Zorro Rides Again (1937)

The California-Yucatan Railroad, being built for the good of Mexico, is under siege by a gang of terrorists hoping to force its sale; no one can prove their connection to profiteer Marsden.... See full summary »

Directors:

John English, William Witney

Writers:

Barry Shipman (original screenplay), John Rathmell (original screenplay),

Stars:

John Carroll, Helen Christian, Reed Howes

Cast

Complete credited cast:
John Carroll	...	James Vega / Zorro
Helen Christian	...	Joyce Andrews
Reed Howes	...	Phillip Andrews
Duncan Renaldo	...	Renaldo
Noah Beery	...	J.A. Marsden
Richard Alexander	...	Brad Dace aka El Lobo
Nigel De Brulier	...	Don Manuel Vega [Ch. 1] (as Nigel de Brulier)
Bob Kortman	...	Henchman Trellinger (as Robert Kortman)
Jack Ingram	...	Henchman Carter
Roger Williams	...	Henchman Manning
Edmund Cobb	...	Henchman Larkin [Chs. 2-3]
Mona Rico	...	Carmelita [Chs. 1, 9]
Tom London	...	O'Shea [Ch. 1]
Harry Strang	...	O'Brien [Ch. 10]
Jerry Frank	...	Duncan - Pilot

Storyline

The California-Yucatan Railroad, being built for the good of Mexico, is under siege by a gang of terrorists hoping to force its sale; no one can prove their connection to profiteer Marsden. Manuel Vega, aged co-owner, calls in the aid of his nephew James, great-grandson of the original Zorro. Alas, James seems more adept at golf than derring-do; but after he arrives, Zorro rides again! Can one black-clad man on horseback defeat a gang supplied with airplanes and machine guns?

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Plot Keywords:

gang | zorro | mexico | machine gun | railroad | 

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Taglines:

ZORRO - Crack shot, super swordsman...known to few, his iron hand is felt by all who dare defy the law! (original print ad)

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Genres:

Action | Adventure | Comedy | Romance | Western

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Certificate:

Passed

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

20 November 1937 (USA)

Also Known As:

Le retour de Zorro

Filming Locations:

Bronson Canyon, Griffith Park - 4730 Crystal Springs Drive, Los Angeles, California, USA

Box Office

Budget:

$110,753 (estimated)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Republic Pictures (I)

Technical Specs

Runtime:

212 min 212 min (12 episodes) 170 min (part 1: 92'/part 2: 78')

Sound Mix:

Mono (RCA Victor High Fidelity Sound System)

Color:

Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Chapter Titles:

• 1. Death from the Sky
• 2. The Fatal Minute
• 3. Juggernaut
• 4. Unmasked
• 5. Sky Pirates
• 6. The Fatal Shot
• 7. Burning Embers
• 8. Plunge of Peril
• 9. Tunnel of Terror
• 10. Trapped
• 11. Right of Way
• 12. Retribution

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Goofs

In Episode 7, Zorro gives Joyce Andrews the revolver from his left holster and then he is upstairs and the building is on fire there. In Episode 8, Zorro escapes from the burning building and now has both revolvers in the holsters, but has had no contact with Joyce Andrews since he gave her one of his revolvers. In Episode 8, the water flow is restored after the villains had shut off the valve. But Zorro had left the control room without opening the valve.

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Quotes

Joyce Andrews: Murdered! Brutally murdered by this fiend who calls himself El Lobo. He isn't human I tell you. An old man and a little boy - no employee of this company is safe!
Phillip Andrews: But sis...
Joyce Andrews: Oh, if there were only a man like your great-uncle Zorro, Don Manuel. He would know what to do with such as El Lobo

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Connections

Featured in Cinemassacre's Monster Madness: Robot Monster (2010)

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Soundtracks

"SONG OF ZORRO"
Written by Alberto Colombo, Eddie Cherkose

User Reviews

To set the record straight again

Somebody didn't like this under Review/Comments (evidently incorrectly thinking it violated correcting cast errors in this space.) I wasn't correcting cast errors when I wrote it originally and I'm still not. I'm pointing out the facts regarding the unique way the credits were presented on the first chapter. The name of actor John Carroll is not shown on the original-release, Chapter 1 film credits until it appears on a sixth-page of actor credits; the first page is a full-body image of ZORRO. The second page is split between head-shots of HELEN Christian and REED HOWES; the third-fourth-fifth actor credits page features singular shots of DUNCAN RENALDO, NOAH BEERY and RICHARD Alexander. That is followed by an "And" page that lists: John Carroll, Nigel de Brulier, Robert Kortman, Jack Ingram, Roger Williams, Edmund Cobb, Mona Rico, Tom London, Harry Strang and Jerry Frank. None of the role names are shown. Additionally, a feature version, running 68 minutes and with an-intended title of "Mysterious Don Miguel", was edited from this serial and released theatrically on September 22, 1938, and this feature version was re-released theatrically again on January 16, 1959 in order to take advantage of and cash in on the popularity of the Zorro television series produced by Disney and starring Guy Williams. . The 1950s syndicated television version of the serial consisted of six twenty-six and one half-minutes chapters running exactly 156 minutes, leaving the television version 56 minutes short of the 212 minutes of the theatrical version. This Comment reference the hstory of this serial contains no spoilers and no data corrections.