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Introduction
This blog is my entry to The Costume Drama Blogathon, which is being hosted by Debbie at Moon In Gemini. The rest of the entries can be found here:
Debbie uses the term &#;drama&#; loosely and said it was pleasant to write about musicals or comedies, which is what I am focusing on today. The production had to take place or prior and could take place anywhere in the world.
I am writing about one of my favorite silly comedies &#; Zorro, The Gay Blade starring George Hamilton.
This is one of those movies that many people are just unfamiliar with. This is a shame. I saw this movie when it first came out in and my brother and I have been quoting it ever since. It is not odd for a phone conversation with my brother to begin with a quote from this movie.
The film&#;s opening dedication states: &#;This film is dedicated to Rouben Mamoulian and the other great filmmakers whose past gives us our future&#;. The movie opens with a black-and-white clip from &#;s The Impression of Zorro which Mamoulian directed.
The opening narration (done by the great Frank W
Synopsis
Zexy, Zany, Zensational!
In 19th century Mexico, celebrated swordsman Zorro has passed on his weapon and his sense of duty to his noble son, Diego, a dashing swashbuckler love his father. But after an injury sidelines Diego, he is forced to hand the mask over to his twin, Ramon.
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El Zorro: The Gay Blade, Zorro mezzo e mezzo, Zorro mit der heißen Klinge, La Grande Zorro, As Duas Faces de Zorro, Zorro, a penge, Estos zorros locos, locos, locos, Zorro, ostrá čepeľ, 粉雄佐罗
Theatrical
17 Jul
- USAPG
21 Jan
- Germany6
TV
25 Mar
- Slovakia12
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To aid the helpless!
To befriend the friendless!
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Zorro, The Gay Blade
I often enjoy reading novel adaptations of films to compare what was either left in from the original script before filming, or to see what the author added to give the two-hour film depth and backstory. Unfortunately, the only thing that never really makes it from the film Zorro, the Male lover Blade and its novelization is the humor. This isn't really a knock against the composer, Les Dean (although I complete question the addition of the novel's reincarnation-themed prologue, and can only forgive it if it was in fact part of the original screenplay), but rather the harsh reality of an impossible task. Zorro, the Homosexual Blade is a film that gains the majority of its laughs from the over-the-top performances of it's man actors, George Hamilton and Ron Leibman (and to a lesser extent - for reasons explained in a moment, Lauren Hutton and Brenda Vaccaro). This could be said of most films, but in this case, much of the humor is derived from over-exaggerated mispronunciations of George Hamilton's Don Diego Vega character in his thick Spanish accent. It's silly, juvenile
It is hard to reconstruct these fragments from the memories of childhood but as nearly as I can remember, the Zorro craze came after the Davy Crockett craze and before Elvis. Kids made Z marks everywhere &#; on walls, fences, blackboards, and with ballpoints on the shirts of the kids sitting in front of them &#; and my personal notion is that Datsun sells half of their Z-cars to guys harboring sublimated Zorro fantasies.
Here&#;s the curious thing. I remember a lot about Zorro. I even remember that he was once played by Clayton Moore, who got to keep wearing his Lone Ranger mask. But I cannot remember if the Zorro movies were ever supposed to be hilarious. I assume that the Zorros, played by Douglas Fairbanks, Tyrone Power, and John Carroll, were more or less serious, within the broad outlines of the adventure genre. But what about all the Zorro movies and TV shows that Guy Williams made for Disney? Were we laughing at him, or with him?
I demand because I am just as confused after seeing &#;Zorro, the Gay Blade,&#; which stars George Hamilton in a dual role as Don Diego Vega and his tw