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Hesperus Zorro DVD coverSince Johnston McCulley first published his 1919 serial The Curse of Capistrano there have been many memorable Zorros, but none can match the role’s creator, Douglas Fairbanks. Already a fine comedian by 1920, he proved to be a born action hero; a natural acrobat and stuntman who brought the Don Diego/Zorro character vividly to life. HESPERUS accompanies his swashbuckling debut with a lively and unconventional score of early Spanish and Native American Colonial music sung in Spanish, Quechua and Chilidugu and played on baroque guitar, vihuela, viola da gamba, early fiddle, recorder, shawm, dulcian and krumhorn.

The Mark of Zorro (1920). 107 minutes. 4:3 aspect ratio. Directed by Fred Niblo. Film materials courtesy of Film Preservation Associates. This edition produced by Tina Chancey. New elements © 2012, Hesperus, www.hesperus.org

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DVD CREDITS

HESPERUS
Tina Chancey, viola da gamba, renaissance violin, recorder
Grant Herreid, baroque guitar, vihuela, tenor
Priscilla Smith, recorders, shawm, renaissance bagpipe, crumhorn, soprano
Nell Snaidas, soprano, renaissance guitar
With Joe McCarthy and Steve Bloom, percussion
Scott Reiss, recorder (Inca Flute Tune)
Andes Manta, panpipes (Esa Noche)

© (p) Hesperus 2012

Thanks to David Shepard, Rob Farr, Henry Wong, Gloria and Bob Dawson Eileen Joyner, Allison Jessing, Gordon Meltzer and Marty MacFarland, Ed Bulin, Robert Graham Small and Kathleen Tosco.

Executive Producer: Tina Chancey
Technical Director/ Kickstarter Video Engineer & Producer: Jim Robeson
Recording Engineers: Jim Robeson, Mike Monseur
Session Producer: Howard Bass
Film History Consultant/Commentary Track Producer: Rob Farr
Spanish Colonial Music Consultant: Alfred Lemmon, Historic New Orleans Collection
DVD Production: Oasis Disc Manufacturing
Booklet Design: Michael G. Stewart & Christa McInturff
Photo of Hesperus: Bruce Dale
Cover Illustration: Original Poster for Mark of Zorro (1920)
Musical Arrangements: Grant Herreid, Tina Chancey
Funding Support: Kickstarter.com

The Mark of Zorro (1920). 107 minutes. 4:3 aspect ratio. Directed by Fred Niblo. Film materials courtesy of Film Preservation Associates. This edition produced by Tina Chancey. New elements © 2012, Hesperus, www.hesperus.org