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Douglas Fairbanks, Marguerite De La Motte, Noah Beery Jr.

Douglas Fairbanks, the most famous of the Zorros, made this mix of comedy and derring-do reluctantly, as a change-of-pace from his modern-dress playboy roles. The Old California adventure fared so we...( read more  read more... )ll at the box office it caused the athletic superstar to rethink his image and don period finery for his best later vehicles, including The Thief of Baghdad.

Here, Doug has a ball playing dual roles, as hopeless fop Don Diego and as masked caballero Zorro, sworn enemy of all oppressors. When he isn't dueling with the evil Capt. Ramon (Robert McKim) or rescuing peasants, Don Diego/Zorro courts the lovely Lolita (Marguerite de la Motte) with bad magic tricks and worse manners. In the end, when Lolita's family is jailed, our hero throws off his masquerade, whips out his rapier, and wins the leading lady's hand.

Full of fun plot twists, secret passageways, and Fairbanks's signature arms-akimbo bravado, this silent classic (with restored sepia interiors) became the model for all the Errol Flynn-Tyrone Power swashbucklers to come. --Glenn Lovell

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Unrated, 90 min.

Directed by: Fred Niblo

Release Date: December 5, 1920

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DVD Release Date: January 12, 1999

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  • QueenCityFilms
    March 13, 2008
    QueenCityFilms
    Some shweet stunting sequences...the shit where he's flying from building to building is great
  • shannylee38
    September 16, 2007
    shannylee38
    This Zorro is amazing! Fairbanks did all his stunts which is absolutely awesome to see!
  • jackgiantkillr
    July 26, 2009
    jackgiantkillr
    Douglas Fairbanks is a freakin' acrobat!!!!!!!
  • beccamowry
    December 31, 2008
    beccamowry
    if it is as good as the new one i will love it!
  • xxxcli213xxx
    December 10, 2008
    xxxcli213xxx
    no thanks not my kinda thing
  • AgentLexi2132
    January 29, 2008
    AgentLexi2132
    Would like to see at some stage. The original, need to watch.
  • hugonar
    November 2, 2007
    hugonar
    Classified as a classic = Interested.
  • corrieault
    October 2, 2007
    corrieault
    the old versions are always better....
  • gumnerf
    September 29, 2007
    gumnerf
    Excellent stuntwork!

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