Ghost of Zorro (1949)

Although ostensibly the grandson of the legendary hero Clayton Moores Ken Mason is little more than a cowboy in a black mask in this 12 chapter Republic serial Mason the head of the telegraph line work crew assumes his ancestors trademark mask but not whip in order to prevent a local czar Roy Barcroft from sabotaging the burgeoning telegraph line Pamela Blake a brunette starlet formerly known as Adele Pearce played Masons imperiled girlfriend and the serial also benefitted from the usual competent work of Republics great stuntperformers including Dale van Sickel Tom Steele Eddie Parker and Joe Yrigoyen