| Description |
1 videodisc (218 min.) : sound, black and white (tinted) ; 4 3/4 in. |
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digital optical rda |
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video file DVD rda |
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Silent film |
| System Details |
DVD. |
| Language |
Silent movies with piano scores and English intertitles. |
| Cast |
Mark of Zorro: Douglas Fairbanks, Marguerite de la Motte, Noah Beery, Robert McKim, George Periolat. |
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Don Q, son of Zorro: Douglas Fairbanks, Mary Astor, Jack McDonald, Donald Crisp, Warner Oland, Jean Hersholt. |
| Credits |
Mark of Zorro: photography, William McGann, Harry Thorpe. |
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Don Q, son of Zorro: photography by Henry Sharp. |
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Original piano score composed & performed by Jon C. Mirsalis. |
| Note |
"The Mark of Zorro" is based on the story: "The Curse of Capistrano" by Johnston McCulley; "Don Q, Son of Zorro" is based on the novel "Don Q's Love Story" by K. and Hesketh Prichard. |
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DVD release of "The Mark of Zorro", the 1920 silent motion picture and "Don Q, Son of Zorro", the 1925 motion picture. |
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Two complete films on one dual-layer DVD. |
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Supplemental features include: rare home movies of Fairbanks at work and play; "Fairbanks vs. Jack Dempsey", excerpt from a Pathé newsreel; introduction to "The Mark of Zorro" by Orson Welles, featuring clips from other Fairbanks pictures; and an excerpt from Fairbanks's 1918 book "Making Life Worth While." |
| Summary |
Mark of Zorro: As the famous Mexican Robin Hood, Don Diego springs into action as Zorro, the crusader for the rights of the Mexican people. Through the Zorro character, Fairbanks ushered in the legendary cycle of adventure films and established the genre of the American action film. |
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Don Q, son of Zorro: Zorro's son continues his father's fight against injustice in Spain. |
| Contents |
The Mark of Zorro (107 min.) -- Don Q, son of Zorro (111 min.). |
| Subject |
Zorro (Fictitious character) -- Drama -- Videodiscs.
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| Genre |
Feature films.
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Silent films.
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Action and adventure films.
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Swashbuckler films.
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Western films.
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Action and adventure films.
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Drama.
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Feature films.
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Silent films.
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Swashbuckler films.
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Western films.
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DVD-Video discs.
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| Added Author |
Niblo, Fred, 1874-1948, film director.
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Fairbanks, Douglas, 1883-1939, actor.
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Cunningham, Jack, 1882-1941, screenwriter.
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Crisp, Donald, 1880-1974, film director.
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De La Motte, Marguerite, 1902-1950, actor.
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Beery, Noah, 1882-1946, actor.
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McKim, Robert, 1886-1927, actor.
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Periolat, George, actor.
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Astor, Mary, 1906-1987, actor.
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McDonald, Jack, 1880-1962, actor.
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Oland, Warner, 1880-1938, actor.
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Hersholt, Jean, 1886-1956, actor.
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Mirsalis, Jon C., composer, pianits.
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Film adaptation of (work): McCulley, Johnston, 1883-1958.
Curse of Capistrano.
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Film adaptation of (work): Hesketh-Prichard, H. (Hesketh), 1876-1922.
Don Q's love story.
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Douglas Fairbanks Pictures Company, production company.
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Elton Corporation.
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Kino International Corporation, film distributor.
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| Added Title |
Don Q, son of Zorro (Motion picture)
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| Note |
At head on title on container: Douglas Fairbanks : the screen's greatest adventurer |
| Standard No. |
738329024925 |
| Music No. |
K249 Kino on Video |
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