Captain Thunder (Warner Bros.) (1930)

» is | AIR MAIL y} i Despite the fact that Hollywoo: comparatively near the Mex Border, things eharacteristi: PMexican are somewhat of a rarity ,,, fim city. Mexican ae Tone of the rarities and their searcity i ysed a motion picture property ‘Via several hours of deep euxiety. ‘ fi 7 ean i . eigarets | : Just prior to filming “Captain iwhonder,” the Warner Bros. and ‘Vitaphone story of love and adven ¥ AF tare in Old Mexico, now at the ae Theatre with Fay} {Wray and Victor Varconi heading} thea pade a final check up of y numerable articles needed ' ‘ (Biographical) JUDELS LUDICROUS } | AS THE BOMBASTIC * COMANDANTE RUIZ j i] | Charles Judels strikes a new nots | fin talking screen fourth foreign character (“aptain Thunder,” the oe and Vitaphone production in which Fay Wray and Victor Vareconi jhead the all star cast now at B.......... Theatre. Judels enacts a comic opera Mexi | pean general, El Comandante Ruiz fin this romance of love and ad : | ture in the badlands of Old Mexico i In this character, he affects a dialect | } Which adds much to the robust hu | mor of the role. | j As a versatile player of foreign parts, Judels portrayed Ita oe in “Naney from Naples,” a Fri sik man in “The Life of the Party” -_ } 48icilian in “The Doorway to Hell.” | Charles Judels was born in Amsterdam, Holland, and educated in the School of Holy Innocents, New | | York City. He is both director and actor having put on “Artists ie Models,” “Greenwich Village Fol | : lies” and eighty-seven farces, ee €s and dramas. He is married to Safstrom and has one daughter. comedy, ls role in Warner | , the } ‘a an } Enter Varconi plays the title role Captain Thunder” as a dashing d gay eaballero, Fay Wray enacts native daughter of the d ysert counRobert Elliott, Don Alvarado talie Moorhead, Be. Raiak, nk Campe: peau, Robert Emmett ee and John Sainpolis complete | = = Alan Crosland D @ original story | (Biogra avitt and Pierre Coudere. SAINPOLIS, SIRE directed by Hal | miitraying the screen father of | Sin hs 8 most famous with Para always been a specialty | other ce Sainpolis, who enacts ander” a ernal role in “Captain Thun = sl 1e Warner Bros. and Vita| € picture of romance and adven Te j » bs : : feminine ' | Sainp lis } Theatre. | Pj Olls nas played papa to Mary | Siekford, Colleen Moore, Loretta ou = _ mane other celebrated | portra n “Captain Thunder,” M ys the father of Fay Wray lige are was born in New » 4OUlsiana. He was promi he Vine all-star cast—the property man | ¥ Sroadway,’ | uncanny knowledge of f lsettings and emotions. UAPTIAIN | 3 1MUNDER —A Warner Bros. and Vitaphone Production = sPTAIN THUNDER” BRAND BY FROM TIA JUANA making of the picture and found @ triumph for that New gether delightful entertainment. Sometimes fanciful, sometimes realistic, always captivating, “Captain Thunder” holds and amuses the audience to the final fade-out. Laid in the picturesque badlands of Old Mexico, the story depicts the |. adventures of El Capitan Thunder, a gay caballero and bandit chief, whose promise once given, is never broken, a trait which leads the dashing two-gun lover into strange difficulties, when he promises two people the same thing. Victor Varconi is roystering and ea ed (Review) “CAPTAIN THUNDER” WINS TUMULTUOUS APPLAUSE HERE —_——_ versatile Yorker, Alan Crosland. His early training was on newspapers and the stage and he was among the first to direct VitaOrder Separately phone producIle directed “The Jazz “Don Juan,” “Enemies of “Old San Francisco,” Betsy,” “The Song of > “On with the Show,” “Big Boy,” “Viennese Nights,” “General Crack” and other successes. Mr. Crosland seems to have an oreign types, His hobbies thletic sports. ith Edison, Hodkinson, been with 1925. tings less. ‘dian Cros/an@ Stock Q4 Cut or Mat ons. Singer,” Women,” “Glorious are almost any of the a He has in turn been W Famous, Cosmopolitan, and Warner Bros. having the latter producers since ee eR ee The audience at the Theatre last night, laughter as “Captain Thunder,” two| gun heart-smasher of the Mexican badlands, did his stuff to the ac| companiment of clattering hoofs, | twanging strings and a bevy of | senoritas which would have given | palpitation to any other swain than | the bandit whose word of honor was | his supreme pride. It was this which | caused the especial lady of the ro| manza to be maid, bride, widow and bride again all in. the crack of a} whip. Warner Bros. made the adap| tation from a story by Hal Davitt and Pierre Coudere. Gordon Rigby did the sereen play, William K. | Wells the dialogue and Alan Crosland directed. In the title role is the rugged and phical) TO THE STARS Alvarado, Natalie MoorRoach, Frank Campeau, and others, an Crosland liott, Don head, Bert Robert Emmett Keane, complete the cast. Al directed. —$———————— ADVE RTISEMENT he r = ae York stage having Re sone a meri’ Warfield for four poll e has free-lanced for all ainpolis ent screen producers. Mr. half inch 18 five feet, ten and oneohe sateen in height and weighs ee ed and seventy pounds. He 4 =~ hair and brown eyes. io “Cant Vareoni has the title role ye Rabe in which he Whose rant and romantic bandit broken mise, once given, is never Charles Judels, Robert El 7y & sms ingratiating Vietor Vareoni and the feminine lead is beautiful Fay Wray. Others in tne competent cast are Charles Judels, Robert Elliott, Don Alvarado, Natalie Moorhead, Bert Roach, Frank Campeau, Robert Em ieee mett Keane and John Sainpolis. “Captain Thunder” is the gayest play of its type ever filmed. It is swift-moving, Vigorous and_alto1 Col. Slug—Style M—Cut or Mat gether entertaining. ADVERTISEMENT CAPTAIN THUNDE —and, of course through the gay machinations of Captain Thunder. The cast is well chosen, the set-) 2 | (Review) “CAPTAIN THUNDER” | WHIRLWIND ROMANZA OF BANDITTI LOVE fl | } Robin Hood of the Rio Grande! SS anal picturesque in the extreme and the photography and direction fault Don’t miss it. ADVERTISEMENT WARNER BROS. Present CAPTAIN HUND Hot Tamale Heartbreaker! @ hid Casanova on horseback! He wrote the book of love, a new chapter every night... one for every boudoir in Mexico! FAY WRAY «x VICTOR VARCONI Two Column Ad—Style O—Cut or Mat that he had ollas, chili beans, man. tillas, serapes, tequilla and a million THEATRE: Warner j st other thines fautil Bros. present “Captain Thunder” J 3 gs familiar to the MexiHot Tan 1 a Vitaphone production. Based ean, but to his amazement, the cigHeartbreaker! on an-original story by Hal Davitt arets in stock were a well-adver. and Pierre Couderc. Screen adaptised American brand. Two Column Slug—Style N—Cut or Mat tation by Gordon Rigby. Dis ares logue by William K. Wells. Cam_ ‘He despatched a telegram to a eraman James Van Trees. The leading wholesale dealer in Tia e (Review) cast includes Fay Wray, Victor pee Peres: paged 66 Varconi, Charles Judels, Robert j aos Mei, ant by eening e{ CAPTAIN THUNDER” HERE Eliot,” Don, Alvarado Natalie J g _ air mail service delivered IS ROYSTER t ? Moorhead, Bert Roach, Frank 4 several cartons of the desired Ta A Campeau, Robert Emmett Keane i ephreaiprens: 2” nian ING ROMANCE ‘| and John Sainpolis. Alan Cros} . ey were made of x ry || land directed ; ee eee which photographs OF A T \ O-GUN LOTHARIO ery differently than the white| T ta The audience at the .......«++s papered domestic variety. THEATRE | Theatre last night greeted with ¢ Vidies Pasian ansear tai a A taa mee Sas . Warner Bros. present “Capta * agesgne a gaat tee sense i Vareoni enacts a gay and|with Fay Wray and Victor Varconi. ‘<iaees from the oe pooansel Hight the eauesal and ohegeee = , acd caballero in “Captain Thun-|in Mexico” by Hal Davitt and Pierre Couderc. Screen pl af arried | witching romanza of Old Mexico im) | Aen while Fay Wray is seen as|Rigby. Dialogue by Wm. K. Wells. C aman oe eek the giovions if pee |g senorita about whem the steer ws . . amera James Van Trees. | ..),.)!ero rides hard, sl : J y re-| Directed by Genteed aballero rides hard, shoots straight, . sir oe Alvarado enacts her jearss aan eueeenee innumerable Mot Wa ae ee THE CAST |lovely senorites, gete the Desiiaes, Robert ‘litt, Natalie Moorhead, } ttle comic opera comandante, Bert Roach, Frank Campe: wes “ . < ampeau, Robert Ynez Do eae | (who has offered a reward for his Emmett Keane, and John Sainpolis| Captain Thunder......... PO ee aun caaeues beptere) tate 6 ladierens Se € 5 ees the east. The story is an|El Comandante Ruiz........ Charles Judels atag geod injured dignity—saae riginal by Hal Davitt and Pierre | Pete Mor j ihe last crante she 0 ee Coudere. Alan Crosland dire hcg Ns 5 Robert Elliott |two persons—since his word of : irected. |Juan Sebastian...............---Don Alvarado | »oner is the one sacred word in his Bonita Salazar.......... Natalie Moorehead | °° ae ; (Biographical) Pablo......... Bert Roach a a Aas aa self Sa “CAPTAIN THUNDER 99 Rea Ie a a Frank Campeau | fantastic, ruatior of cattle and disC ; ’ Don Miguel Salazar............--Robt. Emmett Keane |turber of homes, and Fay Wray is ROSLAND TRIUMPH Pedro Dominguez............--. John Sainpolis | the bewitching lady who is robbed : lof her prospective groom at the = See Siena —_—_—_——_—— laltar—married to another man-— ; aptain ,under : | widowed-—~« arrie Rien at She er, e Warner “Captain Thunder” opened auspibluff as the Don Juan of the bad widowed and married to the man , sros. and Vitaphone comedy of Old} cjously last night at th al : Hay Wray ic bewitehi of her choice, all in the blink of Re on 7 nlg © wre eeeceees ds and fay ray is bewitching|an eye, and of course by the asney one , Theatre. as Ynez Dominguez who is robbed tonishing thunder captain. This is 3 : aes bane sce ‘Action, daring suspense sss of her prospective groom at the |* picture that you'll rave about. ?] : can got cious comedy combine to make this |2!tar — married to his rival [ ———$$$—$ Ff talkin ieture unusual and _altowidowed—and remarried to the man ‘ y & Pp of her choice — all in three are “CAPT AIN THUNDER”