''The Gay Caballero'' is a 1932 American

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film directed by

Alfred L. Werker Alfred L. Werker (December 2, 1896 – July 28, 1975) was a film director whose work in movies spanned from 1917 through 1957. After a number of film production jobs and assistant directing, Werker co-directed his first film, ''Ridin' the Wind' ...

and written by

Barry Conners Barry Conners (1883–1933) was an American actor, screenwriter and playwright.Solomon p.331 An established writer for the stage, he was employed in Hollywood during the final few years of life during the early sound era. Selected filmography * ...

and Philip Klein. The film stars George O'Brien,

Victor McLaglen Victor Andrew de Bier Everleigh McLaglen (10 December 1886 – 7 November 1959) was a British-American actor and boxer.Obituary '' Variety'', 11 November 1959, page 79. His film career spanned from the early 1920s through the 1950s, initially ...

, Conchita Montenegro,

Linda Watkins Linda Mathews Watkins (May 23, 1908 – October 31, 1976) was an American stage, radio, film, and television actress. Early life Born in Boston, Massachusetts, as Linda Mathews Watkins, the daughter of Gardiner and Elizabeth R. (née Mathe ...

C. Henry Gordon C. Henry Gordon (born Henry Racke; June 17, 1883 – December 3, 1940) was an American stage and film actor. Gordon was born in New York City, New York. He was educated both in New York and abroad in Switzerland and Germany. For some year ...

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 The Fox Film Corporation (also known as Fox Studios) was an American independent company that produced motion pictures and was formed in 1914 by the theater "chain" pioneer William Fox (producer), William Fox. It was the corporate successor to ...

Plot

Cast

* George O'Brien as Ted Radcliffe *

as Don Bob Harkness/"El Coyote" * Conchita Montenegro as Adela O'Brien Morales *

as Ann Grey *

as Don Paco Morales * Weldon Heyburn as Jito *

Martin Garralaga Martín Garralaga (10 November 1894 – 12 June 1981) was a Spanish actor who worked in Hollywood from the 1930s through the 1960s. He was married to opera singer and actress Rosa Rey. Biography Garralaga first came to the United States wh ...

as Manuel *

Willard Robertson Willard Robertson (January 1, 1886 – April 5, 1948) was an American actor and writer. He appeared in more than 140 films from 1924 to 1948. He was born in Runnels, Texas and died in Hollywood, California. Biography Robertson first worked ...

as Maj. Lawrence Blount *

Juan Torena Juan de Garchitorena y Carvajal, also known as Juan Torena (24 March 1898 – 27 June 1983) was a Filipino footballer and an American Hollywood actor. Torena was born in Manila, Philippines in 1898 to a Hispanofilipino family. After his mother ...

as Juan Rodrigues *

Al Ernest Garcia Allan Ernest Garcia (11 March 1887 – 4 September 1938) was an American actor and casting director, best known for his long association with Charlie Chaplin. Life and career Al Ernest Garcia appeared in over 120 films between 1911 and 1938, mos ...

as Bandit

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."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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External links

* 1932 films 1930s English-language films Fox Film films American Western (genre) films 1932 Western (genre) films Films directed by Alfred L. Werker American black-and-white films 1930s American films English-language Western (genre) films {{1930s-Western-film-stub