Zorro Rides Again
(1937)
Directed by William
Witney and John English this film stars John Carroll in an edited
down feature version of a popular serial. Railway workers are menaced
by thugs in the employ of a banker that wants to take over the
railway, only the grandson of the original Zorro can save the day.
With an original run
time of 212 minutes a fair amount of material has been cut out to get
this down to a 68 minute feature and the this puts the plot decidedly
on the light side. Some of the action sequences are not too bad but
it is clear this film was made on a budget which combined with the
lack of plot does not leave a lot to praise. It is also disappointing
that this version of Zorro does not use a sword at all.
2/5
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