Captain Thunder
The greatest character since Robin Hood. The story of a reckless Rio Grande bandit who never broke his word.
Overview
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.
Top 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
Frank Lackteen
Messenger
Harry Semels
Barfly
Nick De Ruiz
Razio (uncredited)
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