This Edward L. Alperson quickie (set in France during the reign of Louis Napoleon but as usual full of American accents) is historically interesting as the first film to be "Presented in SupercineColor" (as the credits proudly proclaim) but also full of other pleasant surprises.
In addition to the surprisingly agile camerawork, the agile swashbuckling hero is a heroine. Although the hero is officially George Montgomery as Captain Renault ("the famous hero of the Crimean War") the swordplay is actually carried out by a female Zorro played by Rita Corday. By day Lady Christianne in white, by night the Masked Cavalier in black (and always in glossy red lipstick), sword in hand and with her hat at a rakish angle, she leaps about like Douglas Fairbanks.
One of the heavies she crosses swords with is a very heavy heavy William Conrad, while the supporting cast also includes 'Out of the Past's Steve Brodie, 'Gun Crazy's Berry Kroger, Lillian Bronson as Alfred to Christianne's Batwoman; and there's even a brief appearance by former Captive Wild Woman Aquanetta as "little Spanish dove" Felice.
In addition to the surprisingly agile camerawork, the agile swashbuckling hero is a heroine. Although the hero is officially George Montgomery as Captain Renault ("the famous hero of the Crimean War") the swordplay is actually carried out by a female Zorro played by Rita Corday. By day Lady Christianne in white, by night the Masked Cavalier in black (and always in glossy red lipstick), sword in hand and with her hat at a rakish angle, she leaps about like Douglas Fairbanks.
One of the heavies she crosses swords with is a very heavy heavy William Conrad, while the supporting cast also includes 'Out of the Past's Steve Brodie, 'Gun Crazy's Berry Kroger, Lillian Bronson as Alfred to Christianne's Batwoman; and there's even a brief appearance by former Captive Wild Woman Aquanetta as "little Spanish dove" Felice.