October 10, 1957 –
Guy Williams galloped across TV screens as the masked hero, when Zorro, debuted on ABC-TV on this date.
Although Zorro was the most popular show in its Thursday evening slot, the series was pulled in 1959 due to legal wrangling between the Disney Studios and the ABC network. Disney tried to keep the character before the audience by shooting four one-hour episodes for another anthology series, but by the time the lawsuit was settled, the studio had decided the public had lost interest in the character and the series was cancelled.
The Haus of Dcaligari 