Baxter's third appearance as The Cisco Kid.
In 1928, Warner Baxter played The Cisco Kid in the movie "In Old Arizona"....for which he received the Oscar for Best Actor. Baxter played the same character twice more--once in a short and here in "The Cisco Kid". Despite being a white guy from Ohio, his accent was convincing and the character well received, but soon other actors (such as Caesar Romero and Dunan Ronaldo) took on the role in subsequent films.
Like the early Cisco Kid films, Cisco is a bad guy...a thief. Later, he would be a much nicer character...ACCUSED of being a crook but in actuality a law abiding guy. But since he is a wanted man, Sergeant Dunn (Edmund Lowe) is sent to find this Mexican bandit and bring him to justice. Between the beginning of the film and their ultimate showdown, Cisco does do a lot of good...abeit a big amoral good--such as robbing a bank to help a lady retain her ranch.
So is it any good? For 1931, it is...though today it seems a bit slow and overdone. This does not mean it's not worth your time...it certainly is. Plus Lowe and Baxter, two grossly underrated actors, are fine in this one.
Like the early Cisco Kid films, Cisco is a bad guy...a thief. Later, he would be a much nicer character...ACCUSED of being a crook but in actuality a law abiding guy. But since he is a wanted man, Sergeant Dunn (Edmund Lowe) is sent to find this Mexican bandit and bring him to justice. Between the beginning of the film and their ultimate showdown, Cisco does do a lot of good...abeit a big amoral good--such as robbing a bank to help a lady retain her ranch.
So is it any good? For 1931, it is...though today it seems a bit slow and overdone. This does not mean it's not worth your time...it certainly is. Plus Lowe and Baxter, two grossly underrated actors, are fine in this one.
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- Jul 3, 2020