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  • Tyrone Power Westerns continued … The Mark of Zorro (1940) Part 3 / Zorro Anomalies?

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    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.

    OK … I’m finding I don’t know much about Zorro!!!
    But I’m learning quickly.
    It’s all good.

    Next:

    Tyrone Power Westerns continued …
    The Mark of Zorro (1940) Part 4

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