Zorro's Black Whip
by Spencer Gordon Bennet, Wallace Grissell
List Price:
Our Price: $13.49
You Save: $1.46 (10%)
Availability: Usually ships in 1 to 2 months
Buy Used: from $8.19 (click here)
Category: DVD
See more DVD releases
Buy this DVD movie at online store in your country
Canada
Canada
DVD Cover Information
Actor: Francis McDonald, George J. Lewis, Hal Taliaferro, Linda Stirling, Lucien LittlefieldDirector: Spencer Gordon Bennet, Wallace Grissell
Writer: Basil Dickey
Writer: Grant Nelson
Writer: Jesse Duffy
Writer: Johnston McCulley
Writer: Joseph F. Poland
Writer: Ruth Roman
DVD: Region Code 1
Audio: English (Original Language)
Format: Black & White, DVD-Video, NTSC
Picture Format: 1.33:1
Running Time: 240 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2004-08-31
Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Studio: ROAN
Movie Reviews of Zorro's Black Whip
Movie Review: Hero Gets Killed in First Chapter!
Summary: 5 Stars
Just be aware that this has absolutely nothing to do with the Zorro character. Not only is Zorro not present, he isn't even mentioned. They really should have called it "The Black Whip," but apparently they wanted the name recongition for the box office.
That said, it's a terrific Western. The Black Whip is a black-costumed vigilante who's talented with a whip and rides madly around saving people in the nick of time--more reminiscent of the Durango Kid than of Zorro. The Black Whip is a woman, no less, but no one realizes it. This is the only serial you'll ever see where the hero gets killed in the first chapter! He's immediately replaced by his sister, who seeks revenge.
While William Witney was away in the service during World War II, Spencer Bennet and Wallace Grissell did a good job of keeping up Republic's tradition of great fistfights and chases--hardly a piece of furniture is left standing after these fights. The cliffhangers are very good as well; I particularly liked the explosives thrown down into a tent, the pitchfork on an unconscious victim, and the creeping flames in the mine tunnel. I also like the way the villain got taken care of at the end.
The beautiful Linda Stirling (real name Loraine Schultz, 1921-1997) earned her title "Queen of the Serials" doing a whole bunch of them for Republic in the 1940's. George J. Lewis, who usually played villians, is a questionable choice for Linda's leading man--he's okay, but I could have thought of several who would have been better for the part of hero. Francis McDonald is an excellent villain, and the ever-present Hal Taliaferro is good as Baxter, one of his henchmen. Yakima Canutt is listed as second unit director, so you can bet he either did some of the stunts or at least set them up.
And by the way, can someone tell me how the bad guys can do hand-to-hand combat with the Black Whip and not realize there's a woman under that costume?
Summary of Zorro's Black Whip
Ride the trail to whip crackin' excitement with Zorro's Black Whip. This 12-chapter serial is the follow-up to 1940's The Mark of Zorro and the sixth film in the Zorro saga. It's the 1880s and Dan Hammond (Francis McDonald) is hellbent on blocking a proposal for Idaho's statehood. To not be opposed, he murders political rival Randolph Meredith (Jay Kirby). Randolph's sister Barbara (Linda Stirling, Tiger Woman in Perils of Darkest Jungle), stealthy with a bullwhip and six-shooter, dons a black suit and mask, becoming the titular "Black Whip". As the avenging vigilante female succesor to the world-renowned hero Zorro, Barbara sets out to foil the evil Hammond and his henchmen at every turn.Action & Adventure DVD Video
DVD Video
- Action & Adventure
- African American Cinema
- Animation
- Anime & Manga
- Art House & International
- Classics
- Comedy
- Cult Movies
- Documentary
- Drama
- Educational
- Fitness & Yoga
- Gay & Lesbian
- Horror
- Kids & Family
- Military & War
- Music Video & Concerts
- Musicals & Performing Arts
- Mystery & Suspense
- Science Fiction & Fantasy
- Special Interests
- Sports
- Television
- Westerns
Movies most talked about in TO BE CONTINUED: Serial Boxes
Captain MidnightRelease date: 2004-05-25; DVD
Best price: $9.60
Price in other shops:
Vintage Serials CollectionRelease date: 2003-07-15; DVD
Best price: $12.95
Price in other shops:
The Lost Jungle, Vol. 2Release date: 2003-11-18; DVD
Best price: $4.16
Price in other shops:
The Lost Jungle, Vol. 1Release date: 2003-11-18; DVD
Best price: $4.01
Price in other shops:
The Phantom Creeps, Vol. 2Release date: 2002-08-27; DVD
Best price: $3.35
Price in other shops:
The Phantom Creeps, Vol. 1Release date: 2002-08-27; DVD
Best price: $1.99
Price in other shops:
Phantom of the West:Chapters 1 10Release date: 2005-04-26; DVD
Best price: $6.25
Price in other shops:
Radar Men from the MoonRelease date: 2003-07-29; DVD
Best price: $45.63
Jungle JimRelease date: 2002-09-24; DVD
Best price: $11.55
Price in other shops:
The Whispering Shadow, Vol. 2Release date: 2004-01-27; DVD
Best price: $3.26
Price in other shops:
Similar DVD Movies
Flash Gordon Conquers the Universe - The Complete Saturday Morning SerialRelease date: 2007-05-15; DVD
Best price: $2.80
Price in other shops:
Zorro's Black Whip - Volumes 1 & 2 (Complete Serial) (2-DVD)Release date: 2007-11-27; DVD
Best price: $6.61
Price in other shops:
Zorro's Black WhipRelease date: 2003-04-11; DVD
Best price: $0.75
Price in other shops:
The Mark of Zorro (Special Edition) (Colorized / Black and White)Twentieth Century Fox; Release date: 2005-10-18; DVD
Best price: $5.98
Price in other shops:
Phantom EmpirePhantom; Release date: 2008-02-05; DVD
Best price: $9.91
Price in other shops:
Zorro Rides AgainRelease date: 2004-07-27; DVD
Best price: $11.45
Price in other shops:
Adventures of Captain MarvelLions Gate; Release date: 2003-12-16; DVD
Best price: $8.29
Price in other shops:
The Phantom - SerialRelease date: 2001-01-30; DVD
Best price: $9.73
Price in other shops:
Flash Gordon: Box Set (Space Soldiers/ Flash Gordon's Trip To Mars/ Flash Gordon Conquers The Universe) (3DVD)Image Entertainment; Release date: 2000-10-03; DVD
Best price: $10.98
Price in other shops:
Zorro's Fighting LegionRelease date: 2004-06-29; DVD
Best price: $13.49
Price in other shops: