Captain Thunder (1930)
1930 · Feature film · 65 min · dir. Alan Crosland
The greatest character since Robin Hood. The story of a reckless Rio Grande bandit who never broke his word.
- Western
- Drama
- Adventure
Synopsis
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.
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Details
- Director
- Alan Crosland
- Writer
- Gordon Rigby
- Composer
- Xavier Cugat
- Cinematography
- James Van Trees
- Studio
- The Vitaphone Corporation, Warner Bros. Pictures
- Released
- 1930-12-27
- Running time
- 65 minutes
- Language
- English
- Collection
- Feature Films
Cast & crew
Alan Crosland Director
Fay Wray
Victor Varconi
Charles Judels
Natalie Moorhead
Robert Elliott
Bert Roach
Frank Campeau
Don Alvarado
