Original Theatrical USA INSERT (14x36) poster R-1958 for marketing of this 1940 swashbuckling action-adventure classic in VERY GOOD+ Condition. An un-restored poster with bright color and a clean overall appearance, that displays nicely with an age-appropriate look, and edge wear, soft horizontal creases, corner bends, smudges, and very faint edge toning near the bottom border. Beautiful vintage poster with classic romantic hero imagery will be sent rolled in a tube. FAST and SAFE DELIVERY a Certainty.

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1940. Directed by Rouben Mamoulian. TAGLINE : "The Jagged Mark of His Sword Struck Terror to Every Heart - But One!" - A young Spanish aristocrat must masquerade as a fop in order to maintain his secret identity of Zorro as he restores justice to early California. Around 1820 the son of a California nobleman comes home from Spain to find his native land under a villainous dictatorship. On the one hand he plays the useless fop, while on the other he is the masked avenger Zorro. Nominated for Academy Award OSCAR for Best Musical Score. CAST includes Tyrone Power, Linda Darnell, Basil Rathbone, Gale Sondergaard, Eugene Pallette, J. Edward Bromberg, Montagu Love, Janet Beecher.  BEHIND THE SCENES TRIVIA : In the DC Comics universe it is established that 'The Mark of Zorro' was the film that the young Bruce Wayne had seen with his parents at a movie theater, moments before they were killed in an armed robbery.  The famous duel was staged by Hollywood fencing master Fred Cavens. Cavens specialized in staging duels that relied more on actual swordplay rather than the jumping on furniture and leaping from balconies that many film "duels" consisted of up until that point. Cavens' son, Albert Cavens, doubled for Tyrone Power in the fancier parts of the duel (mostly with his back to camera), such as the extended exchange with Esteban ending with Don Diego's sword smashing into the bookcase. Basil Rathbone, a champion fencer in real life, did not care for the saber (the weapon of choice in this film), but nevertheless did all of his own fencing. Fast fencing shots were undercranked to 18 or 20 frames per second (as opposed to the standard 24fps) and all the sound effects were post-synchronized. Basil Rathbone was asked how well Tyrone Power did in their scenes in which stunt doubles were not used. Rathbone responded, "Tyrone Power could fence Errol Flynn into a cocked hat!" Included among the American Film Institute's 1998 list of the 400 movies nominated for the Top 100 Greatest American Movies. Included among the American Film Institute's 2001 list of 400 movies nominated for the top 100 Most Heart-Pounding American Movies.