Zorro's Fighting Legion was a 1939 Republic Pictures film serial consisting of 12 chapters. It featured Reed Hadley as Zorro. The plot revolved around his alter-ego Don Diego's fight against the evil Don Del Oro. It was noted for its exciting stunts and thrilling cliffhanger chapter endings as well as a better-than-average plot.
A trademark of the serial's production is the sudden demise of at least one native informant each episode. The directio...
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Zorro's Fighting Legion was a 1939 Republic Pictures film serial consisting of 12 chapters. It featured Reed Hadley as Zorro. The plot revolved around his alter-ego Don Diego's fight against the evil Don Del Oro. It was noted for its exciting stunts and thrilling cliffhanger chapter endings as well as a better-than-average plot.
A trademark of the serial's production is the sudden demise of at least one native informant each episode. The direction, being unsophisticated, was identical for each informant's death, and thus became a source of unintentional humor. Each informant, upon uttering the phrase, "Don del Oro is..." would be shot by a golden arrow and die before being able to name the villain's alter ego.
The mysterious Don Del Oro ("Lord of Gold"), an idol of the Yaqui Indians, has emerged and attacks the gold trade of the Republic of Mexico, with plans to take over the land and become Emperor. A man named Francisco was put in charge of a fighting legion to combat the Yaqui...
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