Episode
Zorro: The Ghost of the Mission
Overview
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.
Details
- Series
- Zorro
- Season
- Season 1
- Episode
- Episode 4
- Air date
- 1957-10-31
- Runtime
- 24 min
Episode context
The Ghost of the Mission is Episode 4 in Season 1 of Zorro. It aired on 1957-10-31. The runtime is 24 min.
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Episode 3: 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.
Episode 5: 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.
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Episode 6: Zorro Saves a Friend
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Episode 1: 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.
Episode 7: Monastario Sets a Trap
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Episode 8: 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.
Episode 9: 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.
Episode 10: 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.
Episode 11: Double Trouble for Zorro
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Episode 12: 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.
Episode 13: 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.