Movie

Captain Thunder (1930)

• December 27, 1930
• 1h 5m

• Western
• Drama
• Adventure
• Music

“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.

Director

Alan Crosland

Writers

Gordon Rigby

Starring

Fay Wray, Victor Varconi, Charles Judels