Captain Thunder

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.

Cast

Fay Wray

as Ynez

Victor Varconi

as El Captain Thunder

Charles Judels

as Ruiz

Natalie Moorhead

as Bonita

Robert Elliott

as Morgan

Bert Roach

as Pablo

Frank Campeau

as Hank

Don Alvarado

as Juan

John St. Polis

as Pedro

Robert Emmett Keane

as Don Miguel

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