Captain Thunder
The greatest character since Robin Hood. The story of a reckless Rio Grande bandit who never broke his word.
1930 | 65m | English
Popularity: 0.5 (history)
| Director: | Alan Crosland |
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| Writer: | Gordon Rigby, Hal Davitt, Pierre Couderc |
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| 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: | Dec 27, 1930 |
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| Director: | Alan Crosland |
| Writer: | Gordon Rigby, Hal Davitt, Pierre Couderc |
| Genres: | Adventure, Drama, Music, Western |
| Keywords | mexico, outlaw, bandit, pre-code, rustlers, senorita, bad guy |
| Production Companies | Warner Bros. Pictures, The Vitaphone Corporation |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $0
Budget: $0 |
| Updates |
Updated: Jan 30, 2026 Entered: Apr 26, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
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| 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) |
| Name | Job |
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| Alan Crosland | Director |
| Gordon Rigby | Screenplay |
| William K. Wells | Dialogue |
| Hal Davitt | Author |
| James Van Trees | Director of Photography |
| Pierre Couderc | Author |
| Xavier Cugat | Original Music Composer |
| David Mendoza | Original Music Composer |
| Leon Rosebrook | Original Music Composer |
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