Captain Thunder
About Captain Thunder
El Capitan Thunder, a Mexican bandit played by Victor Varconi, robs around the border and tries to force a woman, played by Fay Wray, to marry a rustler she hates. She asks for one wish. She chooses the man she loves. Thunder grants it and shoots the rustler. The picture was played as a comedy. Gordon Rigby wrote it from The Gay Caballero by Pierre Couderc and Hal Davitt.
Cast & crew
More about Captain Thunder
Alan Crosland directed this pre-Code Western. It is Varconi's first full-length all-talking feature. James Van Trees photographed it. Xavier Cugat wrote music. Warner Bros. released it late in 1930. Charles Judels, Natalie Moorhead, and Bert Roach are billed. A print is at the Library of Congress. A copy is on Wikimedia Commons.
Themes
Look
James Van Trees photographed the bandit comedy.
Music
Xavier Cugat wrote music for the film.
Preservation
A print is at the Library of Congress. A copy is on Wikimedia Commons.
Notes
- Varconi was born in Hungary. The part is a Mexican bandit.
- The story is set in Mexico.
- The English Wikipedia notes the accents as part of the comedy.
Scenes
- Wray spends her one wish on the man she loves, and Thunder shoots the rustler.
Influenced by
- Pierre Couderc and Hal Davitt's The Gay Caballero
Also available
- Wikimedia Commons (Captain Thunder)
