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sabotai · 12-18-2007, 06:03 PM

Don Q, Son of Zorro (1925)

Directd By: Donald Crisp
Starring: Douglas Fairbanks, Mary Astor, Jack McDonald
Length: 111 min.
Genre: Adventure / Romance
Based On: The novel "Don Q's Love Story" by Kate and Hesketh Pritchard (Adapted by Jack Cunningham)

Douglas Fairbanks plays both Zorro and Cesar (Zorro's son) in this sequal to his 1920 movie "The Mark of Zorro".

It is a standard love story. Cesar falls for a woman, Dolores de Muro (Mary Astor), and has to compete with another man for her. It is clear that Dolores chooses Cesar over her other admirer, Don Sebastian (played by Donald Crisp). Dolores' father(Jack McDonald), a general, would lover for her daughter to marry Cesar.

However, Don Sebastian ends up killing a friend of Cesar's. When Cesar is found standing over the body, he is framed for the murder. Dolores' father gives Cesar a dagger and offers him a chance to take the honorable way out (hint: he means suicide). Cesar pretends to stab himself and falls off the balconey into the water below.

Cesar hides out in the ruins of a family castle, using the name Don Q. His enemies track him there, as does Zorro, and there is a battle sequence featuring both Cesar and Zorro fighting and defeating the enemies. Cesar ends up with Dolores, and they do the super happy ending.

The movie featured the usual Douglas Fairbanks swordplay, which is always nice, but the movie didn't really bring anything new to the table. It was, what has become, a pretty standard and formulatic adventure-romance.

Entertainment Rating: 4/10
Historical Rating: 4/10

12-18-2007, 06:03 PM	#122
sabotai General Manager Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: The Satellite of Love	Don Q, Son of Zorro (1925) Directd By: Donald Crisp Starring: Douglas Fairbanks, Mary Astor, Jack McDonald Length: 111 min. Genre: Adventure / Romance Based On: The novel "Don Q's Love Story" by Kate and Hesketh Pritchard (Adapted by Jack Cunningham) Douglas Fairbanks plays both Zorro and Cesar (Zorro's son) in this sequal to his 1920 movie "The Mark of Zorro". It is a standard love story. Cesar falls for a woman, Dolores de Muro (Mary Astor), and has to compete with another man for her. It is clear that Dolores chooses Cesar over her other admirer, Don Sebastian (played by Donald Crisp). Dolores' father(Jack McDonald), a general, would lover for her daughter to marry Cesar. However, Don Sebastian ends up killing a friend of Cesar's. When Cesar is found standing over the body, he is framed for the murder. Dolores' father gives Cesar a dagger and offers him a chance to take the honorable way out (hint: he means suicide). Cesar pretends to stab himself and falls off the balconey into the water below. Cesar hides out in the ruins of a family castle, using the name Don Q. His enemies track him there, as does Zorro, and there is a battle sequence featuring both Cesar and Zorro fighting and defeating the enemies. Cesar ends up with Dolores, and they do the super happy ending. The movie featured the usual Douglas Fairbanks swordplay, which is always nice, but the movie didn't really bring anything new to the table. It was, what has become, a pretty standard and formulatic adventure-romance. Entertainment Rating: 4/10 Historical Rating: 4/10 Last edited by sabotai : 12-18-2007 at 06:56 PM.