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Below - a few examples of Lane Chandler doing support/character roles
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 (Courtesy of Les Adams) Jack Perrin did a series for Bernard B. Ray and Harry S. Webb at Reliable Pictures in the mid 1930s. Above is a scene from Perrin's NORTH OF ARIZONA (Reliable, 1935), a disappointing and disjointed mess. From left to right are Perrin, Jack Hendricks (background), Barney Beasley (background), Lane Chandler, unidentified older man, Blackie Whiteford (white hat), Blanche Mehaffey, and Murdock MacQuarrie.  (From Old Corral image collection) Above from left to right are Harry Strang, Lane Chandler, Tim McCoy (in his Mexican disguise), John Merton and Betty Compson in the McCoy oater, TWO GUN JUSTICE (Monogram, 1938).  (Courtesy of Les Adams) Above - hero Jack Randall takes out prolific baddie John Merton. Herman Brix (later, Bruce Bennett) is in the left center facing Lane Chandler. And young Dickie Jones is being corralled by Ernie Adams. From Randall's LAND OF FIGHTING MEN (Monogram, 1938).  (From Old Corral image collection) Above are the five Texas Rangers in THE LONE RANGER (Republic, 1938) serial. From left to right are Lee Powell, George Letz (George Montgomery), Wally Wales (Hal Taliaferro), Lane Chandler and Herman Brix (Bruce Bennett). Chandler was the third Ranger to be killed off as the cliffhanger progresses. A variety of sources mention that the original shooting script had Chandler's 'Dick Forrest' character as the masked hero, but this was changed when filming began and Lee Powell became the Lone Ranger.  (Courtesy of Don Swinford) The feature version of Republic's 1938 THE LONE RANGER serial was titled HI-YO SILVER, had a running time of about 68 minutes, and was released by Republic Pictures in 1940. From left to right in the above lobby card are Herman Brix (Bruce Bennett), Lane Chandler, Chief Thunder Cloud and Lee Powell. |
