Screenplay:
Ben HechtComposer:
Herbert StothartCast:
Wallace Beery, Leo Carrillo, Fay Wray, Donald Cook, Stuart Erwin, Henry B. Walthall, Joseph Schildkraut, Katherine DeMille, George E. Stone, David Durand (more)Plots(1)
The sometimes heroic, sometimes infamous deeds of legendary Mexican bandit and patriot Pancho Villa are brought to life in this highly acclaimed blockbuster starring Wallace Beery.This stunning biography begins its story with a young Pancho, driven to repulsion of the Diaz regime when he witnesses one of its soldiers kill his father. Pancho turns against the government, becoming one of the most ruthless bandits ever known to Mexico, but eventually helping to put the honorable Francisco Madero to power. After Madero's assasasination, Pancho himself is called upon to lead the masses, but being a better fighter than a bureaucrat, he relinquishes the presidency when he is able to restore Mexico to its people.Beery, Leo Carillo and Fay Wray being all the majesty and tragedy to the story of this larger-than-life bandito, Pancho Villa. Known to some as a patriot, to others as a savage, he will be remembered by all in this historical and spectacular film tribute. (official distributor synopsis)
(more)Cast
Wallace Beery
USA
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Leo Carrillo
USA
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Fay Wray
Canada
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Donald Cook
USA
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Stuart Erwin
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Henry B. Walthall
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Joseph Schildkraut
Austria-Hungary
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Katherine DeMille
Canada
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George E. Stone
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David Durand
USA
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Henry Armetta
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George Regas
Greece
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Mischa Auer
Russian Empire
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H.B. Warner
UK
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Noah Beery Jr.
USA
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Brandon Hurst
UK
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Francis McDonald
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Leo White
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Gino Corrado
Italy
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Nigel De Brulier
UK
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