About the Author:
Author Bio:
JOHNSTON MCCULLEY (1883-1958), a one-time police reporter, was the author of hundreds of stories, fifty novels, plus numerous screenplays for film and television. Oh, yes. He also created Zorro.
Drama Cast Bio:
VAL KILMER is one of the most prolific actors of his generation. From his more recent work as a career military officer in David Mamet's Spartan, back through his work with Oliver Stone in The Doors and Michael Mann in Heat, to his early work in Top Gun, Kilmer has worked with many of film's most respected directors and actors. He recently wrapped The Irishman, opposite Linda Cardellini and Christopher Walken, and Riddle, alongside Elizabeth Harnois and Diora Baird, both of which will be released in 2011.
Adaptation and Dramatization by
YURI RASOVSKY has won wide critical acclaim during his thirty-five-year career as an audio dramatist, writer, producer, and director. His numerous honors include two Peabody Awards, eight Audie® Awards, and a Grammy®. His production for Blackstone Audio, Sweeney Todd and the String of Pearls, won three Audies in 2008.
Review:
''A succession of thrills from first page to last. . . Original. . . Captivating.'' --Boston Traveler
''Cunning, suave, fearless, and a friend to the poor, the masked El Zorro first appeared in the pulp magazine All-Story Weekly in 1919. This sparkling full-cast audio adaptation of the original short story, 'The Curse of Capistrano,' provides the sounds of plenty of swords clashing and bullets ricocheting. Where the real sparks fly is in the wonderfully honed playful dialogue, performed by an A-list Hollywood cast. Val Kilmer uses subtle vocal changes to play both the aristocratic idler Don Diego de la Vega and Diego s alter ego -- the dashing El Zorro, who easily bests the villainous and foolish Captain Ramon and Sergeant Gonzalez, played with great energy by Keith Szarabajka and Meshach Taylor. But Zorro is no match for the stinging words of the lovely, proud Lolita Pulido, played with fiery grace by Ruth Livier. Good-natured fun.'' --AudioFile
''Cunning, suave, fearless, and a friend to the poor, the masked El Zorro first appeared in the pulp magazine All-Story Weekly in 1919. This sparkling full-cast audio adaptation of the original short story, 'The Curse of Capistrano,' provides the sounds of plenty of swords clashing and bullets ricocheting. Where the real sparks fly is in the wonderfully honed playful dialogue, performed by an A-list Hollywood cast. Val Kilmer uses subtle vocal changes to play both the aristocratic idler Don Diego de la Vega and Diego s alter ego -- the dashing El Zorro, who easily bests the villainous and foolish Captain Ramon and Sergeant Gonzalez, played with great energy by Keith Szarabajka and Meshach Taylor. But Zorro is no match for the stinging words of the lovely, proud Lolita Pulido, played with fiery grace by Ruth Livier. Good-natured fun.'' --AudioFile
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