Zorro Rides Again (1937)

Calificación de los usuarios:

6.3/10   

Directors:

John English
William Witney

Escritores:

Barry Shipman (original screenplay) &
John Rathmell (original screenplay) ...

Fecha de Lanzamiento:

20 noviembre 1937 (USA)

Género:

Acción | Aventura | Comedia | Romance | Del Oeste

Plot:

The California-Yucatan Railroad, being built for the good of Mexico, is under siege by a gang of terrorists...

Plot Keywords:

Gang | Airplane | Mexico | Railroad | Prude

Comentarios de los usuarios:

one of the best '30s serials from republic pictures

Reparto

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 / '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

Duración:

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

País:

USA

Idioma:

Inglés

Color:

Negro y Blanco

Relación de Aspecto:

1.37 : 1

Sonido:

Mono (RCA Victor High Fidelity Sound System)

Clasificación:

USA:Approved | Finland:K-12 | Sweden:15 | USA:Passed (National Board of Review) | West Germany:12

Locaciones de Filmación:

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

Compañía:

Republic Pictures (I)

Trivialidades:

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 listed.

Errores:

Continuidad: 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.

Citas:

Don Manuel Vega [Ch. 1]: I will be eternally indebted to you, Senor. Who are you?
James Vega: You may call me... Zorro.
Joyce Andrews: Zorro? But Zorro...
James Vega: Yes, senorita, Zorro has been dead these many years - but the spirit of Zorro will never die.

Conexiones de Película:

Referenced in Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade (1989)

Banda de Sonido:

SONG OF ZORRO

one of the best '30s serials from republic pictures

I first saw this serial on TV in the 1950s in New York. It was my first exposure to the "anachronistic westerns" that republic pictures produced at that time. Six Guns, railroads, airplanes horses,gunfights,a machine gun and automobiles; what a combination in a western serial. One would probably have thought seeing this and other republic features made along these lines that people walked around with six guns like the old west in modern times living in California. This formula however in my opinion worked very well. Republic's music scores of that time were wonderful with basically the same themes used in this and other films of 1937. The casting was fine for this serial. John Caroll made a wonder modern Zorro. In a change of pace, Richard Alexander, the unselfish prince Barin of Flash Gordon,1936, makes a marvelous villain as the character, El Lobo (Brad Dace). Kudos to the rest of the cast especially Duncan Renaldo. There is no question that the production company knew how to put together a rousing actioneer of all the components I mentioned above. The closest of films that we see today that even approach the mood and mystique of this serial would probably be the Star Wars epics. This is one of my favorite serials because it has "entertainment value"; one to pop on a vcr to enjoy and relax more than "once a year".