The Zorro Cliffhanger Collection [DVD] [2006] [US Import]

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Customer reviews

review by: DVD FAN date: 2008-10-31 rating:
multiman
What more can I say this dvd set is brilliant and worth the money the serials are very good and sound and quality would recomend.


review by: Mr. Jim date: 2007-11-06 rating:
"Cliffhanger Collection (1937/44) ... Zorro ... Passport/Koch (2006)"
Passport Video and Koch Entertainment Distribution presents "THE ZORRO CLIFFHANGER COLLECTION" ---Three outstanding serials with 36 Chapters starting with "ZORRO RIDES AGAIN" (1937)..."ZORRO'S FIGHTING LEGION" (1939) and "ZORRO'S BLACK WHIP" (1944) (Dolby digitally remastered), exciting Chapters of vintage serials loaded with thrilling drama and high adventure sequences....there is a great deal of entertainment here for the cliffhanger fans out there... It has more of everything with lots of action, hard riding chases and plenty of shootouts --- Republic Pictures stuntman assistant director Yakima Canutt and his department of stunt people Tom Steele, Dale Van Sickel, Babe DeFreest, Helen Thurston, James Fawcett, Ted Mapes, Ken Terrell make every scene and episode a cliffhanger...each episode gets closer to the climatic ending, watch this and relive those thrilling yesteryears of the Saturday Matinee --- Original theatrical trailers of all three serials, plus bonus exclusive interview with Linda Stirling, star of Zorro's Black Whip! br / br /First up is "Zorro Rides Again" (1937)...12 Chapters under director's John English and William Witney, producer Sol C. Siegel, with screenplay by Franklin Adreon, Johnston McCulley, Morgan Cox, Barry Shipman...the cast include John Carroll (James Vega/Zorro), Helen Christian (Joyce Andrews), Reed Howes (Phillip Andrews), Duncan Renaldo (Renaldo), Noah Beery (J.A. Marsden), Richard Alexander (Brad 'El Lobo' Dace), Bob Kortman ( Trelliger - Henchman), Jack Ingram (Carter - Henchman), Edmund Cobb (Time-bomb - Henchman), Tom London (O'Shea), Lane Chandler (Malloy)...one of the best serials that Republic Pictures produced during the '30s...loaded with six gun action, railroad explosions and airplanes...a winning combination as this formula worked very well...the musical scores are wonderful and John Carroll is great as the Zorro of today... the rest of the cast gives their all especially Duncan Renaldo (Cisco Kid of the '50s TV series) playing an older servant of the Vega family, when he was the same age of our hero John Carroll...after watching this DVD there is no doubt that Republic Pictures was the King of Serials. br / br /CHAPTER TITLES: (Zorro Rides Again) br /1. Death from the Sky br /2. The Fatal Minute br /3. Juggernaut br /4. Unmasked br /5. Sky Pirate br /6. The Fatal Shot br /7. Burning Embers br /8. Plunge of Peril br /9. Tunnel of Terror br /10.Trapped br /11.Right of Way br /12.Retribution br / br /Second on this triple bill is "Zorro's Fighting Legion" (1939), 12 episodes of the best of Zorro chapterplays with the great directing team of John English and William Witney, producer Hiram S. Brown Jr, screenplay by Franklin Adreon, Ronald Davidson, Morgan Cox, Barney A. Sarecky, Sol Shor...the cast include Reed Hadley (Don Diego Vega/Zorro), Sheila Darcy (Volita), William Corson (Ramon), Leander De Cordova (Gov. Felipe), Carleton Young (Benito Juarez), James Pierce (Moreno - Henchman), Guy D'Ennery (Don Francisco), John Merton (Commandante Manuel ), Charles King (Valdez - Henchman), Bud Geary (Dungeon thug), Reed Howes (Trooper), Clayton Moore (Fernando), Yakima Canutt (Trooper, also the ace stuntman coordinator of Republic)...the story line has our favorite legendary masked swordsman Zorro escaping a variety of deathtraps, including exploding barns, runaway elevators and avalanches...will Zorro thwart the evil leader Don Del Oro from taking over and ruling Mexico...who is this mystery villain that will keep us guessing until Chapter 12...awesome stuntwork, veteran villians and character actors abound...exciting screenplay with a catchy musical score that stays with you for days...don't pass this one up. br / br /CHAPTER TITLES: (Zorro's Fighting Legion) br /1. The Golden God br /2. The Flaming "Z" br /3. Descending Doom br /4. The Bridge of Peril br /5. The Decoy br /6. Zorro to the Rescue br /7. The Fugitive br /8. Flowing Death br /9. The Golden Arrow br /10.Mystery Wagon br /11.Face to Face br /12.Unmasked br / br /Final feature of this triple bill is "Zorro's Black Whip" (1940), another great directorial team of Spencer Gordon Bennet and Wallace Grissell, producer Ronald Davidson, screenplay by Basil Dickey, Jesse Duffy, Johnston McCulley, Grant Nelson, Joseph F. Poland... the cast include Linda Stirling (Barbara Meredith - The Black Whip), George J. Lewis (Vic Gordon), Francis McDonald (Dan Hammond), Lucien Littlefield (Tenpoint Jackson), Wally Wales (aka Hal Taliaferro - is Baxter), John Merton (Ed Harris - Henchman), Tom London (Commissioner James Bradley), Jack Kirk (Marshal Wetherby), Jay Kirby (Randolph Meredith), Tom Steele (Ed - Henchman, also double for Wally Wales stuntman), Dale Van Sickel (Rock, also double for George J. Lewis), Helen Thurston (stunt double) and Babe DeFreest (double for Linda Stirling stunt woman)...the plot goes something like this will Idaho become a state of the union or can Hammond stop this with violence and bloodshed...after Randolph Meredith is killed will his sister Barbara take up "The Black Whip"...can government agent Vic Gordon shut down the efforts of Hammond and be of service to "The Black Whip"... a few behind the scenes info with leading the call for justice is serial queen Linda Stirling (Tiger Woman 1944), Mexican born George J. Lewis was picked for the male lead (who mainly play villains throughout his film and television career) and Francis MacDonald who appeared in numerous Hopalong Cassidy, Red Ryder and Rocky Lane films as an outlaw, sheriff, banker and Indian...in any Republic Serial it's always nice to have second unit direction by stunt-man extraordinaireYakima Canutt...this is the type of Saturday Matinee serials I ran to the local theater to see every week and came home with the neighborhood kids and played out "Zorro's Black Whip" the rest of the week...gotta love it! br / br /CHAPTER TITLES: (Zorro's Black Whip) br /1. The Masked Avenger br /2. Tomb of Terror br /3. Mob Murder br /4. Detour to Death br /5. Take Off That Mask! br /6. Fatal Gold br /7. Wolf Pack br /8. The Invisible Victim br /9. Avalanche br /10.Fangs of Doom br /11.Flaming Juggernaut br /12.Trail of Tyranny br / br /BONUS: br /Original Theatrical trailers of all three serials, br /plus an exclusive interview with Linda Stirling, br /star of "Zorro's Black Whip". br / br /Great job by Passport Video --- looking forward to more Nostalgic Collections --- order your copy now from Amazon or Passport Video where there are plenty of copies available on DVD, stay tuned once again for top notch releases --- where they are experts in releasing long forgotten films and treasures to the collector. br / br /Total Time: 700 mins on 5 DVD's ~ Passport Video ~ (1/10/2006)

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