The military commandante of Santa Cruz, Sig Ruman, kills the new governor and frames Zorro. The dying governor gives the place to his daughter, Heather Angel, and tells her to seek vengeance on his murderer. This leaves Zorro/Don Diego Vega in a pickle, as he loves Miss Angel. So he offers to help Ruman woo Miss Angel, while fopping it up for her.
Republic Pictures' first color production (Magnacolor, an offshoot of Prizma) is a pretty good effort, with Yakima Canutt and Joe Yrigoyen among the stunt doubles. Bob Livingston as Zorro is pretty good in the conedy parts, and a full-face mask allows his doubles to do the stunts convincing; when Livingston has to handle a sword, the cameramen are obviously covering for him.
It's all good fun, and if it doesn't average as good as Fairbanks or Power, it's good, clean fun.
Republic Pictures' first color production (Magnacolor, an offshoot of Prizma) is a pretty good effort, with Yakima Canutt and Joe Yrigoyen among the stunt doubles. Bob Livingston as Zorro is pretty good in the conedy parts, and a full-face mask allows his doubles to do the stunts convincing; when Livingston has to handle a sword, the cameramen are obviously covering for him.
It's all good fun, and if it doesn't average as good as Fairbanks or Power, it's good, clean fun.