Ghost of Zorro

Ghost of Zorro (1949) is a Republic Movie serial. It uses substantial stock footage from earlier serials, including Son of Zorro and Daredevils of the West. This movie was shot in Chatsworth, Los Angeles.

Cast

• Clayton Moore (the upcoming Lone Ranger) as Ken Mason/Zorro
• Pamela Blake as Rita White
• Roy Barcroft as Hank Kilgore
• George J. Lewis as Moccasin
• Eugene Roth as George Crane

Production

Ghost of Zorro was budgeted at $165,086 although the final negative cost was $164,895 (a $191, or 0.1%, under spend).

It was filmed between 11 January and 2 February 1949.

Stunts

• Tom Steele as Ken Mason/Zorro (doubling Clayton Moore)

Special Effects

Special effects by the Lydecker brothers.

Release

Theatrical

Ghost of Zorro's official release date is 24 March 1949, although this is actually the date the sixth chapter was made available to film exchanges.

A 69-minute feature film version, created by editing the serial footage together, was released on 30 June 1959. It was one of fourteen feature films Republic made from their serials.

Chapter titles

1. Bandit Territory (20min)
2. Forged Orders (13min 20s)
3. Robber's Agent (13min 20s)
4. Victims of Vengeance (13min 20s)
5. Gun Trap (13min 20s)
6. Deadline at Midnight (13min 20s)
7. Tower of Disaster......
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