Based on the 1919 story The Curse of Capistrano by Johnston McCulley, which introduced the masked hero, Zorro, the screenplay was adapted by Fairbanks (as "Elton Thomas") and Eugene Miller.
Berdasarkan pada cerita tahun 1919 "The Curse of Capistrano" karya Johnston McCulley, yang mengenalkan pahlawan bertopeng, Zorro, skenarionya diadaptasi oleh Fairbanks (sebagai "Elton Thomas") dan Eugene Miller.