| Son of Zorro | |
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| Directed by | Spencer Gordon Bennet Fred C. Brannon |
| Written by | Franklin Adreon Basil Dickey Jesse Duffy Sol Shor |
| Produced by | Ronald Davidson |
| Starring | George Turner Peggy Stewart Roy Barcroft Ed Cassidy Ernie Adams Stanley Price Edmund Cobb Ken Terrell |
| Cinematography | Bud Thackery |
| Distributed by | Republic Pictures |
Release dates | |
Running time | 13 chapters (180 minutes(serial)[1] 6 26½-minute episodes(TV)[1] |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $146,723 (negative cost: $156,745)[1] |
Son of Zorro is a 1947 AmericanWesternfilm serial fromRepublic Pictures. It was the 43rd of the 66 serials produced by that studio. The serial was directed bySpencer Gordon Bennet andFred C. Brannon. George Turner starred as a descendant of the originalZorro in 1860s United States.
A man returning home after having fought in theAmerican Civil War discovers that corrupt politicians have taken over the county and are terrorizing and shaking down the citizens. He dons the costume of his ancestor, the famous Zorro, and sets out to bring them to justice.
Son of Zorro was budgeted at $156,745 although the finalnegative cost was $119,343 (a $10,022, or 6.8%, overspend). It was the cheapest Republic serial of 1947.[2] It was filmed between 21 June and 20 July 1946 under theworking titleZorro Strikes Again.[2] The serial's production number was 1695.[1]
This was one of only four 13-chapter serials to be released by Republic. Three of the four were released in 1947, the only original serials released in that year. The fourth serial of the year was a re-release of the 15-chapter, 1941 serialJungle Girl. This marked the first time Republic had re-released a serial to add to their first run serial releases.[1]
The special effects were created by theLydecker brothers.
Son of Zorro's official release date is 18 January 1947, although this is actually the date the sixth chapter was made available to film exchanges.[1] The release ofSon of Zorro was followed by a re-release ofJungle Girl instead of a new serial. This was the first time Republic had re-released a serial. This was followed by the next new serial,Jesse James Rides Again.[1] The serial was re-released on 23 December 1957 between the similar re-releases ofRadar Men from the Moon andZorro's Fighting Legion. The last original Republic serial release had beenKing of the Carnival in 1955.[1]
In the early 1950s,Son of Zorro was one of fourteen Republic serials edited into a TV series. It was broadcast in six 26½-minute episodes.[1]
181 minutes =3h, 0m, 55s
| Preceded by The Crimson Ghost (1946) | RepublicSerial Son of Zorro(1947) | Succeeded by Jesse James Rides Again (1947) |
| Preceded by Zorro's Black Whip (1944) | ZorroSerial Son of Zorro(1947) | Succeeded by Ghost of Zorro (1949) |
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