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Captain Thunder

(1930)

December 27, 1930 1h 5m
44%
TMDB Score

Overview

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.

Alan Crosland

Director

Top Billed Cast

FW

Fay Wray

Ynez

VV

Victor Varconi

El Captain Thunder

CJ

Charles Judels

Ruiz

NM

Natalie Moorhead

Bonita

RE

Robert Elliott

Morgan

BR

Bert Roach

Pablo

FC

Frank Campeau

Hank

DA

Don Alvarado

Juan

JSP

John St. Polis

Pedro

REK

Robert Emmett Keane

Don Miguel