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Captain Thunder (1930)

Captain Thunder poster
Directed by
Alan Crosland
Genre
drama film, adventure film
Country
United States
Runtime
1h 05m
Rating
4.4 of 10 from 10 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A swashbuckling bandit in old California leads a group of outlaws. He must decide between his criminal ways and a new life with a woman he loves.

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What happens

Captain Thunder is a 1930 American pre-Code historical drama Western film that was produced and distributed by Warner Bros. Pictures and released in late 1930. The film was directed by Alan Crosland and stars Victor Varconi in his first full-length all-talking feature. The script is based on the story The Gay Caballero by Pierre Couderc and Hal Davitt. A copy is preserved at the Library of Congress. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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