These episodes were broadcast May 5 to June 16, 1978.
Info from Wikipedia:
Plot
In contemporary (for the 1937 production) California, villain J. A. Marsden aims to take over the California-Yucatan Railroad with the aid of his henchman El Lobo. The rightful owners, Joyce and Phillip Andrews, naturally object. Their parter, Don Manuel Vega summons his nephew, James Vega, to help them as he is the great grandson of the original Zorro, Don Diego de la Vega. He is disappointed, however, to find that his nephew is a useless fop (presumably Don Manuel had not paid too much attention to his family history).
Nevertheless, James Vega installs himself in the original Zorro's hideout and adopts the Zorro identity to defeat Marsden and El Lobo. This Zorro uses twin pistols and (like the original Zorro) a whip as his main weapons of choice, rather than a more traditional sword.Cast
- John Carroll as James Vega and his masked alter ego Zorro. Despite being the same character and actor, the secret identity of the title character is extended to the opening credits wherein "Zorro" and "James Vega" are credited as separate characters.
- Helen Christian as Joyce Andrews
- Reed Howes as Phillip Andrews
- Duncan Renaldo as Renaldo
- Noah Beery, Sr. as J. A. Marsden
- Richard Alexander as Brad "El Lobo" Dace
- Nigel De Brulier as Don Manuel Vega
- Robert Kortman as Trelliger
- Jack Ingram as Carter
- Roger Williams as Manning
- Edmund Cobb as Larkin
- Mona Rico as Carmelita
- Tom London as O'Shea
- Harry Strang as O'Brien
- Jerry Frank as Duncan
Production
Zorro Rides Again was budgeted at $98,110 although the final negative cost was $110,753 (a $12,643, or 12.9%, overspend). It was filmed between 8 September and 5 October 1937. The serial's production number was 423. Zorro Rides Again was influenced by the Singing Cowboy trend of the time. Carroll's "best moments" in costume were singing (Lyrics include "Zorro rides again into the night...")It was shot in Bronson Canyon, Red Rock Canyon State Park, Angeles National Forest, and Chatsworth, Los Angeles.
Stunts
In the opinion of Cline, one of the most memorable stunt scenes in the history of film serials is shown in Zorro Rides Again. Stuntman Yakima Canutt plays Zorro as he gallops up to the cab of a moving truck and swings from the saddle to its running board. Even a small mistake during this sequence would have been lethal for Canutt.User review from IMDB:
Author:
raygun-3
from Margate, Florida
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.... 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....DOWNLOAD the original undubbed full-length episodes
(Divx, as multi-part rar-files):
Episode 01
(Death from the Sky) (29:42)
PART 1 (95 MB)
PART 3 (95 MB)
PART 4 (65 MB)
Episode 02
(The Fatal Minute) (18:01)
PART 1 (95 MB)
PART 2 (95 MB)
PART 3 (16 MB)
(Juggernaut) (15:55)
PART 1 (95 MB)
PART 2 (92 MB)
Episode 04
(Unmasked) (16:18)
PART 1 (95 MB)
PART 2 (95 MB)
PART 3 (891 KB)
Episode 05
(Sky Pirates) (16:51)
PART 2 (86 MB)
Episode 06
(The Fatal Shot) (16:30)
PART 1 (95 MB)
PART 2 (95 MB)
PART 3 (4.41 MB)
(Burning Embers) (15:29)
PART 1 (95 MB)
PART 2 (71 MB)
Episode 08
(Plunge of Peril) (17:10)
PART 1 (95 MB)
PART 2 (81 MB)
(Tunnel of Terror) (17:06)
PART 1 (95 MB)
PART 2 (81 MB)
Episode 10
(Trapped) (17:24)
PART 1 (95 MB)
PART 2 (63 MB)
Episode 11
(Right of Way) (15:46)
PART 1 (95 MB)
PART 2 (63 MB)
(Retribution) (15:55)
PART 1 (95 MB)
PART 2 (85 MB)
NOTE:
You'll need a program like WinZip, WinRar or similar to extract/combine parts.
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