Captain Thunder

Dec 27, 1930

1h 5m

★ 3.8

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

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.

Genres

Western

Drama

Adventure

Music

Production Companies

The Vitaphone Corporation

Warner Bros. Pictures

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Cast

Ynez

Fay Wray

El Captain Thunder

Victor Varconi

Ruiz

Charles Judels

Bonita

Natalie Moorhead

Morgan

Robert Elliott

Pablo

Bert Roach

Hank

Frank Campeau

Juan

Don Alvarado

Pedro

John St. Polis

Don Miguel

Robert Emmett Keane

Frankie Genardi

Señora Ruiz

Soledad Jiménez

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