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Captain Thunder

Dir. Alan Crosland·1930·1h 5m

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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Captain Thunder

Captain Thunder (1930)

Alan Crosland

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1h 5m
Cross-source blend ~44/100

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4.4/10

10 votes

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44/100 blend

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Cooler blended reception — weighted ~44/100 across 1 rating source. The listed meters mostly agree.

Cast

Fay Wray

Ynez

Victor Varconi

El Captain Thunder

Charles Judels

Ruiz

Natalie Moorhead

Bonita

Robert Elliott

Morgan

Bert Roach

Pablo

Frank Campeau

Hank

Don Alvarado

Juan

John St. Polis

Pedro

Robert Emmett Keane

Don Miguel

Frankie Genardi

Little Boy (uncredited)

Soledad Jiménez

Señora Ruiz

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