The Lone Ranger. May 18, 1955. ABC net. "P. T.
Barnum"/"P. T. Barnum Goes WestP. T. Barnum Goes West" (foreign coins premium). Sponsored by:
Wheaties, Cheerios. Bailey convinces his partner Barnum to sign the
Lone Ranger to a personal appearance tour. Meanwhile, an escaped
convict named Joe Pinto is determined to kill the masked man. Brace Beemer appears in one of the commercials as The Lone
Ranger. Brace Beemer (performer, commercial spokesman), John Todd, Fred
Foy (announcer), George W. Trendle (director), Fran Striker (editor),
Charles D. Livingstone (director), Betty Joyce (writer).