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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…

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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

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