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Director:Wells Root
Writers:Wells Root (original screenplay), Johnston McCulley (idea)
Stars:Robert Livingston, Heather Angel and Sig Ruman
The Commandant is making life rough for the colonials in Spanish California. While trying to help, Zorro is charged with the murder of the new Governor
The first Zorro picture shot with sound, the first shot in color (the two-strip MagnaColor process), one of the only ones not to feature "Zorro" in the title, and the first to be produced by Republic Pictures.
Written and directed by Wells Root, author of one of the first "how to" screenwriting books, Republic spent more money on this production than they typically did, seeing it as a showcase for MagnaColor. However TechniColor won out with its superior three-strip process.
Zorro (Robert Livingston) has been captured and set for execution, charged with the murder of the new Governor (Robert Warwick) in Spanish California, as the Governor was marked with a "Z".
Zorro escapes, and reveals his identity to the Governor's daughter, Isabella (Heather Angel).
