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1930 film by Alan Crosland

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4.4

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.

Released: 1930-12-2765 minDir: Alan CroslandWestern, Drama, Adventure, Music

Cast

  • Fay Wray as Ynez
  • Victor Varconi as El Captain Thunder
  • Charles Judels as Ruiz
  • Natalie Moorhead as Bonita
  • Robert Elliott as Morgan
  • Bert Roach as Pablo

Themes

  • mexico
  • outlaw
  • bandit
  • pre-code
  • rustlers
  • senorita
  • bad guy

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4.5/10

199 votes

Year
1930
Runtime
65 min
Genres
Adventure, Drama, Music

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1930-01-01
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