The Bold Caballero (1936)

The Commandant is making life rough for the colonials in Spanish California. While trying to help, Zorro is charged with the murder of the new Governor, but in the end he triumphs over the ... See full summary »

Director:

Wells Root

Writers:

Wells Root (original screenplay), Johnston McCulley (idea),

Stars:

Robert Livingston, Heather Angel, Sig Ruman

Cast

Complete credited cast:
Robert Livingston	...	Don Diego Vega / Zorro
Heather Angel	...	Lady Isabella Palma
Sig Ruman	...	Commandante Sebastian Golle (as Sig Rumann)
Ian Wolfe	...	The Priest
Robert Warwick	...	Governor Palma
Emily Fitzroy	...	Lady Isabella's chaperone
Charles Stevens	...	Captain Vargas
Walter Long	...	Guard
Ferdinand Munier	...	Landlord
Chris-Pin Martin	...	Hangman (as Chris King Martin)
Carlos De Valdez	...	The Alcalde (as Carlos de Valdez)
Soledad Jiménez	...	Indian woman (as Soledad Jiminez)

Storyline

The Commandant is making life rough for the colonials in Spanish California. While trying to help, Zorro is charged with the murder of the new Governor, but in the end he triumphs over the evil Commandant.

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Plot Keywords:

governor | commandant | zorro | murder | old california | 

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Taglines:

FOR LOVE - AND FOR FREEDOM!... his battle cry.

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Genres:

Action | Adventure | Comedy | Romance | Western

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

1 December 1936 (USA)

Also Known As:

A Marca de Zorro

Filming Locations:

Backlot, Republic Studios - 4024 Radford Avenue, North Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA

Box Office

Budget:

$100,000 (estimated)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Republic Pictures (I)

Technical Specs

Runtime:

67 min 25 min (cut)

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color (Magnacolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

This is the only film to accurately depict Zorro as wearing a mask which covers his entire face, as he appeared on the cover of the August 9th, 1919 issue of All-Story Weekly; the magazine which first introduced him in the five part story The Curse of Capistrano. All subsequent film and television depictions which leave Zorro's chin, and usually his entire mouth, exposed are variations of the design first created for Douglas Fairbanks in the film The Mark of Zorro

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Quotes

[first lines]
Crowd of Indians: Zorro... Zorro... Zorro...

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Connections

Referenced in The American Experience: The Battle Over Citizen Kane (1996)

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Soundtracks

"La Paloma"
(uncredited)
Music by Sebastián Yradier

User Reviews

Better than the recent Zorro film.

For a film that was made back in 1936, this is rather good. It's even more notable than the new Zorro film. First off, if you plan on seeing this, try to see the restored color version, it looks great, and is better than the old creaky black and white prints that have been around forever. This film has some great dialog and acting, and the story is very worthwhile. The restored original color version is available off of Republic video, only problem is that the words "Republic Pictures" are at the top of the screen the whole time.