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“The Mark Of Zorro” Starring Tyrone Power:
This extremely popular matinee star of the 1930’s & 1940’s made his debut screen appearance at the tender age of 12 in the black & white silent film “School For Wives” (1925). Tyrone’s one appearance as Zorro in “The Mark Of Zorro” (1940) is still considered by many to be the best film adaptation of the masked avenger .
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Tyrone Power Fact File : |
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Birth Name: Tyrone Edmund Power Jr.
Date Of Birth: 5th May 1913
Place Of Birth: Cincinnati, Ohio, USA
Date Of Death: 15th November 1958
Place Of Death: Madrid, Spain
Nickname: Ty
Height: 5’ 10”
Spouses:
Debbie Ann Minardos (1958)
Linda Christian (1949 - 1956)
Annabella (1939 - 1948)
Notable Tyrone Power films include: “Jesse James” (1939),“Blood & Sand” (1941),“The Black Swan” (1942), “Nightmare Alley” (1947),“Captain From Castile” (1947), “Prince Of Foxes” (1949), “The Black Rose” (1950),“The Eddie Duchin Story” (1956) and “Witness For The Prosecution” (1957).
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Tyrone Power in “The Mark Of Zorro” Now on DVD : |
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The Mark Of Zorro [DVD](1940) DVD
The classic romantic swashbuckler stars dashing Tyrone Power as the son of a powerful nobleman in 1820s California who returns home from Europe to find his father has been replaced by evil despots. In order to defeat them, Power dons the black-masked disguise of Zorro and takes on his enemies in a series of rousing swordfights. Linda Darnell, Eugene Pallette and Basil Rathbone also star. 93 min. Standard; Soundtracks: English Dolby Digital stereo, Dolby Digital mono, Spanish Dolby Digital mono; Subtitles: Spanish; audio commentary; biographies; theatrical trailer; photo gallery.
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Tyrone Power’s Top 10 Movies on VHS & DVD : |
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Jesse James(1939) VHS
A slightly fictionalized (and romanticized) retelling of the lives of outlaw brothers Jesse (Tyrone Power) and Frank (Henry Fonda) James, the circumstances that drove them to crime and the violent end to Jesse's life. Classic Western entertainment; co-stars Randolph Scott, Nancy Kelly. 105 min.
Johnny Apollo(1940) VHS
When his banker father is jailed for embezzlement, embittered Tyrone Power leaves his old life behind him to start a new existence as gangster Johnny Apollo. Taut crime melodrama, directed by Henry Hathaway, also stars Dorothy Lamour, Lloyd Nolan, Edward Arnold. 93 min.
Blood And Sand(1941) VHS
Tyrone Power inherits the role made famous by Rudolph Valentino, playing the son of a famous matador who finds fame, fortune and happiness following in his father's footsteps, only to have it taken away when a society girl averts his attention from the ring and his longtime sweetheart. Rita Hayworth, Linda Darnell, Anthony Quinn and Laird Cregar also star. 124 min.
Son Of Fury(1942) VHS
An exciting swashbuckler set in the early 19th century and starring Tyrone Power as the illegitimate son of a British nobleman who is forced into servitude by his mean uncle. Power escapes to a Polynesian island where he finds fame and love with a native girl, and eventually returns to England to claim his inheritance. Gene Tierney, George Sanders and Frances Farmer also star. 98 min.
The Black Swan(1942) VHS
Grand seafaring saga stars Tyrone Power as a pirate who, along with his captain, Henry Morgan (Laird Cregar), reforms and moves to Jamaica in order to free the island from attacks by fellow freebooters George Sanders and Anthony Quinn. Maureen O'Hara is Power's love interest in this Oscar-winning swashbuckler. 85 min.
Crash Dive(1943) VHS
Rah-rah, action-packed war drama featuring Tyrone Power as an ace PT boat skipper during World War II whose assignment to a submarine commanded by Dana Andrews leads to gutsy victories against the Nazis in the North Atlantic and romance with Andrews' schoolteacher fiancee (Anne Baxter). With James Gleason and Henry Morgan. 105 min.
Captain From Castile(1947) VHS
The Spanish conquest of the Aztec Empire is the backdrop for this lush costume drama starring Tyrone Power as a 16th-century Castilian nobleman who helps his family escape persecution by the Inquisition and then joins Cortez's army on its journey to Mexico. With Jean Peters, John Sutton, Lee J. Cobb and Cesar Romero as Cortez.
The Long Gray Line [DVD](1955) DVD
John Ford helmed this moving true-life story that plays like a West Point-flavored "Goodbye, Mr. Chips." Tyrone Power stars as Marty Maher, an Irish immigrant who comes to the Point as a kitchen worker and becomes an athletic director and father figure to 50 years of cadets. Maureen O'Hara plays Power's wife; with Ward Bond, Donald Crisp, Robert Francis. 138 min. Widescreen (Enhanced) and Standard; Soundtrack: English Dolby Surround; Subtitles: English, Chinese, French, Korean, Portuguese, Spanish, Thai; theatrical trailer; scene access.
The Eddy Duchin Story [DVD](1956) DVD
Tyrone Power stars as the pianist/bandleader who was the talk of '30s New York cafe society but whose personal life was marred by tragedy. Glossy, song-filled biodrama also features Kim Novak, James Whitmore, and the keyboard work of Carmen Cavallaro. Songs include "What Is This Thing Called Love?," "Till We Meet Again." 123 min. Widescreen (Enhanced); Soundtrack: English Dolby Surround; Subtitles: English, French; theatrical trailers; scene access.
Witness For The Prosecution [DVD](1957) DVD
Superior, sublimely entertaining treatment of Agatha Christie's play stars Charles Laughton as an elderly London barrister who ignores his physician's orders and defends a drifter accused of killing a wealthy widow. Tyrone Power, Marlene Dietrich and Elsa Lanchester also star in this Billy Wilder classic that's sure to keep you guessing to the end. 116 min. Widescreen; Soundtracks: English Dolby Digital mono, French Dolby Digital mono; Subtitles: Spanish, French; theatrical trailer.
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