Lane Cartwright arrives and is immediately arrested for being the mysterious Phantom Bandit. Cleared by the Sheriff he later finds a dead man and is arrested again.


Is it worth your time? If you have a soft spot for grainy, black-and-white horse operas, you'll probably enjoy The Lone Bandit. It moves at a clip that makes you forget the plot holes are big enough to ride a stagecoach through. But if you’re looking for something that treats its own story with any sort of gravity, kee...


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"Is it worth your time? If you have a soft spot for grainy, black-and-white horse operas, you'll probably enjoy The Lone Bandit. It moves at a clip that makes you forget the plot holes are big enough to ride a stagecoach through. But if you’re looking for something that treats its own story with any sort of gravity, keep walking. You’ll hate it. Lane Chandler is the guy stuck in the middle of this mess. He spends half the movie looking slightly annoyed that the law keeps dragging him into the lo..."
Rudolph Cusumano, Lindsley Parsons
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