Zorro's Fighting Legion, Chapter 1 - The Golden God

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Summary: Great Serial
Review: The famous under the Coach leap seen in Indian Jones was born here and much used in those days. A good Zorro well written and enjoyed. One of the better Zorro Serials. Take it for what it is, black and white and don't compare......enjoy!

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Summary: Zorro ride again in superior Republic Chapterplay!
Review: There have been four serials made that use the actual "ZORRO" name and two or three that use a character similar to Zorro, but this 1938 chapterplay is the only one with the one and ONLY Zorro! With Zorro played by Reed Hadley, Republic's original story takes Zorro to Mexico after Juarez's successful revolution aainst Spain to stop the reincarnated Yaqui god Don Del Oro from stealing much needed gold and fomenting a Yaqui uprising. The twelve chapters of this serial keep Zorro and his Fighting Legion in continual peril from Don Del Oro and his Yaqui followers, and trying to deduce which one of four evil councillors is Don del Oro will keep everyone guessing until the final chapter! One of Republic's best serials ever and a worthy addition to the Zorro legend. END

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Summary: Not really a western, but still my favorite western serial
Review: There's more swordplay and whipplay than gunplay, and it's set in 1840 Mexico, not in the American west, but there are lots of typical western action scenes to satisfy western fans. There are several classic chapter endings which will remind you of scenes in such diverse movies as Star Wars and the Indiana Jones movies. One superb ending which, though foreshadowed by the chapter title, might surprise you...you are deliberately led to expecting a different chapter ending. I've seen Republic use this ploy before. There's a lot more imagination shown in this serial than there is in the typical western serial...It is the imaginative elements and the number of superb chapter endings which prompts me to give this five stars as compared to the four stars I gave to another great western serial, "The Adventures of Red Ryder."

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Summary: One of the greatest movie serials of all time
Review: This is also the ONLY Zorro serial dealing with the original Zorro character, set in the original time period (early 1800's). The serial is very well made. Reed Hadley is an excellent Don Diego/Zorro. The sword fighting scenes are very impressive. The cliffhangers at the end of each chapter are excellently done. Don Del Oro is one of the greatest movie serial villians of all time. If you are a fan of the Zorro legend or of movie serials in general, this is one of the best. A must have!

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Summary: One of the greatest movie serials of all time
Review: This is also the ONLY Zorro serial dealing with the original Zorro character, set in the original time period (early 1800's). The serial is very well made. Reed Hadley is an excellent Don Diego/Zorro. The sword fighting scenes are very impressive. The cliffhangers at the end of each chapter are excellently done. Don Del Oro is one of the greatest movie serial villians of all time. If you are a fan of the Zorro legend or of movie serials in general, this is one of the best. A must have!

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Summary: Simply the best..
Review: This is the the best zorro movie/serial I've seen so far.. The story is good and for film of the 30's it's quite actionpacked... If you like zorro movies go buy this one, it doesn't get better...

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Summary: GOOD FOR MADACY, BUT STILL DISAPPOINTING!
Review: While Madacy may not have digitally remastered their version of Zorro's Fighting Legion, this disc does have decent picture and sound quality. The print is at times a little dark, but overall it is not bad to look at. The biggest problem with Madacy's version is that they not only have cut out the title's beginning and endings, they also removed the chapter recaps as well. This seems an odd choice on their part, considernig all chapter recaps were left in on their Painted Stallion, and New Adventures of Tarzan DVD's. Without the chapter recaps the serial loses some of its flare. I would reccomend waiting for the Image version of the serial. I understand that theirs comes from the original negative.