tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4705940625481143611.post6440105818968589710..comments2024-03-25T11:17:18.130-07:00Comments on Davy Crockett's Almanack of Mystery, Adventure and The Wild West: Forgotten Books: THE MARK OF ZORRO by Johnston McCulley (1919)Evan Lewishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07620731784654779358noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4705940625481143611.post-39955799968837379012019-09-09T00:48:47.572-07:002019-09-09T00:48:47.572-07:00The book is great fun. One of the things I found i...The book is great fun. One of the things I found interesting was the fact that the author doesn't explicitly tell the reader who Zorro is until the last few pages of the book. He certainly gives the reader enough clues (a main character leaves and Zorro appears immediately afterward (and vice versa) on a regular basis), but he doesn't say it until the end. All in all it is a great read.Chris Lopeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15603182786879935663noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4705940625481143611.post-23556354678827421392019-08-31T14:04:20.368-07:002019-08-31T14:04:20.368-07:00Basil Rathbone was a fencing champion IRL, and had...Basil Rathbone was a fencing champion IRL, and had sword fights against Tyrone Power in "Zorro" and Errol Flynn in "Captain Blood" and "Robin Hood." In an interview, he once said that Power could have sliced Flynn into little pieces. He also said that the best opponent he ever had in a movie sword fight was Danny Kaye in The Court Jester. <br /><br />"My" Zorro is Guy Williams. TChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13686814973788356726noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4705940625481143611.post-51354522419160458432019-08-30T11:59:00.177-07:002019-08-30T11:59:00.177-07:00It's a good 'un, Fred, but yeah, I'm p...It's a good 'un, Fred, but yeah, I'm partial to The Adventures of Robin Hood, with Captain Blood as No. 2.Evan Lewishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07620731784654779358noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4705940625481143611.post-47359711493257713772019-08-30T11:08:11.905-07:002019-08-30T11:08:11.905-07:00Errol Flynn fans will disagree, but for my money, ...Errol Flynn fans will disagree, but for my money, the 1940 version with Tyrone Power was the best swashbuckling movie, ever.Fred Blosserhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01804660980763120303noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4705940625481143611.post-92122008597361741142019-08-30T10:24:08.281-07:002019-08-30T10:24:08.281-07:00If you liked "Promise," Dan, you should ...If you liked "Promise," Dan, you should like McCulley better. It was an attempt to emulate his style.<br /><br />Look forward to your view of the Bold Ventures, Rick. Try not to excoriate them for the typos.<br /><br />The Disney show was my intro to the character, Elgin. Loved it as a kid, saw it again 30 years ago on Disney Channels "Legends and Heroes" series, and taped it 20 years ago when they colorized it. About time to watch it again. Evan Lewishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07620731784654779358noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4705940625481143611.post-75700927138947675942019-08-30T09:33:39.778-07:002019-08-30T09:33:39.778-07:00I have the book (but not the whole series) and hav...I have the book (but not the whole series) and have seen the movies, as well. The 1940 Tyrone Power picture is great. Also terrific was the Zorro series made in the 1950s by Disney, which I saw on the Disney Channel about 15 years ago.Elgin Bleeckerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08417587392887691664noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4705940625481143611.post-186117879413812992019-08-30T09:06:08.848-07:002019-08-30T09:06:08.848-07:00I have a post on the new set coming up Monday.I have a post on the new set coming up Monday.Rick Robinsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07978136287154214297noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4705940625481143611.post-86463031102790761592019-08-30T08:02:42.882-07:002019-08-30T08:02:42.882-07:00I read yoour great story the other day, it made me...I read yoour great story the other day, it made me purchase a collection of Zorro stories by McCulley! Hope he was a good writer.<br />djmcblues2https://www.blogger.com/profile/12695888077219486451noreply@blogger.com