Captain Thunder

Captain Thunder

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

1930 · 65 min · ★ 4.4 · Western, Drama, Adventure, 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.

Directed by Alan Crosland · Written by Gordon Rigby

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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

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