Captain Thunder

Captain Thunder (1930)

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

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.

Date of release
1930-12-27
TMDB
4.4 / 10 (10)
Runtime
1h 5m
Genres
Western, Drama, Adventure, Music
Director
Alan Crosland

Casting

Interesting facts

Captain Thunder is a 1930 American pre-Code historical drama Western film that was produced and distributed by Warner Bros. Pictures and released in late 1930. The film was directed by Alan Crosland and stars Victor Varconi in his first full-length all-talking feature. The script is based on the story The Gay Caballero by Pierre Couderc and Hal Davitt.

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