful Southerner (George Montgomery) captures the man who framed him as a Civil War spy. The film co-stars Silverheels and Douglas Kennedy.

· The Lone Ranger (3:00 p.m.) - Features the classic series starring Jay Silverheels and The Lone Ranger Clayton Moore.

· The Nebraskan (3:30 p.m.) - An Army scout’s Indian sidekick (Silverheels) is accused of killing a chief.

· The Lone Ranger (4:40 p.m.) - Features the classic series starring Jay Silverheels and The Lone Ranger Clayton Moore.

· Masterson of Kansas (5:05 p.m.) – Bat Masterson hooks up with Doc Holliday and Wyatt Earp with six-guns blazing. Directed by “the master of gimmickry” William Castle.

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