The Jagged Mark of His Sword Struck Terror to Every Heart - But One! This swashbuckling remake of the silent classic stars Tyrone Power as the dashing masked avenger who single-handedly saves Los Angeles from Spanish despots. Don Diego Vega (Power) is summoned home from his elite training corps in Spain to California, where he finds his father, the Alcade, deposed and the people living in tyranny. Disguised as Zorro, a sword-wielding mystery man dressed in black, he works to restore his father to power and return tax money stolen by the villains (J. Edward Bromberg, Basil Rathbone). He even finds time to romance the ruling tyrant's beautiful niece (Linda Darnell). This celebrated screen adventure is filled with action, adventure, excitement and romance, as well as featuring 'one of cinema's best ever duels' (Empire).
Directed by
Rouben Mamoulian
Written by
John Taintor Foote; Garrett Fort (adaptation); Johnston McCulley (novel "The Curse of Capistrano"); Bess Meredyth (adaptation).
Starring
Tyrone Power (Don Diego Vega / Zorro); Linda Darnell (Lolita Quintero); Basil Rathbone (Captain Esteban Pasquale); Gale Sondergaard (Inez Quintero); Eugene Pallette (Fray Felipe); J. Edward Bromberg (Don Luis Quintero); Montagu Love (Don Alejandro Vega); Janet Beecher (Señora Isabella Vega); George Regas (Sergeant Gonzales); Chris-Pin Martin (The Turnkey); Robert Lowery (Rodrigo); Belle Mitchell (Maria de Lopez); John Bleifer (Pedro). Please contact SFC to add other cast members and characters.
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