Captain Thunder

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

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.

• Release date
• December 27, 1930
• Runtime
• 65 min
• Genres
• Western, Drama, Adventure, Music
• Director
• Alan Crosland

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