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.
- Year: 1930
- Country: United States of America
- Genre: Western, Drama, Adventure, Music
- Studio: The Vitaphone Corporation, Warner Bros. Pictures
- Keyword: mexico, outlaw, bandit, pre-code, rustlers, senorita, bad guy
- Director: Alan Crosland
- Cast: Fay Wray, Victor Varconi, Charles Judels, Natalie Moorhead, Robert Elliott, Bert Roach
