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Walt Disney Treasures - Zorro: The Complete Second Season 1958-1959 (2009)

Posted By: angus77

Date: 20 Mar 2015 07:22:02

With his sword, whip and trusty steed Tornado, Zorro continued to fight the forces of evil in the second season of Walt Disney's legendary classic. The final 39 swashbuckling episodes saw even more children dressing up as the "sly fox" - Zorro in Spanish - and making the sign of the "Z." The second season aired from October 9, 1958, through July 2, 1959, and is presented here - newly restored and remastered in its original black-and-white format.

To add even more thrills to this six-disc set, we've included two rarely seen one-hour specials shown on Walt Disney's anthology series Walt Disney Presents – Zorro: The Postponed Wedding and Zorro: Auld Aquaintance.You'll meet Guy Williams in a profile of the actor who became an overnight star in the role he was "born to play." You'll meet his stunt double, Buddy Van Horn.

Featuring exclusive introductions by film historian Leonard Maltin, this is a timeless collection from generations past for generations to come.

IMDB

Directors: William Witney, Charles Barton / Repeat Writers: Lowell S. Hawley, Gene L. Coon, Robert Bloomfield, Bob Wehling; Johnston McCulley (stories) / Producer: William H. Anderson

Regular Cast: Guy Williams (Zorro/Don Diego de la Vega), Henry Calvin (Sergeant Demetrio Lopez Garcia), Gene Sheldon (Bernardo)

Recurring Characters: George J. Lewis (Don Alejandro de la Vega), Don Diamond (Corp. Reyes), Jolene Brand (Ana Maria Verdugo), Carlos Romero (Romero Serrano, Ansar), Eduard Franz (Señor Gregorio Verdugo), Nestor Paiva (Innkeeper), John Litel (Governor), Cesar Romero (Estevan de la Cruz), Richard Anderson (Ricardo del Amo), Annette Funicello (Anita Cabrillo, Constancia), George N. Neise (Capitan Felipe Arrellanos), Barbara Luna (Theresa Modesto), Joan Evans (Leonar), Jeff York (Joe Crane), Jonathan Harris (Don Carlos Fernandez), Everett Sloane (Andres Felipe Basilio), Ric Roman (Capitan Briones), Robert J. Wilke (Capitan Mendoza), Perry Lopez (Joaquin Castenada), Edgar Barrier (Don Cornelio Esperon), Patricia Medina (Margarita), Gloria Talbott (Moneta Esperon), Jean Willes (Carlotta), Howard Wendell (Don Marcos Cortazar), Paul Richards (Hernando), Arthur Space (Rafael Gonzales), Ken Lynch (Pablo), Lloyd Corrigan (Sancho), Penny Santon (Cresencia), Douglas Kennedy (Manuel), Frank Wilcox (Luis Rico), Carlos Rivas (Ramondo Ruiz)

Notable Guest Stars: Lee Van Cleef (Antonio Castillo), Michael Forest (Anastacio), Whit Bissell (Comandante Luis del Guerro), John Hoyt (Don Thomas Yorba), Arthur Batanides (Lazaro), Harold J. Stone (Salvio), Mark Damon (Eugenio), Tige Andrews (Nava), Robert Vaughn (Miguel Roverto), Neil Hamilton (Don Hilario), John Zaremba (Magistrado), Tony Russo (Pedro Avila), Booth Colman (Pineda), Joseph Calleia (Padre Simeon), Alex Gerry (Don Sebastian), James Hong (The Prince), Richard Deacon (Father Ignacio), Fintan Meyler (Celesta Villagrana), Suzanne Lloyd (Isabella Linares), Ricardo Montalban (Ramon Castillo)

Episodes Included

Disc 1

1. Welcome to Monterey (25:40) (Originally aired October 9, 1958)
While on business in Monterey, Diego and Bernardo are held up for some investment money they've been entrusted with. Later, Bernardo is held for ransom. Diego makes a connection between the crimes and a well-known man in the community named Verdugo (Eduard Franz), launching the season's first story arc.

2. Zorro Rides Alone (25:41) (Originally aired October 16, 1958)
Diego hatches a plan to catch Verdugo in his wrongdoing but Garcia and his right-hand man Corporal Reyes (Don Diamond) fall victim to the trap instead. Zorro must come to their rescue. As is often the case, Zorro finds himself defending adversaries and allies alike.

3. Horse of Another Color (25:42) (Originally aired October 23, 1958)
The Verdugo family is targeted when a group of bandits attack a lieutenant and assume his identity in order to fool Sr. Verdugo.

4. The Señorita Makes a Choice (25:41) (Originally aired October 30, 1958)
Sr. Verdugo is kidnapped and held hostage. His daughter, Ana Maria (Jolene Brand), returns home to find their hacienda wrecked and one of the bandits, Pablo (Ken Lynch), waiting to warn her that her father's life depends on her silence and a cash payment.

5. Rendezvous at Sundown (25:41) (Originally aired November 6, 1958)
Another bandit, Serrano (Carlos Romero), brings Sr. Verdugo back to his hacienda in order to collect the money. They find Diego's father, Don Alejandro (George J. Lewis), waiting there. Serrano and Alejandro fight until Zorro arrives. Bad news for Zorro, though: Ana Maria has been taken captive too.

6. The New Order (25:42) (Originally aired November 13, 1958)
A second story arc begins when Garcia relays an order to a lady named Theresa Modesto (Barbara Luna) that she must close down her song-inspiring tamale stand. Theresa refuses but Capitan Briones (Ric Roman), who leads a group of soldiers known as the Especials, enforces the order by coming to destroy her stand.
Diego comes to Teresa's defense, angering her boyfriend, Joaquin Castenada (Perry Lopez). Joaquin changes his tune, though, when the Especials crack down on him too and Diego (and later Zorro) defends him as well.

7. An Eye for an Eye (25:40) (Originally aired November 20, 1958)
Though not the governor, Sr. Luis Rico (Frank Wilcox) was acting in that role when he ordered that the tamale stand come down. Joaquin has made Rico his enemy, gathering some supporters to assist in his crusade. Rico tries to arrest Joaquin and Theresa, killing one of Joaquin's men along the way. Joaquin promises to respond by killing two of Rico's soldiers. Confident that he has at least two disposable men, Rico accepts the collateral cost of capturing the outlaw and sends Garcia and Reyes (unwittingly) to slaughter.

Disc 2

8. Zorro and the Flag of Truce (25:41) (Originally aired November 27, 1958)
The Governor (John Litel) arrives and Rico convinces him to offer the still-hidden Joaquin a truce if he'll turn himself in, secretly planning to kill Joaquin when he arrives. The Governor agrees but is again deceived after Rico sets a trap for Joaquin.

9. Ambush (25:40) (Originally aired December 4, 1958)
Rico and Joaquin become unexpected allies when both seek to kill the governor. Rico uses Teresa as leverage, however, forcing Joaquin to do his dirty work for him. In a scene that surely must have inspired Saw many years later, Zorro locks both the governor and Joaquin in leg irons and gives each the key to the other man's lock. While the two work to realize that Rico is the real enemy, Zorro goes to save Teresa.

10. The Practical Joker (25:41) (Originally aired December 11, 1958)
The third story arc brings Ana Maria back into the picture. Diego has fallen in love with her but it is unrequited, for she loves another… Zorro. Complicating matters, Diego isn't the only one vying for Ana Maria's affections. His long-time friend, Ricardo del Amo (Richard Anderson), comes into town and is soon smitten with the young lady too. A friendly rivalry ensues, inspiring Ricardo to falsely accuse Diego of horse thievery in order to win over Ana Maria with a good laugh.

11. The Flaming Arrow (25:40) (Originally aired December 18, 1958)
Diego and Ricardo's rivalry takes a turn for the worst when Ricardo disguises himself as Zorro and pretends to be in love with another woman, hoping that jealousy will turn Ana Maria away from the masked avenger. Ricardo is arrested, prompting the real Zorro to rescue him. Ricardo, unfortunately, is far from grateful.

12. Zorro Fights a Duel (25:40) (Originally aired December 25, 1958)
Ricardo challenges Zorro to a duel. Ricardo is quite the swordsman, but the bigger problem is that Ana Maria wants Diego to watch the duel with her and Garcia asks Diego to help him capture Zorro at the same time.

13. Amnesty for Zorro (25:41) (Originally aired January 1, 1959)
Still jealous of Zorro, Ricardo persuades the governor to offer a one hour window of amnesty,
during which Zorro will be pardoned for his vigilante crimes if he unmasks himself for all to see. Swayed by his love for Ana Maria, Diego decides to comply, but a mysterious figure in a similar costume arrives to stop him.

14. The Runaways (25:41) (Originally aired January 8, 1959)
Before launching into a fourth story arc, "Zorro" presents a couple of isolated episodes. In this one, Diego provides some matrimonial assistance to two indentured servants, Buena and Romaldo (Gloria Castillo and Tom Pittmann), when Romaldo's master is unwilling to approve of the union.

15. The Iron Box (25:41) (Originally aired January 15, 1959)
Garcia has the brilliant idea of transporting tax money to the governor in a sealed iron box, the key having already been sent to the governor in advance. Unfortunately, the plan doesn't stop the would-be tax thieves, who simply kidnap the blacksmith instead and force him to make a new key.

Disc 3

16. The Gay Caballero () (Originally aired January 22, 1959)

17. Tornado is Missing () (Originally aired January 29, 1959)

18. Zorro Versus Cupid () (Originally aired February 5, 1959)

19. The Legend of Zorro () (Originally aired February 12, 1959)

20. Spark of Revenge () (Originally aired February 19, 1959)

21. The Missing Father () (Originally aired February 26, 1959)

22. Please Believe Me () (Originally aired March 5, 1959)

23. The Brooch () (Originally aired March 12, 1959)

Disc 4

24. Zorro and the Mountain Man () (Originally aired March 19, 1959)

25. The Hound of the Sierras () (Originally aired March 26, 1959)

26. Manhunt () (Originally aired April 2, 1959)

27. The Man from Spain () (Originally aired April 9, 1959)

28. Treasure for the King () (Originally aired April 16, 1959)

29. Exposing the Tyrant () (Originally aired April 23, 1959)

30. Zorro Takes a Dare () (Originally aired April 30, 1959)

31. An Affair of Honor () (Originally aired May 7, 1959)

Disc 5

32. The Sergeant Sees Red () (Originally aired May 14, 1959)

33. Invitation to Death (Originally aired May 21, 1959)

34. The Captain Regrets (Originally aired May 28, 1959)

35. Masquerade for Murder (Originally aired June 4, 1959)

36. Long Live the Governor (Originally aired June 11, 1959)

37. The Fortune Teller (Originally aired June 18, 1959)

38. Señor China Boy (Originally aired June 25, 1959)

39. Finders Keepers (Originally aired July 2, 1959)

Bonus Features

Disc One opens with a skippable introduction by Leonard Maltin (3:28). It wouldn't be a Walt Disney Treasures set without a Maltin intro, so this is as welcome a bonus feature as any, even if it isn't billed as such. Here, he reflects on this childhood fondness for the show, some of the changes that Season Two brought, and some of the cast's work in other Disney productions. Finally, our host previews the rest of the supplementary material in the set. The intro is available from the main menu if you want to watch it again.

All of the four additional bonus features are found on Disc Six. First up are the final two of the four "Walt Disney Presents" episodes that became Disney's last foray into Zorro territory with Guy Williams behind the mask. When the rights dispute with ABC brought the regular series to an end, Disney announced six hour-long installments that would make for a substitute third season.
Only four of the six were made. The first two are on the Season One DVD. The final two are here, and they are:

The Postponed Wedding (49:04) (Originally aired January 1, 1961)
Constancia de la Torre (Annette Funicello) returns after ten years away, all grown up and ready to elope with a secret suitor. Zorro's having none of it, though, and he puts the heat on her would-be husband, fearing that the young man is only after her dowry.

Auld Acquaintance (49:08) (Originally aired April 2, 1961)
Diego welcomes to town his friend from the old days – the days in which Diego was a renowned swordsman before downplaying his skills in order to protect Zorro's secrecy. It doesn't take long for the friend to see remnants of Diego's signature swordplay in the work of Zorro (apparently sword techniques are harder to disguise than a prominent mustache and a thick accent). When he makes his accusations public, Zorro's secret identity is endangered.

From what I can tell, both "Walt Disney Presents" episodes are seen in their entirety. The title logo plays, introducing the night's episode as a Frontierland one, and Walt Disney himself appears to set up the adventure about to unfold.

Aside from the bonus episodes, Disc Six contains two featurettes. The first is "Behind the Mask" (7:51), a solid if brief look at Guy Williams, the man and the actor, focusing primarily on his time with "Zorro". Sharing their memories are Zorro stunt double Buddy Van Horn and the star's son, Guy Williams, Jr.

Finally, "A Trip to the Archives" (10:55) finds Maltin and Guy Williams, Jr. admiring a number of Zorro costumes that have been preserved by the folks at The Walt Disney Archives. Once Maltin is done appraising Zorro's sash and Garcia's wide pants (he was a man of considerable girth, Maltin points out),
the two turn to an impressive array of Zorro merchandise from the show's heyday. This and all the other bonus features are quite enjoyable and valuable additions to the set.