Johnston McCulley

Nacimiento : 1883-02-02, Ottawa, Illinois, USA

Muerte : 1958-11-23

Películas

La leyenda del Zorro
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Tras ayudar con su espada a que California se convierta en el estado número 31 de la Unión, el Zorro debe cumplir la promesa que le hizo a su mujer Elena: abandonar su identidad secreta y llevar una vida normal como Alejandro de la Vega.
La máscara del Zorro
Novel
México, 1821. Un enmascarado y romántico héroe popular, conocido como El Zorro, lucha valientemente contra el dominio colonial español en la Alta California. Sin embargo, la víspera de la liberación de México, el despótico gobernador don Rafael Montero descubre que el Zorro es don Diego de la Vega. Un ataque contra la casa del rebelde, se salda con su captura, la muerte de su mujer, el secuestro de su única hija Elena y la destrucción de sus propiedades. Veinte años después, Montero regresa del exilio con Elena, que ignora la identidad de su padre, y se propone comprar California al Presidente de México, el General Santa Anna.
Estos zorros... locos, locos, locos
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Poco antes de morir, don Diego, cuyo afán por defender a los pobres de la injusticia del gobernador le ha llevado a convertirse en "El Zorro", cede a su hijo su capa y su antifaz para que siga con la labor que el comenzó.
La marca del Zorro
Story
En la década de 1840, el vanidoso Don Diego de la Vega regresa de España con su familia a California, para encontrar que su padre ha sido sustituido como gobernante de la región por la cruel Don Luis Quintero. A pesar de ser un espadachín, Diego resta importancia a sus habilidades frente al mal capitán Esteban y demuestra ser más bien un payaso delante de su familia. Sin embargo, Diego en secreto coge la espada de la justicia como el héroe enmascarado Zorro y lucha para devolver la justicia a la región y su gente.
The Invincible Masked Rider
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El Zorro y los tres mosqueteros
Characters
En la primera mitad del siglo XVII, España está en guerra con Francia. Isabel, prima del rey de España, es retenida por los franceses en un castillo y el conde de Sevilla, que aspira a su mano, se ofrece para liberarla. Pero, en realidad, el conde ha hecho un pacto con el cardenal Richelieu, que le permitirá liberar a Isabel a cambio de información militar. El Zorro, el superhéroe espadachín enmascarado, entra en escena para combatir las injusticias junto con los tres mosqueteros.
The Sign of Zorro
Novel
En esta película, editada a partir de ocho episodios de la exitosa serie de televisión de Disney, Don Diego regresa a casa para encontrar su ciudad bajo el talón de un cruel dictador, Capitan Monastario. Diego se pone la máscara de Zorro para luchar contra la tiranía del malvado comandante y, con la ayuda de su mudo sirviente Bernardo, libera al pueblo de su opresión.
The Black Pirates
Story
Pirates searching for treasure take over a small town in Central America where they believe the loot is buried, but discover that a church has been built over the spot. They force the townspeople to dig for it, but there are more surprises in store for them than they counted on.
El signo del renegado
Story
Una aventura colorida, basada en una historia del creador del Zorro Johnston McCulley, con el gallardo Montalban enviado a la década de 1820 en Los Ángeles, que ha sido asediado por piratas, en una misión que le obliga a enamorarse de la hermosa Charisse.
Don Ricardo Returns
Story
After being shanghaied in a plot to have him declared dead and take over his ranchero and other properties, Don Ricardo, disguised as a peon, returns to Old California, and begins the fight to reclaim what is his.
South of the Rio Grande
Story
The Kid (Duncan Renaldo) masquerades as a government inspector in this pleasant, and pleasantly tuneful, Cisco Kid series entry. Learning that his old friends have been killed and Manuel Gonzales (Tito Renaldo) wrongly accused of cattle rustling by corrupt district officer Miguel Sanchez (George J. Lewis), the Kid assumes the identity of the murdered government official.
Zorro's Black Whip
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Pretty Girl Barbara Mededith takes over her murdered brother's crusading newspaper. She also assumes the dead sibling's identity as "The Black Whip," righting the wrongs of Crescent City very much in the manner of her famous ancestor, Zorro.
Raiders of the Border
Story
Johnny Mack Brown and Raymond Hatton return to the screen as saddle pals Nevada and Sandy in Monogram's Pals of the Border. In this one, our heroes are US marshals, hot on the trail of cattle rustlers.
Outlaws of Stampede Pass
Story
Tom Evans (Jon Dawson), nephew of U.S. Marshal Sandy Hopkins (Raymond Hatton), has just trailed his cattle to Yucca City, where he intends to sell to Ben Crowley (Harry Woods), owner of practically everything in town.Tom loses his money in a crooked game ran by Crowley. "Nevada Jack" McKenzie (Johnny Mack Brown), a U.S. Marshal working undercover, watches the game and secures one of the "fixed" decks of cards. Later, Tom discovers Crowley's men rustling his cattle and is shot. Nevada finds him severely wounded and hides him with Jeff Lewis (Sam Flint) and his daughter Mary (Ellen Hall). Sandy, posing as a dentist, arrives in town after a wire from Nevada. The latter confronts Crowley with the crooked deck and also with the fact that Tom is still alive, and demands a partnership from Crowley. When Crowley learns that Lewis is hiding Tom, he decides to have both Tom and Nevada killed.
Overland Mail
Story
Two investigators for a stagecoach company are assigned to find out why the company's stages keep being ambushed. They discover that the culprits are white men disguised as Indians, and they set out to discover who is behind the plot.
Doomed Caravan
Screenplay
Stephen Westcott and Ed Martin scheme to put Jane Travers' wagon line out of business. They want to use it take over all the wagon- train traffic going west. Hoppy, California and Lucky must make sure that doesn't happen.
El signo del Zorro
Story
Cuando Don Diego Vega regresa a su hogar, descubre que su padre, el alcalde del pueblo de Los Angeles, ha sido destituido por el capitán Esteban Pasquale. Ocultando su identidad bajo una máscara, se convierte en el abanderado de la justicia social; e intentará que Don Luis Quintero abandone el puesto usurpado. Obra maestra que narra las aventuras de El Zorro, el famoso espadachín. Tyrone Power tenía el difícil reto de hacer olvidar a Fairbanks, pero la acertada decisión de acentuar el lado romántico del personaje -en contraposición a su faceta atlética- ayudó a conseguir una versión a la altura de sus predecesoras.
Zorro's Fighting Legion
Novel
The mysterious Don Del Oro ("Lord of Gold"), an idol of the Yaqui Indians, plans to take over the gold and become Emperor. Francisco was put in charge of a legion to combat the Yaqui tribe and protect the land, but when attacked Zorro came to his rescue. Francisco's partner recognized Zorro as the hidalgo Don Diego Vega, then ask him to take over the fighting legion as his alter-ego Zorro.
Rose of the Rio Grande
Story
The story, based on a novel by Johnston (Zorro) McCulley, concerns a group of aristocratic vigilantes, who go about trying to restore their prominence in Mexico by killing anyone who stands in their way.
The Red Rope
Original Story
Brade has hired Rattler Haynes to kill Tom Shaw. But when Shaw intercepts a message between the two, he alters it hoping it will cause the two outlaws to fight each other.
Rootin' Tootin' Rhythm
Story
Gene and Frog, out to stop a bunch of cattle rustlers, assume the identities of what they believe to be dead bandits, which soon gets them in big trouble.
The Trusted Outlaw
Story
Dan Ward, reformed and last member of an outlaw family, meets Molly Clark in a rocky draw near town. Ted Wells, a henchman for Dan's enemy Jim Swain, attempts to shoot Dan but is outdrawn and killed by the latter. Molly disappears and Dan learns that she and Wells had ridden there together. Sheriff Bob Larimer tells Dan that Molly is in love with Bert Gilmore and tried to have him ambushed. Dan takes a risky job with mine owner Pember of getting the $10,000 payroll through to the mine. Swain suspects that Dan is carrying the payroll, but his gang is unable to stop Dan. Betty Pember disregards Dan's warning that the hills are filled with Swain's men and she starts for town. She is kidnapped by Gilmore and Molly and Dan ride to her rescue.
The Outlaw Deputy
Novel
While searching for his friend's killer, a former outlaw (Tim McCoy) thwarts a robbery and becomes a lawman.
Black Jack
Story
Phil Dolan (aka Black Jack because of his talent at cards), Nancy Dolan, and a rustler all have a piece of a silver dollar with each piece having a portion of an indented map of an ore mine. Phil has to rescue Nancy from the rustlers to keep their portions of the silver dollar from the rustlers. The sheriffs's pose captures the gang of rustlers just as they reach the ore mine ensuring their claim to the mine.
The Ice Flood
Story
Jack De Quincy, an American graduate of Oxford, is still considered a wastrel playboy by his father, owner of a giant lumber company in the American northwest. To prove he is a man his father sends him there to take charge of a large lumber camp, filled with brawny he-men who spend their time drinking, gambling and brawling when not cutting timber. Once there, Jack establishes himself by winning a fight against "Dum-Dum" Pete, the toughest man in those parts. Along the way he sees to it that a needed operation is performed on the camp's mascot, a crippled young boy, and saves his sweetheart, Marie O'Nei, that daughter of a rival lumber company, from drowning in the river when the spring thaw causes an ice-break flood.
Ride for Your Life
Story
Bud Watkins loses his ranch and savings to gambling house proprietor "Gentlemen Jim" Slade. The Cocopah Kid, a notorious bandit, lures away Betsy Burke, Bud's sweetheart and the daughter of the local sheriff.
Captain Fly-by-Night
Writer
First one stranger, then another, arrive at the presidio, each with a government pass and each claiming to have been robbed by the notorious Captain Fly-by-Night and his highwaymen. The soldiers and Señorita Anita believe the first to be Fly-by-Night and the second to be Señor Rocha, Anita's fiancée and emissary of the governor. But the first stranger, to whom Anita is drawn, proves to be on a government mission and exposes the second stranger as Captain Fly-by-Night.
The Kiss
Story
At the harvest fiesta, Don Luis Baldarama, owner of one of California's great ranchos, expects to announce the betrothal of his son, Audre, to Isabella Chavez, the daughter of a neighboring don named Miguel Chavez. However, Audre plans to elope with Erolinda Vargas, the daughter of the ranch superintendent. When Audre confesses to Isabella that he loves another, she joyfully admits that she loves someone else, also. Audre and Erolina slip away during a feast and meet at a cabin, but they are surprised by Selistino Vargas, who, believing that his daughter has been dishonored, shoots Audre.
La Marca del Zorro
Story
En la antigua California española, existe un misterioso enmascarado por la justicia de los desvalidos y oprimidos, el Zorro, es el paladín de los pobres. El Capitán Juan Ramón ha jurado capturarlo, pero no sólo son rivales con la espada, compiten por los favores de Lolita Pulido. (FILMAFFINITY)
Ruth of the Rockies
Writer
A young woman finds a trunk full of stolen diamonds, takes them and heads westward, pursued by the thief.
Django/Zorro
Characters
Several years after the events of Django Unchained, Django meets Don Diego de la Vega, the famed Zorro, and agrees to become his bodyguard on a mission to free the local indigenous population from slavery.