The masked hero leads a fighting force to fight a villian who plots the conquest of The Republic of Mexico.
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Title: Zorro's Fighting Legion (1939)
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Cast
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| Reed Hadley | ... | Don Diego Vega / Zorro | |
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Sheila Darcy | ... | Volita |
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William Corson | ... | Ramon |
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Leander De Cordova | ... | Governor Felipe |
| Edmund Cobb | ... | Gonzalez | |
| John Merton | ... | Manuel [Ch. 1-9] | |
| C. Montague Shaw | ... | Pablo | |
| Budd Buster | ... | Juan | |
| Carleton Young | ... | Benito Juarez [ch 1-2, 12] | |
| Guy D'Ennery | ... | Don Francisco [Ch. 1] | |
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Paul Marion | ... | Kala [Ch. 10-12] (as Paul Marian) |
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Joe Molina | ... | Tarmac |
| James Pierce | ... | Moreno (as Jim Pierce) | |
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Helen Mitchel | ... | Doña Maria |
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Curley Dresden | ... | Tomás |
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It'a 1824 and Don Del Oro, a man completely hidden in a suit of armor, plans to become emperor of Mexico. Don Diego arrives and as the masked Zorro takes up the fight. He organizes the Legionnaires to fight Del Oro's henchmen and the Yaqui Indians. CHAP. 1, GOLDEN GOD: An explosion sends a landslide down on Zorro. CHAP. 2, FLAMING Z: Zorro is trapped in a building as it explodes. CHAP. 3, DESCENDING DOOM: Zorro is trapped in an elevator shaft with the car plummeting down at him. CHAP. 4, BRIDGE OF PERIL: Zorro is on a narrow suspension bridge when the suport ropes are cut. CHAP. 5, DECOY: Zorro is on a wagon that explodes. CHAP. 6, ZORRO TO THE RESCUE: Zorro is locked in a dungeon cell with a moving wall that is about to crush him. CHAP. 7, FUGITIVE: Zorro falls beneath a runaway stagecoach. CHAP. 8, FLOWING DEATH: Zorro is in a mine shaft when an avalanche of water is released. CHAP 9, GOLDEN ARROW: A man at close range shoots an arrow at the unsuspecting Don Diego. CHAP. 10, MYSTERY... Written by Maurice VanAuken <vanauken@comcast.net>
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WHIPS CRACK! SWORDS FLASH! BULLETS FLY! (original print ad-all caps)Parents Guide:
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Manuel Gonzalez: Excellent - make an example of him!
Chief Justice Pablo: I also agree. Show the Yaquis they cannot break our laws and live and we'll have little to fear from that quarter.
Don Diego Vega: Except bloodshed and death.
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Music by William Lava
Lyrics by Eddie Cherkose
Sung by Zorro's Legionaires over the credits and throughtout the serial.
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When stuntman Yakima Cannutt jumps from his horse onto the lead horse of a stagecoach he did a backward summersault due to one of the horses catching his leg causing him to be flipped over. See more »Goofs
Arrows shot make a cartoon twang sound. See more »Quotes
Gov. Felipe: I propose that Kala be hanged in the public square tomorrow morning.Manuel Gonzalez: Excellent - make an example of him!
Chief Justice Pablo: I also agree. Show the Yaquis they cannot break our laws and live and we'll have little to fear from that quarter.
Don Diego Vega: Except bloodshed and death.
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Soundtracks
We Ride!Music by William Lava
Lyrics by Eddie Cherkose
Sung by Zorro's Legionaires over the credits and throughtout the serial.
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16 December 1939 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
Return of Zorro See more »Company Credits
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Best of the Zorro serials and one of my favorite serials, period. This is a period serial set right after the birth of Mexico. The new nation is counting on the gold produced by this one town to keep the republic solvent. However a gold god, Don del Oro is stirring up the Indians and stealing the gold for himself. Its Zorro and his band of men to the rescue. Reed Hadley is a winning Zorro and he cuts a dashing figure as he gets into a nice selection of scraps (most all of which were reused by the later Zorro serials as well as other serials as well).The story moves and its nicely not clear who the real bad guy is. There is a reason that I've seen this the most of any serial I've seen, its simply a great action adventure film. The only thing I can compare it to is the Mark of Zorro with Tyrone Power or one of the other swashbucklers of the period. Its super and highly recommended.