Zorro: Season 1
1957 · 39 episodes · ★ 9.5
What Season 1 of Zorro
Diego de la Vega returns to Los Angeles, in Alta California in 1820, after studying in Spain at the request of his father, don Alejandro. There he finds a town oppressed by Captain Enrique Sánchez Monastario, a cruel and greedy commander. Diego pretends to be a vain dandy, but at night he dons the mask of Zorro to fight injustice. The early episodes pit the hero against Monastario, and later against magistrate Carlos Galindo, while the mysterious Águila leads a conspiracy to take control of California. Around Diego move his father, Sergeant García and the cowhand Benito, who suffer the consequences of tyranny.
Season 1 Episodes
1x01 Presenting Señor Zorro
The story of the masked rider in Old California opens as Don Diego de la Vega is returning to California from Spain, where he has been studying for several years.
Directed by: Norman Foster · Written by: Norman Foster, Bob Wehling · Starring: George J. Lewis, Albert Cavens, Joe Dominguez, Al Haskell
1x02 Zorro's Secret Passage
It is a calm morning in Spanish California, and Sergeant Dimetrio Lopez Garcia is putting up posters, with another soldier, which are asking for reward money for Don Ignacio Torres and the now famous Zorro.
Directed by: Norman Foster · Written by: Antony Ellis · Starring: Eugenia Paul, Romney Brent, Pat Hogan, Jan Arvan
1x03 Zorro Rides to the Mission
Finding that Don Torres is in hiding at the Mission, Monastario forces the local Indians into hard labor until the Padre agrees to surrender the fugitive.
Directing: Norman Foster · Writing: Malcolm Stuart Boylan, Jackson Gillis · Starring: Romney Brent, Bert Madrid, Charles Stevens, Jan Arvan
1x04 The Ghost of the Mission
After failing in his attempt to sneak food to the fugitive in the Mission where Captain Monastario has laid siege, Zorro tries to scare the soldiers away by spreading a rumor about the mad monk who supposedly haunts the place.
Directing: Norman Foster · Writing: Norman Foster · Starring: Romney Brent, George J. Lewis, Rico Alaniz, Phil Schumacher
1x05 Zorro's Romance
In order to help the escaped fugitive Torres elude Captain Monastario's surveillance of his home, Don Diego decides that he must propose marriage to Torres' daughter.
Directed by: Lewis R. Foster · Written by: John Meredyth Lucas · Starring: Eugenia Paul, Jan Arvan, Madeleine Taylor Holmes, Al Haskell
1x06 Zorro Saves a Friend
When Captain Monastario arrests the fugitive Torres' wife and daughter, hoping to catch Zorro trying to rescue them, he instead catches Don Diego's chief vacquero Benito, who is in love with the daughter Elena.
Directed by: Lewis R. Foster · Written by: John Meredyth Lucas · Starring: Romney Brent, George J. Lewis, Pat Hogan, Eugenia Paul
1x07 Monastario Sets a Trap
Learning that a group of disgruntled landowners plan to seize the cuartel and free the political prisoners, Captain Monastario sets a trap to capture them, including Zorro's father Don Alejandro.
Directing: Lewis R. Foster · Writing: Joel Kane, Lowell S. Hawley · Starring: George J. Lewis, Than Wyenn, Bill Clark, Pepe Hern
1x08 Zorro's Ride Into Terror
After Zorro hides his wounded father in the secret cave, as Don Diego he must divert Captain Monastario and his soldiers who are searching for the old man.
Directed by: Lewis R. Foster · Written by: John Meredyth Lucas · Starring: George J. Lewis, Britt Lomond, Jan Arvan, Don Diamond
1x09 A Fair Trial
With his father Don Alejandro now charged with treason along with Don Torres, Zorro must see that the judge sent by the governor arrives to assure a fair trial.
Directing: Norman Foster · Writing: Jackson Gillis, Bob Wehling · Starring: Sebastian Cabot, George J. Lewis
1x10 Garcia's Secret Mission
Captain Monastario orders Sergeant Garcia to pretend to have been dishonorably discharged, so that the people of the village will take him into their confidence and reveal Zorro's whereabouts.
Directed by Norman Foster · Written by Antony Ellis · Starring Britt Lomond, Frank Yaconelli, Nick Moro, Eumenio Blanco
1x11 Double Trouble for Zorro
Captain Monastario's latest plan is to discredit Zorro by having a prisoner who killed a man in a sword fight pose as the masked avenger and rob the local landowners at a dinner party.
Directed by Norman Foster · Written by Norman Foster · Starring Romney Brent, George J. Lewis, Tony Russel
1x12 Zorro, Luckiest Swordsman Alive
Faking Martinez's death, Captain Monastario again tries to use him to impersonate and disgrace Zorro by robbing a church, leaving Zorro confused as to who could be the impostor this time.
Directed by: Norman Foster · Written by: Lowell S. Hawley · Starring: Romney Brent, Tony Russel, George J. Lewis
1x13 The Fall of Monastario
Captain Monastario finally realizes that Don Diego must be Zorro, and arrests him, but a Viceroy from the King of Spain who is visiting the pueblo turns out to be an old friend of Diego's, and this is just enough to allow Zorro to turn the tables and have Monastario discredited.
Directing: Norman Foster · Writing: John Meredyth Lucas · Starring: Lisa Gaye, John Dehner
1x14 Shadow of Doubt
No sooner does the honest new commandante arrive than he is assassinated by a mysterious stranger who frames an elderly beggar for the crime and appears to be part of a larger conspiracy.
Directed by: Robert Stevenson · Written by: Lowell S. Hawley · Starring: Myrna Fahey, George J. Lewis, Vinton Hayworth, Don Diamond
1x15 Garcia Stands Accused
Sergeant Garcia receives a mysterious note from Zorro. The happy soldier reads that Zorro will give himself up. When he returns for his sword, it is gone, so he sadly returns to the cuartel without having captured his foe.
Directed by: Robert Stevenson · Written by: Lowell S. Hawley · Starring: Myrna Fahey, Don Diamond, Phil Schumacher, Vinton Hayworth
1x16 Slaves of the Eagle
The King's tax collector and his nephew are stopped by conspirators, while on their way to Los Angeles. The conspirators threaten the men unless they cooperate, then they seize Morales' official documents.
Directed by Robert Stevenson · Written by Lowell S. Hawley · Starring Vinton Hayworth, Myrna Fahey, Don Diamond, Jack Elam
1x17 Sweet Face of Danger
A quiet day in the pueblo is abruptly changed when a stranger is killed by an arrow, apparently the victim of an Indian attack. Diego helps Sergeant Garcia inspect the body for clues and finds another mysterious eagle feather, this time on the fake Indian arrow. Other than that, there is no hint as to who the stranger was or why he was killed.
Directed by John Meredyth Lucas · Written by John Meredyth Lucas · Starring Vinton Hayworth, George J. Lewis
1x18 Zorro Fights His Father
A peaceful protest by a group of peons upset with taxes turns violent when one of the Eagle's men throws a rock through the magistrado's window. Galindo uses this as an excuse to order severe measures against the peasants, a move that upsets Don Alejandro. The other landowners want to set up vigilante posses to punish the peons, but Alejandro argues on the side of reason.
Directed by John Meredyth Lucas · Written by John Meredyth Lucas · Starring Vinton Hayworth, Peter Brocco, Joan Shawlee, George J. Lewis
1x19 Death Stacks the Deck
Ramon Santil has just inherited his father's ranch and holdings, and some bad news. The magistrado tells him there's a high tax that must be paid at once or he will lose the land, and Ramon doesn't have the money to pay it. In desperation, he sells all of his cattle to Carlos Urista, a recent arrival in town whom Diego suspects as another of the Eagle's men.
Directed by John Meredyth Lucas · Written by John Meredyth Lucas · Starring Vinton Hayworth, Don Diamond, George J. Lewis, Jim Bannon
1x20 Agent of the Eagle
Don Alejandro tells Diego he's received a letter from a friend in the capital telling him that the new commandante, Capitan Juan Ortega, has the reputation of being an honest and fair man. When Ortega arrives, he doesn't act that way. He treats Sergeant Garcia with contempt and is openly arrogant toward the civilians. The reason for this is revealed when Ortega meets the magistrado and informs him that the real commandante has been ambushed and murdered, on orders of the Eagle.
Directing: Charles Barton · Writing: N.B. Stone Jr. · Starring: Vinton Hayworth, Anthony Caruso, George J. Lewis
1x21 Zorro Springs a Trap
The fake Ortega and the magistrado announce they have captured Zorro, and a cart holding a masked man is dragged into the town square. A public unmasking will be held at noon, and Diego fears that an innocent man will be charged with Zorro's "crimes". He also realizes it may all be a trap, so when he dons his costume and rides into the square to free the prisoner, he watches carefully for soldiers.
Directing: Charles Barton · Writing: Lewis R. Foster · Starring: Anthony Caruso, Don Diamond, Joe Dominguez, Vinton Hayworth
1x22 The Unmasking of Zorro
The plans of the fake commandante and the magistrado go awry when Ortega spots Diego talking to Rosarita Cortez, a childhood friend who has recently returned from the capital. Ortega fears she will recognize him from her journey, for it was during that trip that he murdered the real Ortega and assumed his identity. Bernardo overhears the two villains planning her death, and notifies Diego.
Directing: Charles Barton · Writing: N.B. Stone Jr. · Starring: Vinton Hayworth, Anthony Caruso, George J. Lewis
1x23 The Secret of the Sierra
Another stranger with an eagle feather spells trouble for Zorro when Perico, a recent arrival, sees a gypsy girl trying to pay for a purchase with several gold nuggets. Diego and Alejandro realize that news of a gold discovery will cause a rush of "gold fever" and their peaceful way of life will be threatened, so they try to suppress the news.
Directed by Norman Foster · Written by Norman Foster · Starring Rodolfo Acosta, George J. Lewis, Vinton Hayworth, Joe Dominguez
1x24 The New Commandante
The magistrado's plans to aid the Eagle may suffer a setback when a new commandante arrives in the pueblo. Unlike the fake Ortega, Capitan Toledano is loyal to the King and beyond corruption, yet he must be eliminated if the Eagle's plot is to succeed. Toledano's jealousy over his pretty wife Raquel is the key to the magistrado's newest scheme.
Directing: Norman Foster · Writing: Norman Foster · Starring: Vinton Hayworth, Peter Adams, Suzanne Lloyd, Anthony George
1x25 The Fox and the Coyote
Magistrado Galindo has smuggled a supply of weapons into the pueblo, intending to use them when the Eagle orders the overthrow of the government, but he has been unable to get a supply of gunpowder. The army has a large stockpile at the cuartel, and the magistrado decides to steal it for his use
Directing: Norman Foster · Writing: Norman Foster · Starring: Vinton Hayworth, George J. Lewis, Peter Adams, Suzanne Lloyd
1x26 Adiós, Señor Magistrado
Capitan Toledano plans to interrogate two prisoners who were seized when the gunpowder was recovered. The prisoners warn Figueroa, one of the magistrado's men, that they will talk unless someone helps them escape. Instead, they are found dead in their cell the next morning. A doctor examines the bodies and suspects murder, but the magistrado announces that it was suicide.
Directed by: Norman Foster · Written by: Bob Wehling · Starring: Vinton Hayworth, George J. Lewis, Peter Adams, Lance Fuller
1x27 The Eagle's Brood
With the death of the magistrado, the Eagle takes a more active role in his conspiracy to rule southern California. He sends two of his men, Quintana and Fuentes, to Los Angeles with a load of gunpowder for the weapons previously smuggled into the pueblo. The two men earn the wrath of the Eagle for suggesting that Zorro may upset the plan, and they fearfully head off on their mission.
Directed by: Norman Foster, Charles Barton · Written by: Lowell S. Hawley · Starring: Michael Pate, Charles Korvin, Peter Adams
1x28 Zorro by Proxy
The evil work of the Eagle takes a new turn when the commandante's wife, Raquel, visits Quintana and Fuentes and shows them an eagle feather, proving that she belongs to the conspiracy. She informs them the Eagle is furious over the loss of the gunpowder and that they must recover it if they hope to stay alive.
Directed by Charles Barton · Written by Lowell S. Hawley · Starring Michael Pate, Don Diamond
1x29 Quintana Makes a Choice
Sergeant Garcia and the other soldiers are amazed one morning when every musket seems to misfire. When they check their gunpowder, they realize it has been replaced with charcoal. A search of the cuartel reveals that all of the gunpowder has been stolen, leaving the post defenseless.
Directed by Charles Barton · Written by Lowell S. Hawley · Starring Michael Pate, Don Diamond
1x30 Zorro Lights a Fuse
Raquel's ambitious plans for her husband appear to end when she receives a letter from him. She had been promised by the Eagle that he would be made governor of California, but her husband wants her to join him in San Diego, for he plans to sail back to Spain. Realizing the Eagle will not let her go, she tries to sneak out of the pueblo, only to be caught by Quintana.
Directed by Charles Barton · Written by Lowell S. Hawley · Starring Michael Pate, Don Diamond
1x31 The Man with the Whip
Another agent sent by the Eagle arrives in the pueblo, this time smuggling jewelry to finance the conspiracy. Carlos Murietta, an Argentine who is contemptuous of the locals, particularly Sergeant Garcia, visits a tannery run by Jose Mordante. The two men discuss the disposition of the gems, including a famous piece known as "The Cross of the Andes", which were stolen from churches in Argentina.
Directed by Charles Lamont · Written by N.B. Stone Jr. · Starring Myrna Fahey, Jack Kruschen, Kent Taylor
1x32 The Cross of the Andes
Expecting another shipment of jewels, Murietta goes to inspect the tannery where they will be stored. There, he spots Pasqual, a peasant who lives there, and whips the old man until he leaves. The shipment arrives accompanied by Dolores Bastinado, recently arrived in the pueblo, who attracts the attention of Sergeant Garcia.
Directed by: Charles Lamont · Written by: N.B. Stone Jr. · Starring: Jack Kruschen, Mary Wickes, Kent Taylor, Richard Reeves
1x33 The Deadly Bolas
Determined to find the missing jewels, Diego and Bernardo visit a local padre in the hopes he can assist them in their quest, but the trip is to no avail. Later, when Carlos Murietta complains to Sergeant Garcia about the missing trunk he had stored at the tannery, Diego is convinced more than ever that the jewels were hidden by Mordante before his death.
Directing: Charles Lamont · Writing: N.B. Stone Jr. · Starring: Mary Wickes, Paul Picerni, Don Diamond, Kent Taylor
1x34 The Well of Death
Another shipment of stolen jewels arrives in the pueblo, and Dolores Bastinado unwittingly allows her brother, Pogo, to deliver the cargo to the Murietta brothers. The trunk slips and breaks open, and Pogo spots several of the gems. He realizes the men will try to kill him to protect their secret, but he is seized before he can flee. The Muriettas bind and gag him, then hide him when they hear Sergeant Garcia arriving.
Directed by: Charles Lamont · Written by: N.B. Stone Jr. · Starring: Mary Wickes, Don Diamond, Kent Taylor
1x35 The Tightening Noose
Don Alejandro convinces all of the landowners to sign a document pledging their loyalty to the government, for he has become worried by the growing signs of possible civil unrest. He leaves a copy in the hacienda and takes the original to the capitol, intending to present it to the governor. Alejandro has barely left when Diego receives some unwelcome news. A new administrator has arrived in the pueblo and announced his decision to use the de la Vega hacienda as his headquarters.
Directed by: Charles Barton · Written by: Bob Wehling, Lowell S. Hawley · Starring: Charles Korvin, George J. Lewis, Don Diamond, Jay Novello
1x36 The Sergeant Regrets
An emissary from a foreign power has arrived in the pueblo to discuss plans to help the Eagle in his rebellion. George Brighton, the agent, warns Varga that there must not be any open resistance. His government wants an obedient colony, not one torn apart by internal battles. Varga promises to deliver control as planned, but he continues to worry about Don Alejandro and the other landowners who have pledged their allegiance to the King.
Directing: Charles Barton · Writing: Bob Wehling, Lowell S. Hawley · Starring: Charles Korvin, Don Diamond
1x37 The Eagle Leaves the Nest
Diego overhears Varga telling his aide that the de la Vega hacienda is so comfortable he intends to make it his permanent headquarters. Knowing his father will soon return and would fight to the death to protect his home, Diego decides to try a risky plan to drive the Eagle out.
Directing: Charles Barton · Writing: Bob Wehling, Lowell S. Hawley · Starring: Charles Korvin, Don Diamond, Jay Novello
1x38 Bernardo Faces Death
Another stranger arrives in the pueblo and travels to the de la Vega hacienda, intending to meet with the Eagle. Diego recognizes the visitor as Count Kolinko, an ambassador from an Eastern European country that has long been interested in controlling California. Since the Eagle has left for the pueblo, Diego manages to convince Kolinko that he is also part of the conspiracy. He almost succeeds in gaining necessary details of the plot.
Directed by: Charles Barton · Written by: Bob Wehling, Lowell S. Hawley · Starring: Charles Korvin, George J. Lewis, Henry Rowland, Don Diamond
1x39 The Eagle's Flight Season Finale
Bernardo, who is keeping watch over Varga, is disturbed to see Garcia leading a patrol of lancers out of the cuartel. Even more disturbing is the sight of several strangers who drift into the Eagle's headquarters. When he tries to look inside, the gates are locked, so he rushes to warn Diego of the threat.
Directed by: Charles Barton · Written by: Bob Wehling, Lowell S. Hawley · Starring: Charles Korvin, George J. Lewis, Henry Rowland, Don Diamond
Season 1 Cast
Gene SheldonBernardo39 episodes
Henry CalvinDemetrio López García39 episodes
George J. LewisDon Alejandro (uncredited)21 episodes
Don DiamondLancer Hivarro (uncredited)16 episodes
Vinton HayworthMagistrado Carlos Galindo13 episodes
Britt LomondCapitán Monastario9 episodes
Romney BrentPadre Felipe6 episodes
Charles Korvin6 episodes
Jan ArvanIgnacio Torres6 episodes
Michael Pate4 episodes
Jay Novello4 episodes
Peter AdamsCapitan Arturo Toledano4 episodes
Kent Taylor4 episodes
Than WyennLicenciado Piña3 episodes
Madeleine Taylor HolmesDona Luisa Torres (uncredited)3 episodesWhere to Watch Season 1 of Zorro
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Frequently Asked Questions
How many episodes are in season 1 of Zorro?
Season 1 of Zorro has 39 episodes.
When did season 1 of Zorro premiere?
Aired October 10, 1957.
Where to watch Zorro Season 1?
Currently not available on the major subscription platforms (availability may vary by country).