Zorro Rides Again (1937)
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41% of users liked it
(116 ratings)
Actually it's the great-grandson of legendary 19th century do-gooder Zorro who rides in this 12-chapter Republic serial. Villainous modern-day tycoon Marsden (Noah Beery) supervises the activities of a western outlaw gang from the plush confines of his Manhattan skyscraper. It is Marsden's… More Actually it's the great-grandson of legendary 19th century do-gooder Zorro who rides in this 12-chapter Republic serial. Villainous modern-day tycoon Marsden (Noah Beery) supervises the activities of a western outlaw gang from the plush confines of his Manhattan skyscraper. It is Marsden's hope to grab control of a new California-to-Yucatan railroad, and there isn't any low to which he will not stoop to get what he wants; he even deploys a modernistic machine gun and an art-deco twin-prop fighter plane. Recalling the heroic exploits of Zorro, a group of beleaguered Californians send for the masked hero's great-grandkid James Vega (John Carroll), only to find out that he's an airheaded playboy, more interested in his golf score than saving humanity. But like his famous ancestor, Vega rises to the occasion, adopting the mask, cape and whip of Zorro to settle Marsden's hash for good. Outside of its usual quota of thrills and spills, Zorro Rides Again is one of the few serials that can boast a theme song ("Zorro rides again -- riding along, singing a song" etc.) ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
- Directed By
- Duncan Renaldo, Helen Christian
- Genres
- Western, Television, Action & Adventure, Classics, Comedy
Unrated,
- In Theaters
- Nov 20, 1937 Wide
- Studio
- Media Home Entertainment
Critic Reviews
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Steve Crum, Kansas City Kansan
For the Zorro and chapter-film genres, this one is tops.
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Bob Bloom, Journal and Courier (Lafayette, IN)
The quality of both is just fair, and both ... suffer from the same problems. ... The night scenes are much too dark, while other scenes appear a bit muddy.
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Bob Bloom, Journal and Courier (Lafayette, IN)
Zorro Rides Again can be called the first serial in what would become Republic's golden age. The studio made better serials, but none as quaint ...
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Cast
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John Carroll
as Zorro
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Helen Christian
as Joyce Andrews
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Reed Howes
as Phillip Andrews
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Duncan Renaldo
as Renaldo
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Richard Alexander
as El Lobo
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Nigel De Brulier
as Manuel Vega
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Bob Kortman
as Trelliger
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Jack Ingram
as Carter
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Roger Williams
as Manning
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Edmund Cobb
as Larkin
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Mona Rico
as Carmelita
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Tom London
as O'Shea
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Jerry Frank
as Duncan
- Noah Beery Jr.
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Harry Strang
as O'Brien
