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Zorro's Black Whip is a 1944 Republic Pictures film serial starring Linda Stirling. The film was made after the popular 1940 20th Century-Fox remake of The Mark of Zorro and Republic wasn't able to use the character himself, but still wanted to capitalize on it. However, and despite the title, Zorro does not feature in this serial. The hero(ine) is actually called The Black Whip throughout. The serial is set in pre-statehood Idaho, and involves a fight to prevent and ensure statehood by the villains and heroes respectively. Parts of this serial were reused as stock footage to pad out later serials such as Don Daredevil Rides Again (1951) and Man with the Steel Whip (1954) – despite the fact that both of those serials had male leads.
Original Release
11/16/1944
US Release
11/16/1944
Cast
Name | Character |
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George J. Lewis | Vic Gordon |
Linda Stirling | Barbara Meredith |
Lucien Littlefield | 'Tenpoint' Jackson / Tenpoint Jackson |
Francis McDonald | Dan Hammond |
Hal Taliaferro | Baxter |
John Merton | Ed Harris |
John Hamilton | Mr. Walsh |
Tom Chatterton | Crescent City Councilman |
Tom London | Commissioner James Bradley / James Bradley |
Jack Kirk | Marshal Wetherby |
Directors
Spencer Gordon Bennet, Wallace Grissell
Writers
Basil Dickey, Jesse Duffy, Grant Nelson, Joseph F. Poland
Creators
Cast
Name | Character |
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George J. Lewis | Vic Gordon |
Linda Stirling | Barbara Meredith |
Lucien Littlefield | 'Tenpoint' Jackson / Tenpoint Jackson |
Francis McDonald | Dan Hammond |
Hal Taliaferro | Baxter |
John Merton | Ed Harris |
John Hamilton | Mr. Walsh |
Tom Chatterton | Crescent City Councilman |
Tom London | Commissioner James Bradley / James Bradley |
Jack Kirk | Marshal Wetherby |
Jay Kirby | Randolph Meredith |
Si Jenks | Zeke Hayden |
Stanley Price | Hedges |
Tom Steele | Ed / Rancher |
Duke Green | Ranchhouse Heavy Brown [Ch. 9] / Evans - Trail Heavy [Chs. 1-2, 8] / Evans / Brown |
Dale Van Sickel | Danley (Corral Heavy) [Ch. 10] / Karl - Rock Heavy [Ch. 1] / Camp Heavy [Ch. 6] / Karl / Camp Heavy / Danley |
George Bell | Townsman |
Roy Brent | Wagner |
Horace B. Carpenter | Townsman |
John Cason | Henchman |
Producers
Name | Role |
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Ronald Davidson | Producer |