| Son of Zorro | |
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| Directed by | Spencer Gordon Bennet Fred C. Brannon |
| Produced by | Ronald Davidson |
| Written by | Franklin Adreon Basil Dickey Jesse Duffy Sol Shor |
| Starring | George Turner Peggy Stewart Roy Barcroft Edward Cassidy Ernie Adams Stanley Price Edmund Cobb Ken Terrell |
| Cinematography | Bud Thackery |
| Distributed by | Republic Pictures |
| Release date(s) | 18 January 1947 (serial)[1] 23 December 1957 (re-release)[1] Early 1950s (TV)[1] |
| Running time | 13 chapters (180 minutes (serial)[1] 6 26½-minute episodes (TV)[1] |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $146,723 (negative cost: $156,745)[1] |
Son of Zorro (1947) is a Republic film serial. It was the 43rd of the 66 serials produced by that studio. The serial was directed by Spencer Gordon Bennet and Fred C. Brannon. George Turner starred as a descendant of the original Zorro in 1860s United States.
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Following the American Civil War, a descendant of the original Zorro takes up the identity to put a stop to corrupt politicians.
Son of Zorro was budgeted at $156,745 although the final negative cost was $119,343 (a $10,022, or 6.8%, overspend). It was the cheapest Republic serial of 1947.[1] It was filmed between 21 June and 20 July 1946 under the working title Zorro Strikes Again.[1] The serial's production number was 1695.[1]
This was one of only four 13-chapter serials to be released by Republic. Three of the four were released in 1947, the only original serials released in that year. The fourth serial of the year was a re-release of the 15-chapter, 1941 serial Jungle Girl. This marked the first time Republic had re-released a serial to add to their first run serial releases.[1]
The special effects were created by the Lydecker brothers.
Son of Zorro's official release date is 18 January 1947, although this is actually the date the sixth chapter was made available to film exchanges.[1] The release of Son of Zorro was followed by a re-release of Jungle Girl instead of a new serial. This was the first time Republic had re-released a serial. This was followed by the next new serial, Jesse James Rides Again.[1] The serial was re-released on 23 December 1957 between the similar re-releases of Radar Men from the Moon and Zorro's Fighting Legion. The last original Republic serial release had been King of the Carnival in 1955.[1]
In the early 1950s, Son of Zorro was one of fourteen Republic serials edited into a television series. It was broadcast in six 26½-minute episodes.[1]
| Preceded by The Crimson Ghost (1946) |
Republic Serial Son of Zorro (1947) |
Succeeded by Jesse James Rides Again (1947) |
| Preceded by Zorro's Black Whip (1944) |
Zorro Serial Son of Zorro (1947) |
Succeeded by Ghost of Zorro (1949) |
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