| The Curse of Capistrano | |
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| Author | Johnston McCulley |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Series | Weekly: August 9-September 6, 1919 |
| Genre(s) | Novella |
| Publisher | All-Story Weekly Grosset & Dunlap |
| Publication date | 1924 |
| Media type | Print (Serial, Hardback & Paperback) |
| ISBN | NA |
| OCLC Number | 1729949 |
The Curse of Capistrano is a 1919 story by Johnston McCulley and the first work to feature the fictional character Zorro (zorro is the Spanish word for fox). It would be later published as a novella in 1924 under the title The Mark of Zorro.
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Publication history
Prior to being published in novella form, The Curse of Capistrano appeared as five serialized installments in the pulp magazine All-Story Weekly.[1]
After the enormous success of the 1920 film adaptation, The Mark of Zorro, the story was republished under that name by Grosset & Dunlap.
Plot synopsis
The story follows the story of Don Diego Vega/Zorro in the company of his deaf and mute servant Bernardo and his lover Lolita Pulido, as they rival the antagonist Sgt. Gonzales.
Notes
- ^ All-Story Weekly vol. 100 #2 (August 9, 1919) - vol. 101 #2 (September 6, 1919)
References
- The Curse of Capistrano at the FictionMags Index
External links
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Wikisource has original text related to this article: |
- Original 1919 The Curse of Capistrano story at archive.org
- Short radio episode Clash of Blades from The Mark of Zorro, 1924, by California Legacy Project.
| Zorro | |
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| Books | |
| The Curse of Capistrano • Zorro • Tales of Zorro • Zorro | |
| Films | |
| Douglas Fairbanks: The Mark of Zorro • Don Q, Son of Zorro | |
| Robert Livingston: The Bold Caballero | |
| John Carroll: Zorro Rides Again | |
| Reed Hadley: Zorro's Fighting Legion | |
| Tyrone Power: The Mark of Zorro | |
| Linda Stirling: Zorro's Black Whip | |
| George Turner: Son of Zorro | |
| Clayton Moore: Ghost of Zorro | |
| Guy Williams: Zorro, the Avenger • The Sign of Zorro | |
| Rodolfo de Anda: La Gran Aventura Del Zorro | |
| Frank Langella: The Mark of Zorro | |
| Alain Delon: Zorro | |
| George Hamilton: Zorro, The Gay Blade | |
| Anthony Hopkins / Antonio Banderas: The Mask of Zorro | |
| Antonio Banderas: The Legend of Zorro | |
| Television | |
| Zorro • The New Adventures of Zorro • Zorro and Son • Zorro • Kaiketsu Zorro • The New Adventures of Zorro • Zorro: La Espada y la Rosa • Zorro: Generation Z • Zorro |
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| Stage Productions | |
| Zorro in Hell (2006) • Zorro (2008) |
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