Although bestknown as tvs the lone ranger, clayton moore also appeared in dozens of westerns and serials in the 1940s and 50s. Being as jetblack as zorro s costume enables horse and rider to more easily elude capture at night. The story was reworked in 1925 after hesketh heskethprichards death into a vehicle for the johnston mcculley character zorro. This is a shortened version of the 1949 republic serial ghost of zorro, and was released to television as part of a syndicated package in 1959. Ghost of zorro 1949 complete 12 chapter serial its 1865 and the telegraph is heading west. With over 200 pages of zorro art and trivia from 100 years of pulp magazines, comics, film, television, and more, the its the perfect addition to any zorro fans collection. As crane sends his men or indians to stop the work, mason repeatedly puts on the zorro costume and rides to. The official release date for ghost of zorro was thursday march 24, 1949 yes the official release date was often in the middle of the serials run at the theatre not when chapter 1 started. The mark of zorro is a landmark, not only in the career of douglas fairbanks, but also in the development of the actionadventure film.
Notes ive been the lone ranger for 30 years, and i intend to be the lone ranger for the rest of my life. Oshea made film his next project, appearing in gmen never forget 1947 and ghost of zorro 1949. Almost as long as there have been movies, the blackclad avenger of spanish california has appeared in them. Zorro leaves, and crane calls kilgore out of the back room, asking him to bring rita because they must move her.
Watch western movies free on the westerns on the web channel and website. Clayton moore september 14, 1914 december 28, 1999 was an american actor best known for playing the fictional western character the lone ranger from 19491951 and 19541957 on the television series of the same name. Zorros fighting legion, zorro rides again, son of zorro and ghost of zorro. The film was named to the national film registry in 2009 by the library of congress for being culturally, historically or aesthetically significant, and to be preserved for all time the film is based on the curse of capistrano written by johnston mcculley, originally published in 1919 in five serialized. He is typically portrayed as a dashing masked vigilante who defends the commoners and indigenous peoples of california against corrupt and tyrannical officials and other villains. The ghost of zorro cliffhanger movie serial dvd clayton. George crane, wanting to keep law and order out of his territory, is out to stop the construction. Pages in category zorro films the following 24 pages are in this category, out of 24 total. Overview of ghost of zorro, 1959, directed by fred c. He decides to take up the mask of his grandfather and ride as zorro did, fighting the outlaws of the west.
Joaquin idolizes zorro, but thinks his father is a loser, without realizing that theyre both the same man nitro express. The mark of zorro is a 1940 american blackandwhite swashbuckling spanish western adventure film from 20th century fox, produced by darryl f. In these films, the latest in a long history of zorro films, the. This is a shortened version of the 1949 republic serial ghost of zorro, and was. Ghost of zorro 1949 12 chapter republic movie serial. Overlapping with denser and wackier loves my alter ego. The engineer on the job is ken mason and he is the grandson of zorro.
However, the success of the 1920 film adaptation the mark of zorro starring douglas fairbanks convinced mcculley to write more zorro stories for about four decades. The sequel to the mask of zorro, released in 2005 and also starring antonio banderas and catherine zetajones ten years after the last film s events, the demands on zorro are putting a strain on alejandro and elenas marriage, so they have a temporary trial separation. Ghost of zorro is a pretty good serial so i will give it a rating of six. Moore and costar jay silverheels made history as the stars of the first western written specifically for television. Ive decided ill stay the lone ranger until im called clayton moore, quoted in the new york times, september 6, 1979. Ghost of zorro 1949 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. May 04, 2020 in 1949, moores work in the ghost of zorro serial drew the attention of george trendle. Although ostensibly the grandson of the legendary hero, clayton moores ken mason is little more than a cowboy in a black mask in this 12 chapter republic serial.
Clayton moore the upcoming lone ranger as ken mason zorro. He is called that because he is the grandson of the original zorro, don diego vega. His son began to pursue an acting career after finishing high school, working in west. This is a 69minute feature version of the 12chapter serial ghost of zorro, starring clayton moore zorro and his alterego ken mason.
American mythologys new art book celebrating zorros centennial, the mark of zorro. Tornado occasionally toronado is a horse ridden by the character zorro in several films and books. Ghost of zorro came near the conclusion of the days of the movie serial and it. With clayton moore, pamela blake, roy barcroft, george j. Mason, the head of the telegraph line work crew, assumes his ancestors trademark mask but not whip in order to prevent a local czar roy. Born jack carlton moore in chicago, illinois, moore became a circus acrobat by age 8 and appeared at the century of progress exposition in chicago in 1934 with a trapeze. With this, his thirtieth motion picture, fairbanks was transitioning from comedies to the costume films for which he is best. About westerns on the web and subscribe to our youtube channel. Find video, photos, forums, blogs and shop for some of the best movies ever made only at tcm.
Clayton moore born jack carlton moore, september 14, 1914 december 28, 1999 was an american actor best known for playing the fictional western character the lone ranger from 19491951 and 19541957 on the television series of the same name and two related movies from the same producers. Zorro sees some bloody clothes and knows that kilgore must be present. Overview of ghost of zorro, 1949, directed by fred c. The main thing i found wrong with it were the night shots and shots in caves, etc. The lone ranger in 1949 moores work in the ghost of zorro serial drew the attention of george trendle, cocreator and producer of the lone ranger, a popular radio series about a mysterious former texas ranger, the sole survivor of a sixranger posse ambushed by a gang of outlaws, who roamed the west with his indian companion battling evil and helping the downtrodden.
Based on the 1919 story the curse of capistrano by johnston mcculley, which introduced the masked hero, zorro, the screenplay was adapted by fairbanks as elton thomas and eugene miller. Ghost of zorro 1959 the masked avenger clayton moore thwarts telegraphline saboteurs. The legend of zorro is a 2005 american swashbuckler film directed by martin campbell, produced by walter f. The last in a long line of republic zorro serials, ghost of zorro 1949 starred. The mark of zorro 1920 film the mark of zorro 1940 film mark of zorro 1975 film the mark of zorro 1974 film. Being as jetblack as zorros costume enables horse and rider to more easily elude capture at night.
Zanuck, directed by rouben mamoulian, that stars tyrone power, linda darnell, and basil rathbone. Antonio banderas and catherine zetajones reprise their roles as the titular hero and his spouse, elena, and rufus sewell. This was republics last use of the zorro character, who was created by johnston mcculley. Could not make out much of the detail and could not see what the characters were doing. It was one of fourteen feature films republic made from their serials. This would all change, however, when in 1949 clayton moore inherited the. Fairbanks biographer jeffrey vance, assessing the film s legacy in 2008, writes. His name is pronounced in the spanish way, tornahdo except in the 1998 movie the mask of zorro.
Following these two films, moore began to get credited speaking parts in other. A 69minute feature film version, created by editing the serial footage together, was released on june 30, 1959. Roy barcroft and clayton moore in ghost of zorro 1949 pamela blake and. Brannon, with steve darrell, eugene roth, george j.
Serial report chapter 24the ghost of zorro, tommy cook in red. The lone ranger soon became the highestrated program to that point on the fledgling abc network and its first true hit. As crane sends his men or indians to stop the work, mason repeatedly puts on the. Gallery of 10 movie poster and cover images for ghost of zorro 1949.
Zorro asks crane about rita, and crane claims he hasnt seen her. It also showed an early clayton moore who used this film to get the role of the. These are the saturday dates that a theater would have shown each chapter of ghost of zorro if they showed them on saturdays as soon as they were. Ghost of zorro digitally restored ghost of zorro gz. The dark, handsome chicagoan worked as a model and circus aerialist before heading to hollywood as a stuntman and extra in 1938. The engineer on the job is ken mason and he is the grandson of don diego vega also known as zorro. Brannon starring clayton moore, pamela blake, roy barcroft, gene roth, george j. Republic pictures corporation library with copyrights and renewals. The film adaptation was made by screenwriters jack. In 1949, moores work in the ghost of zorro serial drew the attention of george trendle.
Jack oshea was an actor who had a successful hollywood career. Don q, son of zorro is the 1925 sequel to the 1920 silent film the mark of zorro. As crane sends his men or native americans to stop the. Ghost of zorros official release date is march 24, 1949, although this is actually the date the sixth chapter was made available to film exchanges. It uses substantial stock footage from earlier serials, including son of zorro and daredevils of the west. Clayton moore bio, age, spouse, lone ranger, net worth, death. Johnston mcculleys serial the curse of capistrano was first published in 1919 in the pulp magazine allstory weekly, to be followed by three more serialized zorro stories in argosy magazine. Parkes, laurie macdonald and lloyd phillips, with music by james horner, and written by roberto orci and alex kurtzman. Majestics last film, reckless roads, was completed in may 1935. Data, poster, links, trailer, photos, news, articles, and forum about the movie ghost of zorro, 1949 by fred c. Clayton moore, pamela blake, roy barcroft all dvds are professionally produced and come with a full dvd case, with artwork, labels and are 100% guaranteed.
Brannon, em 12 capitulos, estrelado por clayton moore, pamela blake e roy barcroft. Following the success of this film, universal signed lewis to a contract. Zorro heads to cranes to find out about rita while mocassin pursues kilgore. The mark of zorro was nominated for an academy award for best original score. The lone ranger actor clayton moore 1999 forest lawn.
Mcgivens kills people because he believes he is doing gods work, and often quotes the bible lighter and softer. The first movie zorro was one of the best, appearing in 1920, the year after. Its 18 players with the expansion so you can play it with any size g its 18 players with the expansion so you can play it with any size g. The hero and the villain have a swordfight on top of. The mask of zorro the internationally successful feature the mask of zorro, starring anthony hopkins, antonio banderas and catherine zetajones, premiered in summer 1998. Lewis, relive those thrilling days week after week venue brought you to the theater, as you were mesmerized in your seat waiting for the final. Filmography for clayton moore turner classic movies. Oshea found his beginnings in film with roles in the gene autry western the big show 1936 and overland riders 1946. The sequel, the legend of zorro, premiered in october 2005, once again starring antionio banderas and catherine zetajones. The serial squadron cliffhanger movie serial archive. Lewis and the masked clayton moore in ghost of zorro republic, 1949. George turner stars in son of zorro 1947 as diegos descendant jeff stewart, who operates as zorro after the american civil war. Another incarnation of zorro appears in ghost of zorro 1949. Turner classic movies presents the greatest motion pictures of all time from one of the largest film libraries in the world.
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