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.
Title | Captain Thunder |
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Year | 1930 |
Genre | Western, Drama, Adventure, Music |
Country | United States of America |
Studio | The Vitaphone Corporation, Warner Bros. Pictures |
Cast | Fay Wray, Victor Varconi, Charles Judels, Natalie Moorhead, Robert Elliott, Bert Roach |
Crew | Alan Crosland (Director), Gordon Rigby (Screenplay), William K. Wells (Dialogue), Pierre Couderc (Author), Hal Davitt (Author), James Van Trees (Director of Photography) |
Keyword | mexico, outlaw, bandit, pre-code, rustlers, senorita, bad guy |
Release | Dec 27, 1930 |
Runtime | 65 minutes |
Quality | HD |
IMDb | 3.80 / 10 by 8 users |
Popularity | 8 |
Budget | 0 |
Revenue | 0 |
Language | English |