Captain Thunder
27/12/1930
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.
Movie Information
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
