The read
It runs a compact 1h 5m.
Synopsis
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.
Ratings
10 audience votes
Key crew
- Alan CroslandDirector
- Gordon RigbyScreenplay
- Xavier CugatOriginal Music Composer
- David MendozaOriginal Music Composer
- Leon RosebrookOriginal Music Composer
Cast
- Fay WrayYnez
- Victor VarconiEl Captain Thunder
- Charles JudelsRuiz
- Natalie MoorheadBonita
- Robert ElliottMorgan
- Bert RoachPablo
- Frank CampeauHank
- Don AlvaradoJuan
- John St. PolisPedro
- Robert Emmett KeaneDon Miguel
- Frankie GenardiLittle Boy (uncredited)
- Soledad JiménezSeñora Ruiz