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Captain Thunder

USA 1930
produced by
Warner Brothers
directed by Alan Crosland
starring Fay Wray, Victor Varconi, Charles Judels, Robert Elliott, Bert Roach, Frank Campeau, Don Alvarado, John St. Polis, Natalie Moorhead, Robert Emmett Keane
story by Pierre Couderc, Hal Davitt, screenplay by Gordon Rigby, dialogue by William K. Wells, music by Xavier Cugat, David Mendoza, Leon Rosebrook

review by
Mike Haberfelner

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Mexico, circa the later part of the 19th century (or thereabouts): A villain called Capitan Thunder (Victor Varconi) terrorizes a little village, robbing stagecoaches, rustling cattle, and of course having women kidnapped for his own amusement. Yet for some teason the Capitan's reputation is somewhat impeccable for always keeping his promises. The Capitan though has laid his eyes on a very special girl, Ynez (Fay Wray), who when he visits her though doesn't die from fright but charms him to lure him into a trap. He sees right through her game but is impressed by her courage and attitude - so he lets her boyfriend Juan (Don Alvarado) capture him and collect the reward so he can marry Ynez ... but then the Capitan manages to elegantly evade execution.

Morgan (Robert Elliott), a rustler the Capitan knows who poses as an honourable citizen, is madly in love with Ynez, and the Capitan has promised to always help him. As the Capitan always keeps his promises, he invades the wedding of Ynez and Juan, has his men take Juan hostage and forces the local chief of police/justice of peace (Charles Judels) marry Ynez to Morgan. But since he has also made a promise to Ynez to look after her, he then takes Morgan aside and shoots him dead - which makes Ynez not only a widow free to marry Juan after all (on which the Capitan insists) but also a rich widow ...

 

A film that falls between a few too many stools to really succeed - some of it is a romance, some of it clearly comedy, then there are action/western parts ... and the whole thing is not properly held together by a coherent story ... just like its main character, the Capitan, alternates between ruthless bad guy and loveable rogue, womanizer with a hint of rapist and utter gentleman. On top of it, Victor Varconi seems to be unsure how to play him, cunning or just comical, and all too often, he hams it up. As for the overall acting of the movie, it's still pretty much rooted in the silent era, as everybody (but Fay Wray) shamelessly overacts as if there was no dialogue to carry the story. The silent era feel is only heightened by the many title cards of course.

All that said, the film is not a total trainwreck, it at least moves along at a steady enough pace and is light-footed enough to make one forget several shortcomings. But that said, the film isn't perfect (or even fairly good) by a longshot either.

 

review © by Mike Haberfelner

 

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