Feature1930·65m·4.4

Captain Thunder

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

WesternDramaAdventureMusic

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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Cast

Fay Wray

Ynez

Victor Varconi

El Captain Thunder

Charles Judels

Ruiz

Natalie Moorhead

Bonita

Robert Elliott

Morgan

Bert Roach

Pablo

Frank Campeau

Hank

Don Alvarado

Juan

John St. Polis

Pedro

Robert Emmett Keane

Don Miguel

Frankie Genardi

Little Boy (uncredited)

Soledad Jiménez

Señora Ruiz

Frank Lackteen

Messenger

Harry Semels

Barfly

Nick De Ruiz

Razio (uncredited)

Details

Status
Released
Original language
English
Languages
English
Budget
Revenue
Age rating
Quality
4K UHD · HDR10 · Dolby Vision
Production
The Vitaphone CorporationWarner Bros. Pictures

Crew

Director

Alan Crosland

Writers

Gordon Rigby, William K. Wells, Pierre Couderc, Hal Davitt

James Van Trees

Director of Photography

Xavier Cugat

Original Music Composer

David Mendoza

Original Music Composer

Leon Rosebrook

Original Music Composer

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