Zorro's Black Whip (1944)
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Popular latter-day serial queen Linda Stirling starred in the title role in this well-made 12 chapter serial produced by genre specialist Republic Pictures. Stirling plays Barbara Mededith, a pretty girl who takes over her murdered brother's crusading newspaper. She also assumes the dead… More Popular latter-day serial queen Linda Stirling starred in the title role in this well-made 12 chapter serial produced by genre specialist Republic Pictures. Stirling plays Barbara Mededith, a pretty girl who takes over her murdered brother's crusading newspaper. She also assumes the dead sibling's identity as "The Black Whip," righting the wrongs of Crescent City very much in the manner of her famous ancestor, Zorro. Off course, "being a mere woman," Barbara needs the assistance of a stalwart young man, in this case Vic Gordon (George J. Lewis), a government secret agent. Arguably the most popular serial heroine since the days of Pearl White, Linda Stirling's other top-billed serial role was as The Tiger Woman (1944). The choice of Lewis as Stirling's male lead was surprising; the Mexican-born Lewis, although handsome enough and a veteran of Universal's popular "Collegians" 2-reelers, had recently played mostly villains. Produced by Ronald Davidson, Zorro's Black Whip benefitted from second unit direction by stunt-man extraordinaire Yakima Canutt and special effects by the famed Theodore Lydecker. ~ Hans J. Wollstein, Rovi
- Directed By
- Spencer Gordon Bennet, Wallace Grissell
- Genres
- Western, Action & Adventure, Classics
Unrated,
- In Theaters
- Nov 16, 1944 Wide
- On DVD
- Aug 31, 2004
- Studio
- VCI
Critic Reviews
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Steve Crum, Kansas City Kansan
Fun Republic cowboy chapter-play with a female Zorro!
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Cast
- Roy Brent
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Tom Chatterton
as The Merchant
- Fred Graham
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Duke Green
as Evans
- Herman Hack
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John Hamilton
as The Banker
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Si Jenks
as Zeke Haydon
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Jay Kirby
as Randolph Meredith
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Jack Kirk
as The Marshal
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George J. Lewis
as Vic Gordon
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Lucien Littlefield
as Tenpoint
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Tom London
as Commissioner James Bradley
- Cliff Lyons
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Francis McDonald
as Hammond
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John Merton
as Harris
- Marshall Reed
- Carl Sepulveda
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Tom Steele
as Hull
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Linda Stirling
as Barbara Meredith (Black Whip)
- Hal Taliaferro
- Forrest Taylor
- Ken Terrell
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Dale Van Sickel
as Danley
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Wally Wales
as Baxter
- Horace B. Carpenter
- Carey Loftin
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Stanley Price
as Hedges
- Augie Gomez
- Cliff Parkinson
- Duke Taylor
