Captain Thunder

Captain Thunder (1930)

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

  • Genre: Western, Drama, Adventure, Music
  • Release Date: 1930-12-27
  • User Rating: 3.8/10 from 8 ratings
  • Runtime: 1h 5min
  • Language: English
  • Production Company: The Vitaphone Corporation
  • Production Country: United States of America
  • Director: Alan Crosland
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Summary

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.

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  • Fay Wray

    as Ynez
  • Victor Varconi

    as El Captain Thunder
  • Charles Judels

    as Ruiz
  • Natalie Moorhead

    as Bonita
  • Robert Elliott

    as Morgan
  • Bert Roach

    as Pablo
  • Frank Campeau

    as Hank
  • Don Alvarado

    as Juan
  • John St. Polis

    as Pedro
  • Robert Emmett Keane

    as Don Miguel
  • Frankie Genardi

    as
  • Soledad Jiménez

    as Señora Ruiz
  • Frank Lackteen

    as Messenger
  • Harry Semels

    as Barfly
Directing Alan Crosland Director
Writing William K. Wells Dialogue
Camera James Van Trees Director of Photography
Writing Hal Davitt Author
Writing Pierre Couderc Author
Sound Xavier Cugat Music
Writing Gordon Rigby Screenplay