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  • Tyrone Power Westerns cont. Zorro Anomalies … and other stuff

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

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    The Mark of Zorro (1940)

    On most any Saturday, in 1954, myself and my 3 older brothers, would each be given a Quarter (25 cents!) and off we’d go to the Saturday Matinee at the local Movie Theatre (in Mission, British Columbia). A Quarter would get us in plus buy a bag of popcorn and a pop! Amazing!

    In those days kids could walk around freely, with no fear. We never locked our doors. Never had to. Churches were open 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.

    That was a different time. Not so long ago.

    I was 6 years old

    Then we’d breathlessly watch our Heroes of the day!

     14 years earlier, in 1940 – Tyrone Power had Starred in The Mark of Zorro.
    I don’t recall seeing this movie until TCM showed it recently.
    I loved it.

    Tyrone Power – The Mark of Zorro (1940)

    Obviously there is a Colorized version of The Mark of Zorro (1940).
    Haven’t seen that one yet.

    Basil Rathbone – The Mark of Zorro 1940

    Linda Darnell was ‘Sweet 17’ when she Starred in The Mark of Zorro.
    On the Screen, Gale Sondergaard was billed 4th. 

    Reviews

    Ratings were pretty high – for both Critics and the Public.

    Upcoming:

    Basil Rathbone ! Prince of FIends !

4 responses to “Tyrone Power Westerns cont. Zorro Anomalies … and other stuff”

  1. Marilyn Armstrong Avatar
    Marilyn Armstrong

    Amazing they didn’t all die of lung cancer … or did they? As for Trump … well …

    1. jcalberta Avatar
      jcalberta

      Everybody smoked in that era. My parents both smoked. It was just the way it was. Not good. Yes I’m guessing a sizable chunk of those people shortened their lives by smoking. I was smoking 2 packs a day when I quit. Took 6 months to cough up all that tar. Whew!

  2. Don Ostertag Avatar
    Don Ostertag

    9 out of ten movie stars smoke Camels. 9 out of 10 doctors smoke Camels.

    1. jcalberta Avatar
      jcalberta

      I smoked for about 7/8 years. Canadian cigs. Quit cold in ’78. But I think I had a bit of help on that.

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