Zorro's Fighting Legion (1939)
1939 · Short film · 27 min · dir. William Witney
WHIPS CRACK! SWORDS FLASH! BULLETS FLY!
- Western
- swashbuckler film
Synopsis
The mysterious Don Del Oro ("Lord of Gold"), an idol of the Yaqui Indians, plans to take over the gold and become Emperor. Francisco was put in charge of a legion to combat the Yaqui tribe and protect the land, but when attacked Zorro came to his rescue. Francisco's partner recognized Zorro as the hidalgo Don Diego Vega, then ask him to take over the fighting legion as his alter-ego Zorro.
Synopsis from TMDb
Details
- Director
- William Witney
- Writer
- Ronald Davidson
- Cinematography
- Reggie Lanning
- Studio
- Republic Pictures
- Released
- 1939-12-16
- Running time
- 27 minutes
Cast & crew
William Witney Director
C. Montague Shaw- Leander de Cordova
James Pierce
Reed Hadley
Edmund Cobb
Charles King
Carleton Young- Sheila Darcy
Reviews on the Internet Archive
Yakima Canutt's stuntwork · frontrowkid · 2009-08-30
Legendary stuntman Yakima Canutt doubled for Reed Hadley in the title role. His famous stunt of transferring from the horse to the stage and risking being trampled by the horses was copied in Spielberg's Raiders of the Lost Ark. Second in the series of Zorro serials, this one is best remembered by fans who saw it either on the screen or on television. Reed Hadley, who played primarily villians in films, later became Capt. Braddock on TV'a Racket Squad
