The mark of Zorro

All this took place in the days of California's oppression, when the whole country was writhing under the whiplash rule of a cruel and corrupt Spanish government, and none dared raise a hand - or even a voice - against the rampant brutalities of the Governor's Army.

One day there miraculously apperared out of nowhere a masked avenger who laughingly risked death and disgrace in the name of Justice. With the point of his flashing sword, he carved the letter Z on the cheek of each foe - and this bloody trademark became known as
THE MARK OF ZORRO...