Captain Thunder

"The greatest character since Robin Hood. The story of a reckless Rio Grande bandit who never broke his word."

Dec 27 1930 Passed 1h 5m

Adventure, Drama, Music

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.

Plot

Victor Varconi plays a charming Mexican bandit gets involved in several conflicting paradoxical relations, including an alliance with a crooked rival bandit and a beautiful daughter of the governor.

Written by

Pierre Couderc, Hal Davitt, Gordon Rigby

Directed by

Alan Crosland

Cast

Fay Wray, Victor Varconi, Charles Judels

Crew

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Production Countries

United States of America

Production Companies

Warner Bros. Pictures, The Vitaphone Corporation

Languages

English

Awards

N/A

Scores

# of Votes

212

Average Rating

4.5 out of 10

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