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The masked hero leads a fighting force to fight a villian who plots the conquest of The Republic of Mexico.
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The legendary masked swordsman, Zorro, dodges a variety of deathtraps, including exploding barns, runaway elevators and avalanches, in his effort to thwart the insidious plan of armored bad guy Don Del Oro to rule Mexico.
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It'a 1824 and Don Del Oro, a man completely hidden in a suit of armor, plans to become emperor of Mexico. Don Diego arrives and as the masked Zorro takes up the fight. He organizes the Legionnaires to fight Del Oro's henchmen and the Yaqui Indians. CHAP. 1, GOLDEN GOD An explosion sends a landslide down on Zorro. CHAP. 2, FLAMING Z Zorro is trapped in a building as it explodes. CHAP. 3, DESCENDING DOOM Zorro is trapped in an elevator shaft with the car plummeting down at him. CHAP. 4, BRIDGE OF PERIL Zorro is on a narrow suspension bridge when the suport ropes are cut. CHAP. 5, DECOY Zorro is on a wagon that explodes. CHAP. 6, ZORRO TO THE RESCUE Zorro is locked in a dungeon cell with a moving wall that is about to crush him. CHAP. 7, FUGITIVE Zorro falls beneath a runaway stagecoach. CHAP. 8, FLOWING DEATH Zorro is in a mine shaft when an avalanche of water is released. CHAP 9, GOLDEN ARROW A man at close range shoots an arrow at the unsuspecting Don Diego. CHAP. 10, MYSTERY WAGON Zorro is trapped in a runaway wagon that goes over a cliff. CHAP 11, FACE TO FACE Zorro is trapped in Del Oro's cave by the Yaqui Indians. CHAP. 12, UNMASKED Del Oro's identity is revealed.
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Categories westerns, action, serial
Trivia
-This is the only serial in which Zorro's character has been presented authentically; often said to be a prequel to Zorro Rides Again because the main character of that serial was the original Zorro's descendant, it is, in fact, a completely original story featuring the actual Zorro character.
-The scene where Zorro falls off a stagecoach then climbs up that back was later homaged by Indiana Jones with a truck in Raiders of the Lost Ark.
-The appearance of Benito Juarez in Chapters 1-2 & 12 presents us with somewhat of an anachronism. It's not that Senor Juarez wasn't alive at this time (stated as 1824). It's just that the great Mexucan Patriot was born in 1806; making him 18 years of age then. The inclusion of Juarez in the story is most likely do to the release of highly successful and popular Juarez earlier that year; which starred 'Paul Muni' in the title role.
Directed by
John English
William Witney
Writing credits
Ronald Davidson (original screenplay) and
Franklin Adreon (original screenplay) and
Morgan Cox (original screenplay) and
Sol Shor (original screenplay) and
Barney A. Sarecky (original screenplay)
Cast (in credits order) verified as complete
Reed Hadley ... Don Diego Vega aka Zorro
Sheila Darcy ... Volita
William Corson ... Ramon
Leander De Cordova ... Governor Felipe
Edmund Cobb ... Manuel Gonzalez
John Merton ... Commandante Manuel [Ch. 1-9]
C. Montague Shaw ... Chief Justice Pablo
Budd Buster ... Juan
Carleton Young ... Benito Juarez [ch 1-2, 12]
Guy D'Ennery ... Don Francisco [Ch. 1]
Paul Marion ... Kala [Ch. 10-12] (as Paul Marian)
Joe Molina ... Tarmac -Yaqui Chief
James Pierce ... Henchnam Moreno (as Jim Pierce)
Helen Mitchel ... Doña Maria
Curley Dresden ... Henchman Tomás
Charles King ... Henchman Valdez
Al Taylor ... Henchman Rico
CHAPTER TITLES
1. The Golden God
2. The Flaming "Z"
3. Descending Doom
4. The Bridge of Peril
5. The Decoy
6. Zorro to the Rescue
7. The Fugitive
8. Flowing Death
9. The Golden Arrow
10. Mystery Wagon
11. Face to Face
12. Unmasked
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The legendary masked swordsman, Zorro, dodges a variety of deathtraps, including exploding barns, runaway elevators and avalanches, in his effort to thwart the insidious plan of armored bad guy Don Del Oro to rule Mexico.
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It'a 1824 and Don Del Oro, a man completely hidden in a suit of armor, plans to become emperor of Mexico. Don Diego arrives and as the masked Zorro takes up the fight. He organizes the Legionnaires to fight Del Oro's henchmen and the Yaqui Indians. CHAP. 1, GOLDEN GOD An explosion sends a landslide down on Zorro. CHAP. 2, FLAMING Z Zorro is trapped in a building as it explodes. CHAP. 3, DESCENDING DOOM Zorro is trapped in an elevator shaft with the car plummeting down at him. CHAP. 4, BRIDGE OF PERIL Zorro is on a narrow suspension bridge when the suport ropes are cut. CHAP. 5, DECOY Zorro is on a wagon that explodes. CHAP. 6, ZORRO TO THE RESCUE Zorro is locked in a dungeon cell with a moving wall that is about to crush him. CHAP. 7, FUGITIVE Zorro falls beneath a runaway stagecoach. CHAP. 8, FLOWING DEATH Zorro is in a mine shaft when an avalanche of water is released. CHAP 9, GOLDEN ARROW A man at close range shoots an arrow at the unsuspecting Don Diego. CHAP. 10, MYSTERY WAGON Zorro is trapped in a runaway wagon that goes over a cliff. CHAP 11, FACE TO FACE Zorro is trapped in Del Oro's cave by the Yaqui Indians. CHAP. 12, UNMASKED Del Oro's identity is revealed.
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Categories westerns, action, serial
Trivia
-This is the only serial in which Zorro's character has been presented authentically; often said to be a prequel to Zorro Rides Again because the main character of that serial was the original Zorro's descendant, it is, in fact, a completely original story featuring the actual Zorro character.
-The scene where Zorro falls off a stagecoach then climbs up that back was later homaged by Indiana Jones with a truck in Raiders of the Lost Ark.
-The appearance of Benito Juarez in Chapters 1-2 & 12 presents us with somewhat of an anachronism. It's not that Senor Juarez wasn't alive at this time (stated as 1824). It's just that the great Mexucan Patriot was born in 1806; making him 18 years of age then. The inclusion of Juarez in the story is most likely do to the release of highly successful and popular Juarez earlier that year; which starred 'Paul Muni' in the title role.
Directed by
John English
William Witney
Writing credits
Ronald Davidson (original screenplay) and
Franklin Adreon (original screenplay) and
Morgan Cox (original screenplay) and
Sol Shor (original screenplay) and
Barney A. Sarecky (original screenplay)
Cast (in credits order) verified as complete
Reed Hadley ... Don Diego Vega aka Zorro
Sheila Darcy ... Volita
William Corson ... Ramon
Leander De Cordova ... Governor Felipe
Edmund Cobb ... Manuel Gonzalez
John Merton ... Commandante Manuel [Ch. 1-9]
C. Montague Shaw ... Chief Justice Pablo
Budd Buster ... Juan
Carleton Young ... Benito Juarez [ch 1-2, 12]
Guy D'Ennery ... Don Francisco [Ch. 1]
Paul Marion ... Kala [Ch. 10-12] (as Paul Marian)
Joe Molina ... Tarmac -Yaqui Chief
James Pierce ... Henchnam Moreno (as Jim Pierce)
Helen Mitchel ... Doña Maria
Curley Dresden ... Henchman Tomás
Charles King ... Henchman Valdez
Al Taylor ... Henchman Rico
CHAPTER TITLES
1. The Golden God
2. The Flaming "Z"
3. Descending Doom
4. The Bridge of Peril
5. The Decoy
6. Zorro to the Rescue
7. The Fugitive
8. Flowing Death
9. The Golden Arrow
10. Mystery Wagon
11. Face to Face
12. Unmasked