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Zorro's Fighting Legion
''Zorro's Fighting Legion'' is a 1939 Republic Pictures film serial consisting of twelve chapters starring Reed Hadley as Zorro and directed by William Witney and John English. The plot revolves around his alter-ego Don Diego's fight against the evil Don Del Oro. The serial is unusual in featuring a real historical personage, Mexican President Benito Juárez, as a minor character. It is the second in a series of five Zorro serials: '' Zorro Rides Again'' (1937), ''Zorro's Black Whip'' (1944), ''Son of Zorro'' (1947) and ''Ghost of Zorro'' (1949). Plot The mysterious Don Del Oro ("Lord of Gold"), an idol of the Yaqui, emerges and attacks the gold trade of the Republic of Mexico, intent on becoming Emperor. A man named Francisco is put in charge of a fighting legion to combat the Yaqui tribe and protect the gold; he is attacked by men working for Don Del Oro. Francisco's partner recognizes Zorro as the hidalgo Don Diego Vega. Francisco asks Diego, as Zorro, to take over the fi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William Witney
William Nuelsen Witney (May 15, 1915 – March 17, 2002) was an American film and television director. He is best remembered for the action films he made for Republic Pictures, particularly serials: '' Dick Tracy Returns'', '' G-Men vs. the Black Dragon'', '' Daredevils of the Red Circle'', '' Zorro's Fighting Legion'', and '' Drums of Fu Manchu''. Prolific and pugnacious, Witney began directing while still in his 20s, and continued working until 1982. Early years Witney was born in Lawton, Oklahoma. He was four years old when his father died, and he lived with his uncle, who was an Army captain at Fort Sam Houston. Colbert Clark, Witney's brother-in-law, introduced him to films by letting him ride in some chase scenes for the serial '' Fighting with Kit Carson'' (1933). Witney stayed around the Mascot Pictures headquarters while preparing for the entrance exam to the U.S. Naval Academy. After he failed that exam, he continued at the studio. In 1936 Mascot was absorbed by Rep ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Negative Cost
Negative cost is the net expense to produce and shoot a film, excluding such expenditures as distribution and promotion. Low-budget movies, for example ''The Blair Witch Project ''The Blair Witch Project'' is a 1999 American supernatural horror film written, directed and edited by Daniel Myrick and Eduardo Sánchez. It is a fictional story of three student filmmakers—Heather Donahue, Michael C. Williams, and Josh ...'', can have promotional expenses that are much larger than the negative cost.''IMDb Explanation for differences in reported budget'' https://www.imdb.com/help/show_leaf?boxofficedifferentRetrieved 2007-02-12 The term comes from the costs up to the production of the final negative. References External links The Guardian: We Call It Martian AccountingIMDb Glossary - N Film production Film and video terminology {{film-term-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Working Title
A working title, which may be abbreviated and styled in trade publications after a putative title as (wt), also called a production title or a tentative title, is the temporary title of a product or project used during its development, usually used in filmmaking, television production, video game development, or the creation of a novel or music album. Purpose Working titles are used primarily for two reasons – the first being that an official title has not yet been decided upon, with the working title being used purely for identification purposes, and the second being a ruse to intentionally disguise the real nature of a project. Production title Projects usually have a fixed working title throughout production to prevent confusion, because ideas for release titles can keep on changing. Examples include the film '' Die Hard with a Vengeance'', which was filmed under the title ''Die Hard: New York'', and the James Bond films, which are commonly produced under numeric ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bud Geary
Bud Geary (February 15, 1898 – February 22, 1946), was an American film actor. He appeared in 258 films between years 1920 and 1946. He was born in Salt Lake City, Utah and died in Hollywood, California, aged 48. Partial filmography *'' Everyman's Price'' (1921) * ''Robin Hood'' (1922) * ''Why Women Remarry'' (1923) * '' The Scarlet Honeymoon'' (1925) * ''Soft Living'' (1928) * ''The Flying Fleet'' (1929) * '' Shipmates'' (1931) * ''The Circus Queen Murder'' (1933) * ''The Meanest Gal in Town'' (1934) * '' The Spider's Web'' (1938) * ''Mysterious Doctor Satan'' (1940) * '' Secret Service in Darkest Africa'' (1943) * ''Thundering Trails'' (1943) * '' Sheriff of Sundown'' (1944) * ''Tucson Raiders'' (1944) * '' Marshal of Reno'' (1944) * '' The San Antonio Kid'' (1944) * '' Cheyenne Wildcat'' (1944) * '' Vigilantes of Dodge City'' (1944) * '' Sheriff of Las Vegas'' (1944) * '' Great Stagecoach Robbery'' (1945) * '' Lone Texas Ranger'' (1945) * ''Phantom of the Plains'' (19 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Benito Juárez
Benito Pablo Juárez García (; 21 March 1806 – 18 July 1872) was a Mexican liberal politician and lawyer who served as the 26th president of Mexico from 1858 until his death in office in 1872. As a Zapotec, he was the first indigenous president of Mexico and the first indigenous head of state in the postcolonial Americas. Born in Oaxaca to a poor rural family and orphaned as a child, Juárez was looked after by his uncle and eventually moved to Oaxaca City at the age of 12, working as a domestic servant. Aided by a lay Franciscan, he enrolled in a seminary and studied law at the Institute of Sciences and Arts, where he became active in liberal politics. After his appointment as a judge, he married Margarita Maza, a woman of European ancestry from a socially distinguished family in Oaxaca City, and rose to national prominence after the ouster of Antonio López de Santa Anna in the Plan of Ayutla. He participated in La Reforma, a series of liberal measures under the pre ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Carleton Young
Captain Carleton Scott Young (October 21, 1905 – November 7, 1994) was an American character actor who was known for his deep voice. Early years Born in Fulton, Oswego, New York, Young was the second and only surviving child of State Highway Civil Engineer Joseph Henry Young and Minna Emma Pauline "Minnie" Adler. His parents were married September 18, 1897, in Marlborough, Essex, Massachusetts. They were divorced by 1920. Neither ever remarried. Young's elder brother; Reginald Adler Young, lived for 26 days in 1902, and died of an acute infection and convulsions. Young grew up in Syracuse, New York, but was living in Ogden, Utah, with his divorced father by 1930. Military service Young enlisted in the U. S. Army when he was age 35 as a Private in the Air Corps. When he left the service his rank was Captain. Career Young appeared in 235 American television and film roles, with his first being ''The Fighting Marines'' (1935). He ended his career in the 1973 telev ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Budd Buster
Budd Leland Buster (June 14, 1891 – December 22, 1965), usually credited as Budd Buster (and sometimes Bud Buster), was an American actor known for B western films. He sometimes was credited as George Selk in his later work. Early life Buster was born either Budd Leland Buster or Leland Buster near Colorado Springs, Colorado on June 14, 1891. His parents were John M. Buster and Anna (Annie) Moore Buster, both from Missouri. According to the 1900 census, the family resided in Colorado Springs, and included Buster's one year younger sister, Demple, and his paternal grandmother. By 1920, Buster was part-owner with his father of Colorado Springs Auto and Carriage Livery Company, lived in Ivywild, Colorado, and had two children, Mary Jane (4 years) and John (1 year) with his wife, Mary. Buster had experience in vaudeville. Vaudeville provided experience with makeup, enabling Buster to appear as a wide variety of characters. Silent films From 1909 to 1915, Buster acted in lea ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yaqui Indians
The Yaqui, Hiaki, or Yoeme, are a Native American people of the southwest, who speak a Uto-Aztecan language. Their homelands include the Río Yaqui valley in Sonora, Mexico, and the area below the Gila River in Arizona, Southwestern United States. They also have communities in Chihuahua and Durango, Mexico. The Pascua Yaqui Tribe, based in Tucson, Arizona, is the only federally recognized Yaqui tribe in the United States. Individual Yaqui people live elsewhere in the United States, especially California, Arizona, Nevada, and Texas. Overview Many Yaqui in Mexico live on reserved land in the state of Sonora. Others formed neighborhoods (''colonias'' or colonies) in various cities. In the city of Hermosillo, colonies such as El Coloso, La Matanza, and Sarmiento are known as Yaqui districts; Yaqui residents there continue Yaqui cultural practices and language. In the late 1960s, several Yaqui in Arizona, among them Anselmo Valencia Tori and Fernando Escalante, started develo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ghost Of Zorro
''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 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). It was filmed between January 11 and February 2, 1949. The serial's production number was 1702. Stunts * Tom Steele as K ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Son Of Zorro
''Son of Zorro'' is a 1947 American Western film serial from Republic Pictures. It was the 43rd of the 66 serials produced by that studio. The serial was directed by Spencer Gordon Bennet and Fred C. Brannon. George Turner starred as a descendant of the original Zorro in 1860s United States. Plot A man returning home after having fought in the American Civil War discovers that corrupt politicians have taken over the county and are terrorizing and shaking down the citizens. He dons the costume of his ancestor, the famous Zorro, and sets out to bring them to justice. Cast *George Turner as Jeffrey "Jeff" Stewart/Zorro * Peggy Stewart as Kate Wells *Roy Barcroft as Boyd *Ed Cassidy as Sheriff Moody * Ernie Adams as Judge Hyde *Stanley Price as Pancho * Edmund Cobb as Stockton *Ken Terrell as George Thomas *Si Jenks as Fred *Tom London as Mark Daniels (uncredited) Production ''Son of Zorro'' was budgeted at $156,745 although the final negative cost was $119,343 (a $10,022, or 6 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Zorro's Black Whip
''Zorro's Black Whip'' is a 1944 12-chapter film serial by Republic Pictures starring Linda Stirling. The film was made after the 1940 20th Century-Fox remake of '' The Mark of Zorro'' in order to capitalize on it. Republic was not able to use the character of Zorro himself, however, and despite the title, the hero(ine) is called The Black Whip throughout. The serial is set in pre-statehood Idaho, and involves a fight to prevent and ensure statehood by the villains and heroes respectively. Parts of the serial were reused as stock footage to pad out later serials such as '' Don Daredevil Rides Again'' (1951) and '' Man with the Steel Whip'' (1954) – despite the fact that both of those serials had male leads. Plot In ''Zorro's Black Whip'' the word Zorro never occurs, but a female who behaves like Don Diego in Idaho fights a cabal of corrupt politicians as "The Black Whip" after her brother (the original Black Whip) is killed. Hammond, owner of the town's stagecoach ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Zorro Rides Again
''Zorro Rides Again'' (1937) is a 12-chapter Republic Pictures film serial. It was the eighth of the sixty-six Republic serials, the third with a Western theme (a third of Republic's serials were westerns) and the last produced in 1937. The serial was directed by William Witney & John English in their first collaboration. The serial starred John Carroll who also sang the title song as a modern descendant of the original Zorro with Carroll stunt doubled by Yakima Canutt. The plot is a fairly standard western storyline about a villain attempting to illicitly take valuable land (in this case a new railroad). The setting is a hybrid of modern (1930s) and western elements that was used occasionally in B-Westerns (such as the western feature films also produced by Republic). It was also the first in a series of five Zorro serials: ''Zorro's Fighting Legion'' (1939), ''Zorro's Black Whip'' (1944), ''Son of Zorro'' (1947) and ''Ghost of Zorro'' (1949). Plot In contemporary Calif ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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