The Vitaphone Corporation
Captain Thunder(1930)

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

Released on : 1930-12-27
Run Time : 65 mins
: 3.8 | en | Western, Drama, Adventure, Music
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.
Fay Wray
Fay Wray
Victor Varconi
Victor Varconi
Charles Judels
Charles Judels
Natalie Moorhead
Natalie Moorhead
Robert Elliott
Robert Elliott
Bert Roach
Bert Roach
Frank Campeau
Frank Campeau
Don Alvarado
Don Alvarado
John St. Polis
John St. Polis
Robert Emmett Keane
Robert Emmett Keane
Frankie Genardi
Frankie Genardi