Captain Thunder (1930)

Adventure Drama Music Western

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.

Updated May 31 2020

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1930-12-27

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mexico outlaw bandit pre-code rustlers senorita bad guy

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Runtime: 65 mins Rating: 2.5

Cast

Fay Wray

Ynez

John St. Polis

Pedro

Bert Roach

Pablo

Natalie Moorhead

Bonita

Frank Campeau

Hank

Don Alvarado

Juan

Charles Judels

Ruiz

Robert Emmett Keane

Don Miguel

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Crew

Alan Crosland

Director

Gordon Rigby

Screenplay

James van Trees

Director of Photography

Xavier Cugat

Music

William K. Wells

Dialogue

Pierre Couderc

Author

Hal Davitt

Author

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