Ghost of Zorro

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

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 film was shot in Chatsworth, Los Angeles.

Plot

The year is 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
I. Stanford Jolley
Steve Clark
Tom Steele
Dale Van Sickel
John Crawford

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).^[2]

It was filmed between January 11 and February 2, 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 March 24, 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 June 30, 1959. It was one of fourteen feature films Republic made from their serials.^[1]

Chapter titles

166 minutes = 2h, 45m, 12s

Bandit Territory (19min 56s)
Forged Orders (13min 13s)
Robber's Agent (13min 09s)
Victims of Vengeance (13min 07s)
Gun Trap (13min 11s)
Deadline at Midnight (13min 18s)
Tower of Disaster (13min 14s)
Mob Justice (13min 18s)
Money Lure (13min 15s)
Message of Death (12min 39s) - a re-cap chapter
Runaway Stagecoach (13min 48s)
Trail of Blood (12min 59s)

_Source:^[1]^[3]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j Mathis, Jack (1995). Valley of the Cliffhangers Supplement. Jack Mathis Advertising. pp. 3, 10, 110–111. ISBN 0-9632878-1-8.
^ Foguel, Israel, ed. (2016). Zorro: Astuto Como A Raposa (1st ed.). p. 31. ISBN 978-85-920512-4-2.
^ 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 IMDb

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

[mathis-1] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j Mathis, Jack (1995). Valley of the Cliffhangers Supplement. Jack Mathis Advertising. pp. 3, 10, 110–111. ISBN 0-9632878-1-8.

[2] Foguel, Israel, ed. (2016). Zorro: Astuto Como A Raposa (1st ed.). p. 31. ISBN 978-85-920512-4-2.

[3] Cline, William C. (1984). "Filmography". In the Nick of Time. McFarland & Company, Inc. pp. 248–249. ISBN 0-7864-0471-X.

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