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Director:
Fred Niblo
Writer:
Johnston McCulley (story)
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Release Date:
5 December 1920 (USA) more
Plot:
In old Spanish California, the oppressive colonial government is opposed by Zorro, masked champion of the people... more | add synopsis
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Good Entertainment, & A Nice Showcase For Fairbanks more

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Additional Details

Runtime:
90 min (1970 alternate version) | 107 min (DVD)
Country:
USA
Aspect Ratio:
1.33 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Silent
Certification:
Canada:G (Ontario) | USA:Not Rated

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Film debut of Noah Beery Jr.. more
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[Diego is apathetically wooing the woman his father commanded him to marry]
Zorro: I have a servant -- a wonder at the guitar. Tonight I shall order him to come out and play beneath your window.
Lolita Pulido: I have a maid -- passionately fond of music!
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Referenced in Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles III (1993) more

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10 out of 12 people found the following comment useful:-
Good Entertainment, & A Nice Showcase For Fairbanks, 17 September 2004
Author: Snow Leopard from Ohio

Besides being entertaining in itself, "The Mark of Zorro" also provides Douglas Fairbanks with a nice showcase, in a dual role that gives him plenty of good material to work with. While other versions of the Zorro legends are now more familiar to present-day audiences, this one is probably still better than any of the others except for the 1940 version with Tyrone Power.

The 1998 update had big names and a big budget, but it was of much lower quality, glossy and over-played at a number of points, and with too much material of comic-book quality at other times.

Fairbanks works nicely both as Don Diego and as Zorro, and he gets opportunities to display many different talents. He gets to display his swash-buckling yet easy-going persona, and then at other times is able to show a more refined, sometimes vulnerable side. Not only does he make both personalities work, but he melds them together into a believable whole, not so much by means of artifice as by the vigor and sincerity of his screen presence.

The story, likewise, presents an interesting situation that works Fairbanks in well with the other characters. Though they are less interesting in themselves, the secondary characters each play a useful role in the story and in the ideas that it suggests. This old version of the Zorro tale holds up well - at least for those who enjoy silent movies - and it presents a nicely paced and entertaining story.

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