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Captain Thunder

Captain Thunder

DEC 27, 1930 · 65 MIN · DIR. ALAN CROSLAND

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.

Cast

  • Fay Wray

    Fay Wray

    Ynez

  • Victor Varconi

    Victor Varconi

    El Captain Thunder

  • Charles Judels

    Charles Judels

    Ruiz

  • Natalie Moorhead

    Natalie Moorhead

    Bonita

  • Robert Elliott

    Robert Elliott

    Morgan

  • Bert Roach

    Bert Roach

    Pablo

  • Frank Campeau

    Frank Campeau

    Hank

  • Don Alvarado

    Don Alvarado

    Juan

  • John St. Polis

    John St. Polis

    Pedro

  • Robert Emmett Keane

    Robert Emmett Keane

    Don Miguel

  • Frankie Genardi

    Little Boy (uncredited)

  • Soledad Jiménez

    Soledad Jiménez

    Señora Ruiz

Crew

Screenplay

Gordon Rigby

Director of Photography

James Van Trees

Original Music Composer

Xavier Cugat

Original Music Composer

David Mendoza

Original Music Composer

Leon Rosebrook