Original subtitles

( dramatic theme playing)

(thunder crashing)

♪ Out of the night ♪

♪ When the full moon Is bright ♪

♪ Comes the horseman Known as Zorro ♪

♪ This bold renegade ♪

♪ Carves a Z with his blade ♪

♪ A Z that stands for Zorro ♪

♪ Zorro ♪

♪ The fox so cunning and free ♪

♪ Zorro ♪

♪ Who makes the sign of the Z ♪

♪ Zorro, Zorro ♪

♪ Zorro, Zorro ♪

♪ Zorro ♪

( adventurous theme playing)

(knock at door)

Enter.

I have finished shining your boots, comandante.

Well, sergeant, how do I look?

You look splendid, capitán, splendid.

You know, sergeant,

one of my first acts as comandante of Monterey

will be to set up a procedure of daily inspections

of the men and of their quarters.

And woe be to the man whose bed is not made

or whose boots are not shined.

( comic theme playing)

(chuckles)

( majestic theme playing)

Whoa.

Blacksmith.

Blacksmith.

(inaudible dialogue)

What have you do...?

Diego.

Del Amo.

Comandante.

Del Amo, you're under arrest.

Uh, you see, this was all a joke.

I thought you were my friend.

There's only one way to deal with your foolishness: jail.

Jail? Oh, well, Diego will tell you that...

Don Diego, come back here.

Del Amo, you and your jokes are a public menace.

For the next ten days, amuse yourself in jail.

Oh, capitán, where is your sense of humor?

Ten days in jail or a fine of 200 pesos.

Now, which will it be, señor?

Well, uh, heh, 200 pesos.

(chuckles)

Hyah.

(chuckling)

Well, it's not as easy as it looks.

Diego, I'll bet you 100 pesos you can't hit that target.

At least not in the first three tries.

Why should I spear the straw man?

He never did anything to me.

(laughing)

What's the matter, Diego? You afraid?

Why don't you, Diego?

I dare you.

I wish you would, just to teach him a lesson.

Why should I?

I'm sure it'll be much more pleasant here with you.

No, Ricardo, you go on ahead.

We'll watch.

Oh, take a sporting chance.

Make a small wager.

Fortunately, I don't need your money.

Hm.

Anna Maria, I have an idea.

Why don't you offer your kerchief as a token, or memento.

The first one that strikes the straw man

squarely with his lance wins the prize.

ANNA MARIA: I feel just like a princess

being sought after by two knights in shining armor.

Well, Diego. Are you going to try?

Or do you still feel it's not worth the effort?

All right.

I'll give you first try at it. I want to see how you do it.

Ladies.

( heroic theme playing)

(laughing)

(laughing)

Good morning, capitán.

Señorita Anna Maria Verdugo.

And her cousin, Milana del Carmen.

May I present Capitán Luis de Guerro,

the new comandante of Monterey.

Señoritas, your servant.

You are lucky, Diego,

I very nearly got it that time.

Ah, you're wasting your time, Del Amo.

Let one who knows how do it.

Watch me carefully.

I'll make a perfect hit the first time.

The lance, please. Well, uh, Diego and I

were having a little private competition

for the, uh, ladies' favor.

May the one who deserves it win it.

The lance, please.

( dramatic theme playing)

(gasps)

(breathing heavily)

(both giggling)

(both laughing)

Sergeant! Corporal!

Oh, comandante, are you hurt?

No.

(laughing)

(grunts)

(laughing)

(all laughing)

DE GUERRO: I'll kill him, so help me.

The next time I get my hands on him, I'll kill him.

I do not think he meant it for you, capitán.

He wanted Don Diego to try it.

Why, he's a menace to public safety.

It... It was just a joke, capitán.

Wait till I get my hands on him. It'll be no joke, I assure you.

Sí, capitán.

You know, judging from the comandante's comments

to Sergeant Garcia,

I'd say the wisest thing that you could do

would be to go back to San Francisco.

I merely planned it as a private joke between two friends.

Why did he have to enter into it?

And I'm glad he did.

It would serve you right if he locked you up in his jail

and kept you there for a week.

(laughs)

You know, there's a certain amount

of poetic justice in all this.

He baited the trap, and now he's got a tiger by the tail.

Personally, I admire one who acts like a man,

not a clown.

I know, I know. Like Zorro.

Is Zorro an idler or practical joker?

You should follow Zorro's example, Ricardo.

And you too, Diego.

MILANA: Anna Maria?

Oh, excuse me, señores, for the interruption.

Anna Maria, I need your help again.

I just cannot decide about the gown.

Very well, Milana.

You will excuse us, señores?

That's strange, Ricardo.

In less than an hour, uh, Milana has tried on three gowns.

I wonder why.

Well, that's obvious to anybody that understands women.

You see, a romantic rendezvous requires the perfect gown.

She said nothing about a rendezvous.

I know. It's a secret.

Oh, it's a secret and, uh, yet you know it, huh?

Well, you see, um, the fair Milana

has received a love letter,

signed "Zorro."

I don't know what you're up to, Ricardo,

but, uh, you had better tread softly.

You're playing with fire.

Now, this is no idle whim, my friend.

I'm going to cure Anna Maria of a very annoying habit.

Have you noticed how she constantly

compares you and me with Zorro,

and Zorro always gets the better of it?

Well, now you've lost me completely.

What does this have to do

with Milana's receiving a love letter?

Well, I was just about to, uh, suggest

that you and Anna Maria

take a stroll in the moonlight this evening.

And upon your return to the hacienda,

you will accidentally find Milana and Zorro.

Oh, a, uh, very fickle Zorro.

Making love to another woman, right under Anna Maria's nose?

Well, do you happen to be Zorro's height and weight?

Oh, mere coincidence.

Now, you be sure to be there with Anna Maria.

Oh, walking with Anna Maria in the moonlight,

that part of your scheme I like.

But as to the rest of it, well, I have a premonition

that it might better be left undone.

Uh, like all your schemes.

This, my friend, is because you have

an appalling lack of imagination.

(sighs)

So now, Don Diego, the comandante

blames me for falling off his horse.

And all because of your friend.

Well, sergeant, Don Ricardo, he's not like other men.

He's a... He's a clown, a... A practical joker.

That is not how the capitán described him.

Nor what the capitán called me.

Well, obviously you need to be reinstated

into the comandante's good graces.

In his present mood, that will not be easy.

Sergeant,

supposing, after all this time, you were to capture Zorro.

Would that not put you back in his favor?

Sí, I suppose so, Don Diego.

Well, sergeant, I wouldn't share this secret with anyone,

but...

I happen to know exactly

where Zorro is going to be tonight.

You do?

(guitar playing softly) RICARDO: ♪ Sweet señorita ♪

♪ The fairest flower Of Monterey ♪

♪ Sweet Estrellita ♪

♪ The shining star That lights my way ♪

♪ Sweet señorita ♪

♪ Upon your balcony above ♪

♪ If there is a secret ♪

♪ That you disclose ♪

♪ Throw a rose ♪

♪ Oh, sweet señorita ♪

♪ The bells will ring for us One day ♪

♪ Then in the chapel ♪

♪ We'll kneel and hear The padre pray ♪

♪ There on your finger ♪

♪ A golden ring will shine ♪

♪ And you will ♪

♪ Forever be mine ♪

(kisses)

Ah, Milana, my love.

Zorro, this is like a dream.

I thought you were in love with my cousin.

You mean in love with Anna Maria?

Beside you, she is like a magpie beside a dove.

You are the sun... Diego.

That can't be Zorro.

RICARDO: that casts Anna Maria into the shade.

I know it's Ricardo.

But why? What is he up to?

Hundreds of maidens have thrown themselves before Zorro,

including Anna Maria,

but you are the first, the first to capture my heart.

Do not move, Señor Zorro.

I said, do not move, Señor Zorro.

We have you surrounded.

DIEGO: Sergeant Garcia,

what have we here?

Oh, Don Diego, you were right.

I have captured Zorro.

DIEGO: My congratulations, sergeant.

You too, corporal. Gracias.

Unmask him. Let us see who he is.

Sí, señorita.

Ricardo. I thought so.

You mean you knew all the time?

Anna Maria, can it be possible? Our friend Ricardo?

ANNA MARIA: Doesn't surprise me.

I've suspected him from the first.

Don Diego, may I speak to you alone?

(speaks in Spanish)

Oh, guard your prisoner well, corporal.

Remember, he's the fox.

Don Diego, there must be some mistake.

Your friend cannot be Zorro.

Well, you caught him red-handed.

Yes, I know, but when Zorro saved the payroll,

Don Ricardo helped him capture the bandidos.

Here was Zorro, here was Don Ricardo.

Well, do you think it's possible

that this is another one

of Don Ricardo's practical jokes?

He is full of jokes.

Then why don't we enjoy this one?

Let's pretend that he is Zorro.

Let him spend the night in a cell.

Don Diego, this will be the best joke of all.

This will get even for the time he had you put in jail.

Corporal, take the prisoner to the guardhouse.

All right, Diego, tell him the truth.

Tell him that I'm not Zorro.

I'm sorry, Ricardo.

But I promise you this:

When Anna Maria and I go on our picnic tomorrow,

we'll both think of you.

Sorry you can't make it.

GARCIA: Come, Don Ricardo.

You can tell your story at the trial.

( mischievous theme playing)

This time, I do not think Señor Zorro will escape.

( upbeat theme playing)

(knock at door)

Enter.

You sent for me, capitán?

So.

You captured the notorious outlaw Zorro last night.

Well, not exactly, capitán.

Ricardo del Amo.

Impertinent, insolent.

We will do well to be rid of him.

Rid of him?

Yes, and at once.

Sergeant, you will have the gallows erected immediately.

But, uh, what about the trial? When will that be held?

When a man runs away from the law,

he does not need a trial.

His own actions prove that he is guilty.

Time after time, Zorro has escaped and run away.

I will not give him time for a repeat performance.

Of course, capitán,

but there is one thing that I must explain...

I gave you an order, sergeant.

Have the gallows erected at once.

( dramatic theme playing)

But, comandante...

And so you see, comandante,

even though we knew he was not really Zorro,

we thought it would be a good joke on him.

He's always playing jokes on other people.

Sergeant,

Zorro has saved your life on more than one occasion,

is that not right?

Oh, sí, capitán, but not Don Ricardo.

You are Zorro's friend. You would do anything for him.

You would even lie for him.

Have some of your men erect a scaffold immediately.

And meanwhile, do not leave the yard.

I'm holding you and Corporal Reyes

personally responsible for Zorro.

Let him escape and you will hang in his place.

Sí, comandante.

Oh, sergeant.

You will get your reward

after the execution.

Gracias, comandante,

but I could not take it.

( ominous theme playing)

Well, don't just stand there, sergeant. Do something.

Don Ricardo, what can I do? I dare not leave the yard.

That stupid comandante.

If I could only get my hands around his neck.

Maybe Don Diego will come back from the picnic in time.

No, my joke has turned sour.

Well, there is still Zorro. And if Zorro finds out...

I wish I had never heard of Zorro.

Sergeant, sergeant.

Well, corporal? What is it?

Ah, Don Diego, I'm so glad to see you.

Ah, have patience, Ricardo. You will soon be free.

This is one little joke he will long remember, eh, Don Diego?

(hammer pounding)

Ah.

Señorita.

And you, de la Vega.

Well, I suppose you've come by

to repeat the sergeant's nonsense.

That Del Amo and Zorro are not one and the same.

It is true, comandante.

Ricardo was with me when I was rescued by Zorro.

Zorro has also rescued the sergeant.

And no doubt he's rescued Señor de la Vega.

Ricardo's not Zorro. It can be proved.

Indeed. By whom?

You have the señorita's word. And mine.

Ricardo's arrest was merely a joke.

El Zorro is notorious for his jokes,

like your friend.

The name is unimportant, and either one, he will hang.

How can you kill an innocent man? Why?

DIEGO: Ricardo injured your pride in public.

So now you are going to have him killed to avenge your honor, eh?

Enough. How dare you question my authority.

Not your authority, but your concept of justice.

Every man has a right to a fair trial,

and in court we could prove that Ricardo is innocent.

Don Ricardo or el Zorro, he mocks law and order.

His execution will be a much-needed lesson.

(snaps fingers) Private.

PRIVATE: Yes, sir?

You will escort the señorita and Don Diego to the inn.

PRIVATE: Yes, sir. You will remain under guard

until after the execution.

( ominous theme playing)

Well, it's too late, sergeant.

Zorro can't save me now.

(playing drum roll)

The prisoner will mount the scaffold.

( dramatic theme playing)

Spring the trap!

DE GUERRO: Zorro!

So you admit your mistake, comandante.

You men, shoot him down.

Ready, aim...

fire!

( dramatic theme playing)

(screams, grunts)

Stop it, stop it!

GARCIA: Lancers, stand back.

Give the comandante room!

( action theme playing)

All right.

Order your men to drop their arms.

Put down your weapons.

You heard the comandante, drop your weapons.

Drop your weapons.

Now, comandante, which of us is Zorro?

So you admit the man you almost hanged in my name is innocent.

Now, señor, I make you a public warning.

The next time you try to hang a man without a trial,

I'll cut my Z much deeper.

All right.

All right.

Zorro, you saved my life.

How can I thank you?

How can you thank me, señor?

Sí.

By not insulting my good name.

I demand satisfaction from any impostor who claims to be Zorro.

(all laughing)

My friend. And you too, comandante.

I ask you,

how could anyone possibly believe

a man like this is Zorro?

(grunts)

(banging on door)

(crowd chattering)

Zorro!

Señorita.

Ricardo, how did this happen?

It was Zorro.

Zorro did this to you? Yes, Zorro did this...

(laughing) I'll kill him.

I swear I'll kill him the next time we meet.

I'll kill him.

( heroic theme playing)

♪ Zorro, Zorro ♪

♪ Zorro, Zorro ♪

♪ Zorro, Zorro ♪

ANNOUNCER: Next week, Zorro is challenged

to a duel.

I am gonna get that Zorro

and I'm gonna rip his mask off.

ANNOUNCER: Will Zorro meet his match

in the daring Ricardo del Amo?

Will it be with pistols?

Will it be with bullwhips?

Will it be with swords?

You are one of the finest swordsmen I have ever met.

ANNOUNCER: Next week, a score of surprises await you

when the Walt Disney studio presents

Zorro.

( upbeat theme playing)