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As a kid back in the '50's, I was enthralled with the Disney TV series "Zorro". When my dad told me about a movie done in the '40's, the TV station from Phila. showed a late show presentation of it, and dad allowed me to stay up and watch it. Here was handsome Tyrone Power "swash" and "buckling" with the best. Wow! So here is that 1940 version of the story, as only 20th Century Fox could do it, with Power, Basil Rathbone, and beautiful young Linda Darnell setting the standard by which later versions would be compared. All the later versions,the serials of the '40's, (one of them, "The Ghost of Zorro", starred Clayton Moore, later to become famous as another masked avenger known as "The Lone Ranger"), Disney's movie "The Sign of Zorro", and the later movies with Antonio Banderas, "The Mask of Zorro" and "the Legend of Zorro", all owe a lot to this classic movie. Also (surprise) the DVD contains both the original black and white edition as well as a colorized version. Those costumes really look great in color! A must for the collector of classic movies! mister_grillmanRead full review
We all know who Zorro is~ arriving home from Spain Diego is shocked to see how the California he knew is gone his honest father is replaced by a corrupt Alcalde and his Henchman "BASIL RATHBONE" is excellent as the guy we HATE~ the peons and church are being TAXED to death. so Diego emerges as a fop ..more interested in his lacy clothes. why he plays magic tricks~ LOL along the way LOVELY Linda Darnell captures his attention~ but she is wanting a cavalier~ instead she gets Diego the fop~ out of the night a masked hero and his Sword robs from the rich Alcalde and gives BACK to the church and to the peons~ who is HE? as the fun emerges~ Tyrone is a very very good Diego and Zorro~ he plays the comic Diego and the energetic Zorro~Linda DarnellBeaufiful and is fun~ also scene stealer Gail Sondergaard as the jealous Aunt who thinks Diego is for 'her" but will 'settle' for her boring husband the Alcalde as long as the keeps up the Jewelry coming her way~ one of the highlight sword scenes is where BASIL discovers who Diego is and they end up in an excellent sword fight~ some GREAT fun~ We find that GOOD GUYS SOMETIMES WEAR BLACK~ FUN , A CLASSIC ADVENTURE AND SOME GOOD ROMANTIC TOUCHES~ I GIVE THIS A SOLID 10 OUT OF 10~ IF YOU FOUND THIS REVIEW HELPFUL PLEASE REMEMBER TO VOTE~Read full review
This picture, especially the color version, it's nowhere near 80 years old. I have loved it ever since my own childhood. It never gets stale, and the actors are terrific, With a special nod to my favorite villain, basil Rathbone. His outcome at the films conclusion is especially satisfying! Tyrone Power is handsome, Linda Darnell is beyond gorgeous… What more can I say?
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I recieved a copy of this movie, in a lot of other movies I bought. I liked it so well I had to have the Special Edition color version. The Mark of Zorro is a great bit of fun. Tyrone Power is a handsome subtly comical Zorro. He plays the part to perfection, and has a great supporting cast. This movie has just the right mix of action, romance and humor. A great pick up for all movie fans and espiecally Zorro fans.
Old School Zorro is awesome. Basil Rathbone was actually the best swordsman in Hollywood. He taught Tyrone Power how to fence. The sword fights are excellent. It looks like they are using REAL swords. The choreography is amazing.
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