The Mark of Zorro (1940) Tyrone Power vs Basil Rathbone

The climactic sword fight between Zorro (Tyrone Power) and Captain Esteban Pasquale (Basil Rathbone) in the original black and white. Fun fact: both actors were already accomplished swordsmen outside of motion pictures. Basil Rathbone remarked after filming “Power was the most agile man with a sword I’ve ever faced before a camera. Tyrone could have fenced Errol Flynn into a cocked hat.“
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