| Zorro's Fighting Legion | |
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| Directed by | William Witney John English |
| Written by | Ronald Davidson Franklin Adreon Morgan Cox Sol Shor Barney A. Sarecky Johnston McCulley (Original Zorro Novel) |
| Produced by | Hiram S. Brown Jr |
| Starring | Reed Hadley Sheila Darcy William Corson Leander De Cordova Edmund Cobb John Merton C. Montague Shaw |
| Cinematography | Reggie Lanning |
| Distributed by | Republic Pictures |
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Running time | 12 chapters (211 minutes) (serial)[2]
6 26½-minute episodes (TV)[2] |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $137,826 (negative cost: $144,419)[2] |
Zorro's Fighting Legion is a 1939 Republic Pictures film serial consisting of twelve chapters starring Reed Hadley as Zorro and directed by William Witney and John English. The plot revolves around his alter-ego Don Diego's fight against the evil Don Del Oro.
The serial is unusual in featuring a real historical personage, Mexican President Benito Juárez, as a minor character. It is the second in a series of five Zorro serials: Zorro Rides Again (1937), Zorro's Black Whip (1944), Son of Zorro (1947) and Ghost of Zorro (1949).
- ^ Mayer, Geoff (2017). Encyclopedia of American Film Serials. McFarland & Company, Inc. p. 299. ISBN 978-0-7864-7762-3.
- ^ a b c Mathis, Jack (1995). Valley of the Cliffhangers Supplement. Jack Mathis Advertising. pp. 3, 10, 42–43. ISBN 0-9632878-1-8.