Directed by Fred Niblo
My rating: 2.5 stars out of 4
IMDb
(DVD, Flicker Alley)
Fairbanks' foray into swashbuckling is a fair to middling effort. He plays the ultra-wealthy but socially inept Don Diego Vega. When local socialites are ruined by a corrupt governor, they set Diego up with their daughter as a way to regain their wealth. Unfortunately, at their first meeting she asks, "are you a man or a fish?" Not to worry, as his alter-ego is none other than Zorro, whose crusade is to save the oppressed from their oppressors. She instantly falls in love with Zorro, making one wonder about the purpose of keeping the pathetic Diego personality. Well, girl and family are eventually kidnapped by a gang of thugs, and it is up to Zorro to rescue them. He succeeds, of course, ditches Diego and marries the girl.
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