The Gay Caballero (1932 film) explained

The Gay Caballero
Director:Alfred L. Werker
Producer:Edmund Grainger
Screenplay:Barry Conners
Philip Klein
Starring:George O'Brien
Victor McLaglen
Conchita Montenegro
Linda Watkins
C. Henry Gordon
Weldon Heyburn
Music:R.H. Bassett
Cinematography:George Schneiderman
Editing:Alfred DeGaetano
Studio:Fox Film Corporation
Distributor:Fox Film Corporation
Runtime:60 minutes
Country:United States
Language:English

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]

Cast

Critical Response

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]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: The Gay Caballero (1932). TCM.com. October 12, 2015.
  2. Web site: Movie Review - The Gay Caballero - On the Mexican Border. NYTimes.com. March 26, 1932. October 12, 2015.
  3. Web site: The Gay Caballero. Afi.com. 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.