klinton spilsbury's dialogue in "the legend of the lone ranger" was dubbed by actor james keach. considerable controversy surrounded spilsbury at the time of the film's release, in part because of the studio's treatment of clayton moore, star of the popular 1950s tv series, who was prevented through legal action from wearing his black mask during personal appearances. controversy also was due to spilsbury's on-set antics, which included fighting with crew members and being uncooperative and combative during the production. it was the only film spilsbury made. for his performance in this film, spilsbury received the 1981 golden raspberry award for worst actor.