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 by	Alfred L. Werker
Screenplay by	Barry Conners Philip Klein
Based on	The Gay Bandit of the Border by Tom Gill
Produced by	Edmund Grainger
Starring	George O'Brien Victor McLaglen Conchita Montenegro Linda Watkins C. Henry Gordon Weldon Heyburn
Cinematography	George Schneiderman
Edited by	Alfred DeGaetano
Music by	R.H. Bassett
Production company	Fox Film Corporation
Distributed by	Fox Film Corporation
Release date	February 14, 1932 (1932-02-14)
Running time	60 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English

Plot

Cast

• George O'Brien as Ted Radcliffe
• Victor McLaglen as Don Bob Harkness/"El Coyote"
• Conchita Montenegro as Adela O'Brien Morales
• Linda Watkins as Ann Grey
• C. Henry Gordon as Don Paco Morales
• Weldon Heyburn as Jito
• Martin Garralaga as Manuel
• Willard Robertson as Maj. Lawrence Blount
• Juan Torena as Juan Rodrigues
• Al Ernest Garcia 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."^[4]