JUNGLE DRUMS OF AFRICA MOVIE CAST - INSCRIBED LOBBY CARD SIGNED CO-SIGNED BY: PHYLLIS COATES, CLAYTON "THE LONE RANGER" MOORE - HFSID 275052

JUNGLE DRUMS OF AFRICA MOVIE CAST: CLAYTON MOORE and PHYLLIS COATES
Black and white lobby card of Republic's 1953 serial Jungle Drums of Africa with a rare photo of Moore, who played TV's The Lone Ranger, without his mask, co-signed by the male and female leads Moore and Coates
Lobby card inscribed and signed: "To Doug-/Phyllis Coates" and "Clayton Moore." Black and white sepia-toned, 14x11. Promotion for the Republic Pictures serial Jungle Drums of Africa (1953). Directed by Fred C. Brannon and starting Moore and Coates.This was released after Moore had been temporarily fired from TV's The Lone Ranger, in which he played the title role. Moore is shown on this lobby card without his Lone Ranger mask. Coates is the daughter of a medical missionary who is continuing his work after his death. She befriends two adventurers looking for uranium and must fight off crooks trying to steal the uranium and local witch doctor. Clayton Moore (1914-1999)entered show business as a young circus acrobat. He worked his way up the ladder in Hollywood Westerns from extra to stunt man to supporting actor, reaching stardom on television as The Lone Ranger from 1949-1952 and 1954-1957. Moore and Jay Silverheels, as his faithful Indian companion Tonto, also appeared in two feature films in 1956 and 1958. The exact meaning of "Kemo sabay" is debated, but Tonto seems to have used it to mean something like "trusted friend." Thereafter he made a good living from commercials and public appearances as The Lone Ranger. COATES, bornin 1927, starred in many B-movies of the 1950s, often westerns and science fiction. After playing Lois Lane in Superman and the Mole Men (1951), she was the first to play Lois in the TV series, The Adventures of Superman (1952). Her numerous TV guest appearances in later years included the role of Lois Lane's mother in the TV series Lois and Clark (1994). Lightly toned and creased. Otherwise, fine condition.