The Gay Caballero (1932 film)

The Gay Caballero is a 1932 American pre-Code Western film directed by Alfred L. Werker and written by Barry Conners and Philip Klein. The film stars George O'Brien, Victor McLaglen, Conchita Montenegro, Linda Watkins, C. Henry Gordon and Weldon Heyburn. The film's screenplay was adapted from the novel The Gay Bandit of the Border by Tom Gill. The film was released on February 14, 1932, by Fox Film Corporation.[1][2][3]

The Gay Caballero
Directed byAlfred L. Werker
Screenplay byBarry Conners
Philip Klein
Based onThe Gay Bandit of the Border
by Tom Gill
Produced byEdmund Grainger
StarringGeorge O'Brien
Victor McLaglen
Conchita Montenegro
Linda Watkins
C. Henry Gordon
Weldon Heyburn
CinematographyGeorge Schneiderman
Edited byAlfred DeGaetano
Music byR.H. Bassett
Production
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Distributed byFox Film Corporation
Release date
  • February 14, 1932 (1932-02-14)
Running time
60 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

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Critical Response

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International Photographer praised the film's "colorful" settings but "George O'Brien lacks the conviction he usually imparts to his work" and that Watkins and Montenegro were wasted in roles that did not give "any particular incentive to enthusiasm."[4]

References

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  1. ^ "The Gay Caballero (1932)". TCM.com. Retrieved October 12, 2015.
  2. ^ "Movie Review - The Gay Caballero - On the Mexican Border". NYTimes.com. March 26, 1932. Retrieved October 12, 2015.
  3. ^ "The Gay Caballero". Afi.com. Retrieved October 12, 2015.
  4. ^ Blaisdell, George. "Looking In on Just a Few New Ones." The International Photographer Vol. 4 No. 2 p32-33. March, 1932. Accessed 7 May 2023.
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