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The Mark of Zorro (1940)

APPROVED  94 min  -  Action | Adventure | Romance   -  8 November 1940 (USA)
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A young aristocrat must masquerade as a fop in order to maintain his secret identity of Zorro as he restores justice to early California.

Director:

Rouben Mamoulian

Writers:

John Taintor Foote (screenplay), Garrett Fort (adaptation), and 2 more credits »
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Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Tyrone Power ...
Linda Darnell ...
Basil Rathbone ...
Gale Sondergaard ...
Inez Quintero
Eugene Pallette Eugene Pallette ...
J. Edward Bromberg J. Edward Bromberg ...
Montagu Love Montagu Love ...
Janet Beecher Janet Beecher ...
Senora Isabella Vega
George Regas George Regas ...
Chris-Pin Martin Chris-Pin Martin ...
Turnkey
Robert Lowery Robert Lowery ...
Rodrigo
Belle Mitchell Belle Mitchell ...
Maria
John Bleifer John Bleifer ...
Pedro
Frank Puglia Frank Puglia ...
Propietor
Eugene Borden Eugene Borden ...
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Storyline

Around 1820 the son of a California nobleman comes home from Spain to find his native land under a villainous dictatorship. On the one hand he plays the useless fop, while on the other he is the masked avenger Zorro. Written by Ed Stephan <stephan@cc.wwu.edu>  

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Plot Keywords:

California | Fop | Sword | Spain | Swordsman  | See more »

Taglines:

Ride With Zorro . . . The Dashing Don Of California's Most Adventurous Era ! See more »

Genres:

Action | Adventure | Romance | Western

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English | Spanish

Release Date:

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Also Known As:

Im Zeichen des Zorro See more »

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Technical Specs

Runtime:

 | Portugal: (censored version)

Sound Mix:

Mono (Western Electric Mirrophonic Recording)

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1
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Trivia

Basil Rathbone, being a well known fencer in his own right, was asked how well Tyrone Power did in their scenes in which stunt doubles were not used. Rathbone responded, " Tyrone Power could fence Errol Flynn into a box!" See more »

Goofs

Continuity: After Zorro breaks into the Alcalde's home, threatens him, and meets Lolita, he is shortly thereafter seen slashing down a "Wanted" poster offering 20,000 pesos for his capture. Later, in the scene where he holds up the tax collectors after they have gathered tax money from the peons, as he robs the tax collectors, in the background can be seen another "Wanted" poster offering 5,000 pesos reward for the capture of Zorro. In a subsequent scene moments later, they again show the poster offering 20,000 pesos reward for Zorro's capture. See more »

Quotes

Captain Esteban Pasquale: His Excellency will never forgive me if I let you go without a word of welcome from him. I'm quite sure that you'll save me a reprimand.
Don Diego Vega: How could I refuse a man anything with a naked sword in his hand?
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Connections

Spoofed in "Robot Chicken: Easter Basket (#2.3)" (2006) See more »