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29-791: Sunset Las Palmas Studios is one of the three production facilities which make up the " Sunset Studios " sound-stage conglomerate owned by Hudson Pacific Properties . The other two are the Sunset Bronson Studios and the Sunset Gower Studios . In 1919 John Jasper, a former associate of Charlie Chaplin , built exterior sets, three production stages, and several bungalows on a 16.5-acre site in Hollywood; he named it Hollywood Studios Inc. The first stages resembled hot houses with steel frames, cloth walls, glass roofs, and clerestory windows. Outdoor sets included an "Americana" residential street,

58-619: A daughter of former Texas Governor W. Lee O'Daniel . In 2003, Rhino Retro Vision, working with Classic Media, released a box set of the first 19 episodes of the 5th season, in color as originally filmed. On March 31, 2009, Mill Creek Entertainment released the box set Gun Justice featuring The Lone Ranger with other Westerns, including Annie Oakley , The Adventures of Kit Carson , The Cisco Kid , Cowboy G-Men , Judge Roy Bean , The Gabby Hayes Show , and The Roy Rogers Show . On November 11, 2009, Classic Media released The Lone Ranger: 75th Anniversary Edition to commemorate

87-423: A massive New York street, and an elegant Spanish villa. Among the first tenants was comedian Harold Lloyd who produced some of his most successful films on the lot. The lot changed ownership and name several times during its early years continuing to evolve and grow. In 1926, Metropolitan Studios began construction of one of the industry's first sound stages. A few years later, Howard Hughes moved production to

116-458: A multimillion-dollar investment, the lot's control rooms, camera packages, and infrastructure were upgraded to HDTV . It was done to support television clients such as Disney Channel , which produced a number of original series under the It's a Laugh Productions banner for Disney Channel and Disney XD on the lot. Three cyc stages were added, one dedicated to green screen production. A virtual set stage

145-451: A revival of the lot's fortunes and attracted a new generation of feature film and commercial filmmakers. The Singers also returned television production to the lot by adding control rooms and the infrastructure required for multi-camera video production. The lot again was the home to some of the country's most popular shows including Jeopardy! (seasons 2–10), Star Search , Soul Train , The Man Show , and Pee-wee's Playhouse . In

174-619: A stage on the lot to film Frances , starring Jessica Lange. Cost overruns on One From the Heart combined with its poor box-office performance caused Coppola to fall into financial difficulties and the lot was sold again, this time to Canadian real estate developers, the Singer Family . In 1984, The Jacksons used this lot to rehearse for the Victory Tour . The Singers initiated a comprehensive modernization and refurbishing effort that sparked

203-712: Is a real estate investment trust with 15.8 million square feet of office buildings, 1.5 million square feet of sound stages , and undeveloped rights for 3 million square feet of additional commercial property. Its properties are on the West Coast of the United States and Vancouver . It is organized in Maryland and headquartered in Los Angeles . It is the largest independent operator of sound stages in Los Angeles. The company

232-405: Is ambushed and all are shot, apparently dead. In the hot sun, one lives and crawls to a pool of cool water which saves his life. He is found by a native Indian, Tonto, who buries the five other rangers, one of whom is the survivor's brother. Tonto tends to the survivor's health and complies with his wish to make him a mask from his brother's clothes and to create an empty sixth grave to appear that he

261-642: Is an American Western television series that aired on the ABC Television network from 1949 to 1957, with Clayton Moore in the starring role. Jay Silverheels , a member of the Mohawk Aboriginal people in Canada, played the Lone Ranger's Indian companion Tonto . John Hart replaced Moore in the title role from 1952 to 1953 owing to a contract dispute. Fred Foy , who had been both narrator and announcer of

290-466: Is dead. The "lone" surviving ranger thereafter disguises himself with the black mask Tonto made and travels with Tonto throughout Texas and the American West to assist those challenged by the lawless elements. In the first episode they are attacked from above just after he recovers and Tonto distracts the attacker from above as the Lone Ranger first shoots the attacker then tries to climb the cliff he

319-466: Is known as Lone Ranger Rock and remains in place today near the site of the Iverson movie ranch. When it came time to produce another batch of 52 episodes, there is speculation of a wage dispute with Clayton Moore (although he stated in his autobiography I Was That Masked Man that he never really knew exactly why he was dismissed), and John Hart was hired to play the role of the Lone Ranger. Once again,

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348-464: Is on. The episode ends with him on the cliff but slipping. A silver mine in the second episode supplies The Lone Ranger with the funds required to finance his wandering lifestyle and the raw material for his signature bullets. Also in Season One, Episode Two, The Lone Ranger and Tonto come upon a prone white horse severely injured by an American Bison. The Lone Ranger shoots the buffalo before it can kill

377-520: The Marx Brothers ’ A Night in Casablanca (1946). Douglas Fairbanks Jr. ; Stan Laurel and Oliver Hardy ; Fred Astaire , Cary Grant , Glenn Ford , Fredric March , and Erich von Stroheim were among the stars who worked on the lot in the pre- World War II years. James Cagney made several films on the lot while his brother William was a part owner. With the advent of television production on

406-529: The radio series from 1948 until its ending, was the announcer. Gerald Mohr was originally employed as the narrator for the television series, but story narration was dropped after 16 episodes. The Lone Ranger was the highest-rated television program on ABC in the early 1950s and its first true "hit". The series finished number 7 in the Nielsen ratings for the 1950–1951 season, number 18 for 1951–1952, and number 29 for 1952–1953. A group of six Texas Rangers

435-562: The 1950s, General Service was the home of George Burns 's McCadden Corporation ( The Burns and Allen Show , The Bob Cummings Show , Panic , and The People's Choice ); Ozzie Nelson 's Stage Five Productions ( The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet ) and Jack Chertok Productions ( Private Secretary ). It later hosted a number of classic CBS comedies including Petticoat Junction , Green Acres and The Beverly Hillbillies . The Lone Ranger , Perry Mason , Mr. Ed , The Addams Family and Get Smart were also produced on

464-434: The 52 new episodes were aired in sequence followed by 52 weeks rerunning them. Despite expectations that the mask would make the switch workable, Hart was not accepted in the role, and his episodes were not seen again until the 1980s. At the end of the fifth year of the television series, Trendle sold the Lone Ranger rights to Jack Wrather , who bought them on August 3, 1954. Wrather immediately rehired Clayton Moore to play

493-437: The Lone Ranger, and another 52 episodes were produced. Once again, they were broadcast as a full year of new episodes followed by a full year of reruns. The final season saw a number of changes, including an episode count of 39, which had become the industry standard. Wrather invested money from his own pocket to film in color, although ABC telecast only in black and white. Wrather also went outdoors for action footage. Otherwise,

522-478: The color series was broadcast on June 6, 1957, and the series ended September 12, 1957, although ABC reaped the benefits of daytime reruns for several more years. Wrather's company produced two modestly budgeted theatrical features, The Lone Ranger (1956) and The Lone Ranger and the Lost City of Gold (1958). The cast included former child actress Bonita Granville , who had married Wrather after his divorce from

551-543: The entire 78 episodes were shown again before any new episodes were produced. All were shot in Kanab, Utah and California . Much of the series was filmed on the former Iverson Movie Ranch in Chatsworth, California , including the 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. The rock seen next to Silver

580-414: The horse. They then attend to the stricken horse. When, after some days, he is healed, they contemplate his name. Tonto says that he is "Like a mountain with snow - silver white". The Lone Ranger states that "Silver" will be his name. At the end of most episodes, after The Lone Ranger and Tonto leave, someone asks the sheriff or other person of authority who the masked man was. The person then responds that it

609-508: The largest publicly traded owner-operator of office space in Silicon Valley . In 2017 the company bought Sunset Las Palmas Studios . In March 2019, in a joint venture with funds managed by The Blackstone Group, the company acquired Bentall Centre, Vancouver . In June 2020, funds managed by The Blackstone Group acquired a 49% stake in several properties owned by the company. The Lone Ranger (TV series) The Lone Ranger

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638-493: The lot changed dramatically. In 1951, the lot made history when Stage 2 became home to I Love Lucy , the first prime-time comedy shot on film and produced before a live audience originating from the West Coast. From 1951 to 1953, it was the home of Desilu Productions , owned by Lucille Ball and her husband Desi Arnaz . The television version of actress Eve Arden 's radio series Our Miss Brooks produced its first season on

667-575: The lot used and shot the World War I epic Hell's Angels (1930), known for its innovative use of sound and for the screen debut of Jean Harlow . Dozens of films were produced on the lot during the 1930s and 1940s including the Mae West vehicles Klondike Annie and Go West, Young Man (both 1936); the 21-picture Hopalong Cassidy series, the Bing Crosby classic Pennies from Heaven (1936), and

696-472: The lot. George Burns maintained his office on the lot until his death. In 1980, director Francis Ford Coppola purchased the lot, naming it Zoetrope Studios ; he intended to use it to produce a slate of films. Among them was the ambitious movie musical One from the Heart . For the film, Coppola transformed the entire lot into a giant set that included a replica of part of Las Vegas’ McCarran Airport . During this time Mel Brooks 's Brooksfilms also rented

725-447: The series was mostly filmed on a studio sound stage. Another big change, not readily detectable by the viewers, was replacing Jack Chertok with producer Sherman A. Harris. By this time, Chertok had established his own television production company and was busy producing other programs. Wrather decided not to negotiate further with the network and took the property to the big screen and canceled television production. The last new episode of

754-486: The stage adjacent to I Love Lucy . Both stages were known as the Desilu Playhouse seeing that a common entrance had been created at the rear of each sound stage. After the second season of I Love Lucy , Desilu moved to what is now Red Studios Hollywood . Our Miss Brooks and other Desilu produced and filmed series moved with them. The floodgates soon opened and the lot became the center of television's Golden Age. In

783-515: Was The Lone Ranger, who is then heard yelling "Hi-Yo Silver, away!" as he and Tonto ride away on their horses at full run. George W. Trendle retained the title of producer, although he recognized that his experience in radio was not adequate for producing the television series. For this, he hired veteran MGM film producer Jack Chertok . Chertok served as the producer for the first 182 episodes. The first 78 episodes were produced and broadcast for 78 consecutive weeks without any breaks or reruns. Then

812-491: Was also built. In May 2017, a Los Angeles–based real estate company, Hudson Pacific Properties Inc., purchased Hollywood Center Studios from the Singer family for $ 200 million and then immediately renamed the property as the "Sunset Las Palmas Studios." 34°05′23″N 118°20′05″W  /  34.089777°N 118.334722°W  / 34.089777; -118.334722 Hudson Pacific Properties Hudson Pacific Properties

841-547: Was founded as Hudson Capital by Victor J. Coleman. In 2007, Hudson Capital purchased Sunset Gower Studios and in 2008 purchased Sunset Bronson Studios . Hudson Capital was reformed as Hudson Pacific Properties in 2009 and on June 29, 2010, the company became a public company via an initial public offering . In December 2014, the company acquired 26 properties in Northern California from The Blackstone Group 's EQ Office for $ 3.5 billion. This made Hudson Pacific

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