Don Q, Son of Zorro

Don Q, Son of Zorro is a 1925 American silent swashbuckler romance film and a sequel to the 1920 silent film The Mark of Zorro. It was loosely based upon the 1909 novel Don Q.'s Love Story, written by the mother-and-son duo Kate and Hesketh Hesketh-Prichard. The story was reworked in 1925 (after Hesketh Hesketh-Prichard's death) into a vehicle for the Johnston McCulley character Zorro. The film adaptation was made by screenwriters Jack Cunningham and Lotta Woods for United Artists studios. Douglas Fairbanks both produced the film and starred as its lead character. It was directed by Donald Crisp, who also played the villain Don Sebastian.

Don Q, Son of Zorro
Theatrical poster
Directed byDonald Crisp
Written byJack Cunningham
Lotta Woods
Based onDon Q.'s Love Story
by Kate and Hesketh Hesketh-Prichard
Produced byDouglas Fairbanks
StarringDouglas Fairbanks
Mary Astor
CinematographyHenry Sharp
Edited byWilliam Nolan
Music byMortimer Wilson
Production
company
Elton Corporation
Distributed byUnited Artists
Release date
  • June 15, 1925 (1925-06-15)
Running time
111 min.
CountryUnited States
LanguagesSilent
English intertitles
Box office$1.5 million (U.S. and Canada rentals)

The film was well-received: the New York Times rated it one of its top ten films of 1925.

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