Fernando / Abba
The Mark of Zorro (1940)
Zorro Anomalies?
If I said to you that Zorro never used a gun, but only a Sword (rapier) and his Bullwhip,
would you challenge that?
Probably not.
And if I also said that Zorro only uses his famous black Eye Mask for his disguise,
would you disagree?
Likely not.
BUT …
… in The Mark of Zorro (1940) we see transgressions to both of these modern images of Zorro persona!
Observe:
Zorro pulls a pistol!
Zorro wearing a bandana!
Later Zorro uses a pistol again.
But at least he’s wearing the eye mask.
It seems that Zorro’s image has continuously changed and evolved over the years
– from creator (Johnston McCulley) original vision.
Zorro (Douglas Fairbanks Sr.) apparent master of disguise – silent movie (1920)
Guns? Bandanas? Masks? Bullwhips?
The Mark of Zorro (1920) – Douglas Fairbanks Sr.
“What’s all this nonsense about Zorro using a gun?”
Zorro (Fairbanks) using a gun.
Zorro’s Fighting Legion (1939) Movie Serial Starring Reed Hadley
(below)
Zorro using 2 guns.
Zorro using a machine gun !!!
The Mask of Zorro (1998) Starring Antonio Banderas
(below)
“You call that a gun?”
Zorro’s Dilemma
I also noticed that in the Mark of Zorro (1940) Zorro doesn’t use a bullwhip?
While Reed Hadley in Zorro’s Fighting Legionserial (1939) surely does.
But I’m learning quickly.