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La Mãƒâ¡scara Del Zorro Zorro Rides Again

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1937 picture by John English, William Witney

Zorro Rides Again
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Directed by William Witney
John English
Written by Franklin Adreon
Morgan Cox
Ronald Davidson
John Rathmell
Barry Shipman
Johnston McCulley (original Zorro novel)
Produced by Sol C. Siegel
Starring John Carroll
Helen Christian
Reed Howes
Duncan Renaldo
Noah Beery Sr.
Richard Alexander
Cinematography William Nobles
Edited by Helene Turner
Edward Todd
Music past Alberto Colombo
Walter Hirsch
Eddie Cherkose (aka Eddie Maxwell)
Lou Handman
Distributed by Republic Pictures

Release date
  • November 20, 1937 (1937-11-20)
[one]

Running time

 12 chapters (212 minutes (serial) [1]
68 minutes (characteristic) [one]
vi 26½-minute episodes (TV) [one]
Country U.s.
Language English language
Upkeep $98,110 (negative cost: $110,753)[1]

Zorro Rides Again, Affiliate 1: Decease from the Sky

Zorro Rides Again (1937) is a 12-chapter Republic Pictures film series. It was the eighth of the sixty-6 Commonwealth serials, the tertiary with a Western theme (a tertiary of Democracy's serials were westerns) and the last produced in 1937. The serial was directed past William Witney & John English in their first collaboration. The serial starred John Carroll who also sang the title song as a modern descendant of the original Zorro with Carroll stunt doubled by Yakima Canutt. The plot is a fairly standard western storyline well-nigh a villain attempting to illicitly take valuable land (in this case a new railroad). The setting is a hybrid of modern (1930s) and western elements that was used occasionally in B-Westerns (such every bit the western characteristic films besides produced by Democracy). It was also the first in a series of 5 Zorro serials: Zorro'south Fighting Legion (1939), Zorro's Blackness Whip (1944), Son of Zorro (1947) and Ghost of Zorro (1949).

Plot [edit]

In contemporary California, villain J. A. Marsden aims to have over the California-Yucatan Railroad with the aid of his henchman El Lobo. The rightful owners, Joyce and Phillip Andrews, naturally object. Their partner, Don Manuel Vega summons his nephew, James Vega, to assist them as he is the bully grandson of the original Zorro, Don Diego de la Vega. He is disappointed, however, to find that his nephew is a useless fop. Nevertheless, James Vega installs himself in the original Zorro's hideout and adopts the Zorro identity to defeat Marsden and El Lobo. This Zorro uses twin pistols and a whip equally his principal weapons of selection, rather than a more traditional sword.

Cast [edit]

  • John Carroll as James Vega and his masked alter ego Zorro. Despite being the aforementioned grapheme and thespian, the secret identity of the title graphic symbol is extended to the opening credits wherein "Zorro" and "James Vega" are credited as separate characters.
  • Helen Christian as Joyce Andrews
  • Reed Howes as Phillip Andrews
  • Duncan Renaldo equally Renaldo
  • Noah Beery Sr. as J. A. Marsden
  • Richard Alexander every bit Brad "El Lobo" Dace
  • Nigel De Brulier equally Don Manuel Vega
  • Robert Kortman as Trelliger
  • Jack Ingram as Carter
  • Roger Williams as Manning
  • Edmund Cobb equally Larkin
  • Mona Rico as Carmelita
  • Tom London equally O'Shea
  • Harry Strang as O'Brien
  • Jerry Frank every bit Duncan

Product [edit]

Zorro Rides Over again was budgeted at $98,110 although the concluding negative cost was $110,753 (a $12,643, or 12.nine%, overspend).[1] Information technology was filmed betwixt 8 September and five October 1937.[1] The serial's production number was 423.[one] Zorro Rides Again was influenced by the Singing Cowboy tendency of the time. Carroll's "best moments" in costume were singing (Lyrics include "Zorro rides over again into the night...")[2]

It was shot in Cochilla, Mexico[3] and featured other locales such as Bronson Coulee, Iverson Movie Ranch, Red Rock Canyon State Park, Angeles National Forest, and Chatsworth, Los Angeles.

Stunts [edit]

In the stance of Cline, one of the most memorable stunt scenes in the history of film serials is shown in Zorro Rides Again. Stuntman Yakima Canutt plays Zorro as he gallops upwards to the cab of a moving truck and swings from the saddle to its running board. Even a small mistake during this sequence would take been lethal for Canutt.[4]

Release [edit]

Theatrical [edit]

Zorro Rides Over again'south official release engagement is 20 November 1937, although this is actually the date the sixth affiliate was made available to motion picture exchanges.[1] A 68-minute feature film version, created by editing the serial footage together, was released on 22 September 1938 and re-released on sixteen January 1959. The feature film had a working title of Mysterious Don Miguel earlier returning to the original name Zorro Rides Again. This was one of 14 characteristic films Republic made from their serials.[one]

Boob tube [edit]

In the early on 1950s, Zorro Rides Again was i of fourteen Republic serials edited into a television series. It was broadcast in six 26½-infinitesimal episodes.[i]

Affiliate titles [edit]

  1. Death from the Heaven (29 min 41s)
  2. The Fatal Minute (xviii min 1s)
  3. Juggernaut (16 min 18s)
  4. Unmasked (16 min 19s)
  5. Sky Pirates (xvi min 54s)
  6. The Fatal Shot (16 min 32s)
  7. Burning Embers (xv min 30s)
  8. Plunge of Peril (17 min 10s)
  9. Tunnel of Terror (17 min 07s)
  10. Trapped (17 min 23s)
  11. Right of Mode (xv min 47s)
  12. Retribution (xv min 47s)

Source: [one] [5]

Cliffhangers [edit]

  1. Death from the Sky: Zorro, Joyce and Philip, aboard a train, are bombed from the air by El Lobo.
  2. The Fatal Minute: Knocked unconscious in a warehouse, Zorro is caught in the detonation of a hidden bomb.
  3. Juggernaut: Zorro'south foot is defenseless in the tracks of a railroad, helpless before an oncoming Express Train.
  4. Unmasked: Under cover of his heavies' guns, El Lobo reaches to remove Zorro'south mask.
  5. Sky Pirates: Zorro's plane comes under fire as it taxies for takeoff.
  6. The Fatal Shot: Fighting Trelliger, Zorro falls to the courtyard. El Lobo pulls a gun on the prone vigilante.
  7. Burning Embers: Zorro is defenseless in a called-for edifice when the flooring gives manner beneath him.
  8. Plunge of Peril: Attempting to escape on a funicular railway, Zorro plummets downwards a cliff.
  9. Tunnel of Terror: Zorro is trapped atop the carriage of a train as it enters a tunnel - which explodes.
  10. Trapped: In a rooftop hunt, Zorro loses his balance and falls from the skyscraper.
  11. Correct of Way: Zorro, in a truck, is set for a collision with El Lobo, in a train.

References [edit]

  1. ^ a b c d e f one thousand h i j k l Mathis, Jack (1995). Valley of the Cliffhangers Supplement. Jack Mathis Advertising. pp. iii, 10, 26–27. ISBN0-9632878-i-viii.
  2. ^ Stedman, Raymond William (1971). "four. Perilous Saturdays". Serials: Suspense and Drama By Installment. Academy of Oklahoma Press. p. 110. ISBN978-0-8061-0927-5.
  3. ^ Mayer, Geoff (2017). Encyclopedia of American Film Serials. McFarland & Company, Inc. p. 299. ISBN978-0-7864-7762-three.
  4. ^ Cline, William C. (1984). "3. The Half dozen Faces of Hazard". In the Nick of Time . McFarland & Company, Inc. p. 41. ISBN0-7864-0471-Ten.
  5. ^ Cline, William C. (1984). "Filmography". In the Nick of Fourth dimension . McFarland & Visitor, Inc. pp. 219–220. ISBN0-7864-0471-X.

External links [edit]

  • Zorro Rides Again at IMDb
  • Zorro Rides Once again at AllMovie
  • Zorro Rides Again is available for free download at the Internet Archive

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