“Have You Seen This One?”

And so, we have seen here and here how the character of Zorro rollicked into pop culture fame in the early years of the 20th century. Then, five years after Douglas Fairbanks Sr. was catapulted from stardom to superstardom by The Mark of Zorro, he decided to return to the character–sort of.
1925’s Don Q, Son [...]

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Larger Than Life Heroes Lighting Up The Tiny, Distorted Screen

So, I certainly didn’t know that people had taken to posting public domain movies up on Google Video, but now that I do I figured I’d point it out.
First of all, the 1934 Scarlet Pimpernel that I mentioned the other day can be watched for free right here. Now, normally my problem with something like [...]

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Now He Bears The Mark Of Zorro!

I’ve already covered the novel to which the ever-so-classic Zorro character owes his creation, but it really wasn’t until that same novel got into the hands of one Douglas Fairbanks Sr. that the masked hero truly took off. I know that this is generally a book blog, but bear with me… it’s a great movie.
Before [...]

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