Ghost of Zorro

Ghost of Zorro

Directed by	Fred C. Brannon
Produced by	Franklin Adreon
Written by	Royal K Cole William Lively Sol Shor
Starring	Clayton Moore Pamela Blake Roy Barcroft George J. Lewis Eugene Roth
Music by	Stanley Wilson
Cinematography	John MacBurnie
Distributed by	Republic Pictures
Release dates	24 March 1949 (U.S. serial)^[1] 30 June 1959 (U.S. feature)^[1]
Running time	12 chapters / 167 minutes (serial)^[1] 69 minutes (feature)^[1]
Country	United States
Language	English
Budget	$165,086 (negative cost: $164,895)^[1]

Ghost of Zorro is a 1949 Republic Movie serial. It uses substantial stock footage from earlier serials, including Son of Zorro and Daredevils of the West. This movie was shot in Chatsworth, Los Angeles.

Plot

It's 1865 and the telegraph is heading west. George Crane, wanting to keep law and order out of his territory, is out to stop the construction. One of the main engineers on the job is Ken Mason, the grandson of the original Zorro. As Crane hires his men to stop the work, Mason finds himself in the legendary role his ancestor originated.

Cast

Clayton Moore as Ken Mason/Zorro
Pamela Blake as Rita White
Roy Barcroft as Hank Kilgore
George J. Lewis as Moccasin
Eugene Roth as George Crane

Production

Ghost of Zorro was budgeted at $165,086 although the final negative cost was $164,895 (a $191, or 0.1 percent, under-spend).^[1]

It was filmed between 11 January and 2 February 1949.^[1] The serial's production number was 1702.^[1]

Stunts

Tom Steele as Ken Mason/Zorro (doubling Clayton Moore)

Special Effects

Special effects by the Lydecker brothers.

Release

Theatrical

Ghost of Zorro's official release date is 24 March 1949, although this is actually the date the sixth chapter was made available to film exchanges.^[1]

A 69-minute feature film version, created by editing the serial footage together, was released on 30 June 1959. It was one of fourteen feature films Republic made from their serials.^[1]

Chapter titles

Bandit Territory (20min)
Forged Orders (13min 20s)
Robber's Agent (13min 20s)
Victims of Vengeance (13min 20s)
Gun Trap (13min 20s)
Deadline at Midnight (13min 20s)
Tower of Disaster (13min 20s)
Mob Justice (13min 20s)
Money Lure (13min 20s)
Message of Death (13min 20s) - a re-cap chapter
Runaway Stagecoach (13min 20s)
Trail of Blood (13min 20s)

_Source:^[1]^[2]

References

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Mathis, Jack (1995). Valley of the Cliffhangers Supplement. Jack Mathis Advertising. pp. 3, 10, 110–111. ISBN 0-9632878-1-8.
↑ Cline, William C. (1984). "Filmography". In the Nick of Time. McFarland & Company, Inc. pp. 248–249. ISBN 0-7864-0471-X.

External links

Ghost of Zorro at the Internet Movie Database

Preceded by Federal Agents vs. Underworld, Inc (1948)	Republic Serial Ghost of Zorro (1949)	Succeeded by King of the Rocket Men (1949)
Preceded by Son of Zorro (1947)	Zorro Serial Ghost of Zorro (1949)	Succeeded by none

Johnston McCulley's Zorro

Books	The Curse of Capistrano (1919) Zorro (2005) Tales of Zorro (2008)

Films	The Mark of Zorro (1920) Don Q, Son of Zorro (1925) The Bold Caballero (1936) Zorro Rides Again (1937) Zorro's Fighting Legion (1939) The Mark of Zorro (1940) Zorro's Black Whip (1944) Son of Zorro (1947) Ghost of Zorro (1949) Behind the Mask of Zorro (1965) The Nephews of Zorro (1968) The Mark of Zorro (1974) Zorro (1975) La gran aventura del Zorro (1976) Zorro, The Gay Blade (1981) The Mask of Zorro (1998) The Legend of Zorro (2005)

Television	Zorro (1957, episode list) The New Adventures of Zorro (1981) Zorro and Son Zorro (1990, episode list) Kaiketsu Zorro (1996) The New Adventures of Zorro (1997) Zorro: Generation Z (2006) El Zorro, la espada y la rosa (2007) Zorro (2009)

Plays	Zorro in Hell (2006) Zorro (2008)

Video games	The Mask of Zorro The Shadow of Zorro The Destiny of Zorro

Other	Tornado (horse) Zorro bibliography (original author)

Republic serials

Pre-war serials (1936-1941)	Darkest Africa Undersea Kingdom The Vigilantes Are Coming Robinson Crusoe of Clipper Island Dick Tracy The Painted Stallion S.O.S. Coast Guard Zorro Rides Again The Lone Ranger The Fighting Devil Dogs Dick Tracy Returns Hawk of the Wilderness The Lone Ranger Rides Again Daredevils of the Red Circle Dick Tracy's G-Men Zorro's Fighting Legion Drums of Fu Manchu Adventures of Red Ryder King of the Royal Mounted Mysterious Doctor Satan Adventures of Captain Marvel Jungle Girl King of the Texas Rangers Dick Tracy vs. Crime, Inc.

War-time serials (1942-1945)	Spy Smasher Perils of Nyoka King of the Mounties G-Men vs the Black Dragon Daredevils of the West Secret Service in Darkest Africa The Masked Marvel Captain America The Tiger Woman Haunted Harbor Zorro's Black Whip Manhunt of Mystery Island Federal Operator 99 The Purple Monster Strikes

Post-war serials (1946-1955)	The Phantom Rider King of the Forest Rangers Daughter of Don Q The Crimson Ghost Son of Zorro Jesse James Rides Again The Black Widow G-Men Never Forget Dangers of the Canadian Mounted Adventures of Frank and Jesse James Federal Agents vs. Underworld, Inc Ghost of Zorro King of the Rocket Men The James Brothers of Missouri Radar Patrol vs Spy King The Invisible Monster Desperadoes of the West Flying Disc Man from Mars Don Daredevil Rides Again Government Agents vs. Phantom Legion Radar Men from the Moon Zombies of the Stratosphere Jungle Drums of Africa Commando Cody: Sky Marshal of the Universe Canadian Mounties vs. Atomic Invaders Trader Tom of the China Seas Man with the Steel Whip Panther Girl of the Kongo King of the Carnival

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