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Zorro's Fighting Legion is a 1939 Republic Pictures film serial consisting of twelve chapters starring Reed Hadley as Zorro and directed by William Witney and John English. The plot revolves around his alter-ego Don Diego's fight against the evil Don Del Oro.
A trademark of this serial is the sudden demise of at least one native informant in each episode. The direction was identical for each informant's death, creating a source of unintentional humor: each informant, upon uttering the phrase, "Don Del Oro is...", is shot by a golden arrow and dies before being able to name the villain's alter ego. The serial is also unusual in featuring a real historical personage, Mexican President Benito Juárez, as a minor character. It is the second in a series of five Zorro serials: Zorro Rides Again (1937), Zorro's Black Whip (1944), Son of Zorro (1947) and Ghost of Zorro (1949).
Original Release
12/16/1939
US Release
12/16/1939
Cast
Name | Character |
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Reed Hadley | Zorro / Don Diego Vega / Don Diego Vega and his alter ego Zorro |
Sheila Darcy | Volita |
William Corson | Ramon |
Leander De Cordova | Governor Felipe |
Edmund Cobb | Gonzalez / Manuel Gonzalez |
John Merton | Manuel [Ch. 1-9] / Commandante Manuel |
C. Montague Shaw | Pablo / Chief Justice Pablo |
Budd Buster | Juan |
Carleton Young | Benito Juarez [ch 1-2, 12] / Benito Juarez |
Guy D'Ennery | Don Francisco [Ch. 1] / Don Francisco |
Directors
Writers
Ronald Davidson, Franklin Adreon, Morgan Cox, Sol Shor, Barney A. Sarecky
Cast
Name | Character |
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Reed Hadley | Zorro / Don Diego Vega / Don Diego Vega and his alter ego Zorro |
Sheila Darcy | Volita |
William Corson | Ramon |
Leander De Cordova | Governor Felipe |
Edmund Cobb | Gonzalez / Manuel Gonzalez |
John Merton | Manuel [Ch. 1-9] / Commandante Manuel |
C. Montague Shaw | Pablo / Chief Justice Pablo |
Budd Buster | Juan |
Carleton Young | Benito Juarez [ch 1-2, 12] / Benito Juarez |
Guy D'Ennery | Don Francisco [Ch. 1] / Don Francisco |
Paul Marion | Kala [Ch. 10-12] / Kala |
Joe Molina | Tarmac / Tarmac -Yaqui Chief |
James Pierce | Moreno / Henchnam Moreno |
Helen Mitchel | Doña Maria |
Curley Dresden | Tomás / Henchman Tomás |
Charles King | Valdez / Henchman Valdez |
Al Taylor | Rico / Henchman Rico |
Billy Bletcher | Don Del Oro (voice) / Don Del Oro |
Buel Bryant | Renaldo |
Yakima Canutt | Gold Shipment Trooper |
Producers
Name | Role |
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Hiram S. Brown Jr. | Producer |