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Captain Thunder (1930)

Captain Thunder (1930)

Drama Adventure Music Western

The greatest character since Robin Hood. The story of a reckless Rio Grande bandit who never broke his word.

Release Date: 1930, December 27
Directors: Alan Crosland
Countries: United States of America
Production: The Vitaphone Corporation, Warner Bros. Pictures
Cast: Victor Varconi, Bert Roach, Robert Elliott, Charles Judels, Harry Semels, Fay Wray, Soledad Jiménez, Robert Emmett Keane, Frank Campeau, John St. Polis, Natalie Moorhead, Frank Lackteen

Overview:

A notorious Mexican bandit goes all soft and mushy when he falls for a beautiful senorita. Warner Bros.' Captain Thunder contains some of the darndest Mexican accents you've ever heard in your life. The star is Hungarian-born Victor Varconi, portraying a legendary south of the border outlaw who tries to force Canadian senorita Fay Wray to marry a rival rustler whom she despises. She pleads with the bandito so pathetically that he is moved to grant her a single wish. Without hesitation she chooses her poor but true love. The bandit king, being a somewhat honorable fellow grants the wish and without a twitch, guns down the wicked cattle thief. Fortunately the film was played for comedy, a wise decision since it probably would have garnered laughs as a straight drama anyway.

Keywords:

mexico outlaw bandit pre-code bad guy rustlers senorita