The mark of Zorro : and, Don Q, son of Zorro.
The mark of Zorro: "Fairbanks portrays Don Diego Vega, a comically effete young nobleman with a taste for tasseled sombreros and juvenile silk-hanky magic tricks. But when danger calls, Diego swathes himself in black, straps on a well-honed sword and storms the countryside as the mysterious Zor...
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| Format: | Video DVD |
| Language: | English |
| Language Notes: | Both movies silent films with musical scores. |
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New York, NY :
Kino International Corp.,
[2002]
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| Edition: | Double feature ed. |
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| Summary: | The mark of Zorro: "Fairbanks portrays Don Diego Vega, a comically effete young nobleman with a taste for tasseled sombreros and juvenile silk-hanky magic tricks. But when danger calls, Diego swathes himself in black, straps on a well-honed sword and storms the countryside as the mysterious Zorro, slicing his initial into the faces of the 'sentinels of oppression,' pausing only to boldly romance the woman (Marguerite De La Motte) to whom his shy alter-ego can hardly summon the courage to speak"--Container. Don Q, son of Zorro: "Don Cesar De Vega (Fairbanks) crosses swords with a vicious member of the Queen's Guard (Donald Crisp, who also directed), and steals the affection of a young heiress (Mary Astor). When the officer frames the young upstart for murder, Don Cesar fakes his own death and retreats to the crumbling ruins of the family castle where he plots his vengeance"--Container. |
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| Item Description: | The mark of Zorro originally released as a motion picture in 1920. Don Q, son of Zorro originally released as a motion picture in 1925. The mark of Zorro based on Johnston McCulley's "The curse of Capistrano." Dual-layer; aspect ratio (both features) 1.33:1 Special features: Rare home movies of Fairbanks at work and play -- Fairbanks vs. Jack Dempsey, excerpt from a Pathé newsreel -- Introduction to The mark of Zorro by Orson Welles, featuring clips from other Fairbanks pictures -- Excerpts from Fairbank's 1918 book Making life worth while. Videorecording. |
| Physical Description: | 1 videodisc (218 min.) : color tinted ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 chapter index card. |
| Format: | DVD. |
| Production Credits: | The mark of Zorro: directed by Fred Niblo ; screenplay, Eugene Miller & Elton Thomas (Fairbanks) ; photographed by William McGann & Harry Thorpe ; original piano score composed & performed by Jon C. Mirsalis. Don Q, son of Zorro: directed by Donald Crisp ; screenplay, Jack Cunningham ; photographed by Henry Sharp ; original piano score composed & performed by Jon C. Mirsalis ; produced for video by Bret Wood. |