Available on a good Fox DVD, this creaky movie is an absolute must-see, thanks almost entirely to Dorothy Burgess, who makes a wonderful Tonia Maria.
Alas, the title role is somewhat hammily enacted by Warner Baxter, who won the year's most prestigious acting award for his performance as the Cisco Kid.
Admittedly, Edmund Lowe is even less convincing as Sergeant Mickey Dunn.
Worst of all is the flat-footed direction.
Nonetheless, the movie was so popular, it inspired a sequel, The Cisco Kid (1931), in which Baxter and Lowe repeated their roles, while the super-lovely Conchita Montenegro played the Kid's primary love interest, and Nora Lane assumed the role of a pretty American girl. The 61 minute movie was popular enough, but it was not until 1939 that the character was revived in The Return of the Cisco Kid. Baxter then relinquished the role to Cesar Romero who played the lead in six Fox "B" features until 1941. In 1945, Monogram revived the character in a series with Duncan Renaldo.
Alas, the title role is somewhat hammily enacted by Warner Baxter, who won the year's most prestigious acting award for his performance as the Cisco Kid.
Admittedly, Edmund Lowe is even less convincing as Sergeant Mickey Dunn.
Worst of all is the flat-footed direction.
Nonetheless, the movie was so popular, it inspired a sequel, The Cisco Kid (1931), in which Baxter and Lowe repeated their roles, while the super-lovely Conchita Montenegro played the Kid's primary love interest, and Nora Lane assumed the role of a pretty American girl. The 61 minute movie was popular enough, but it was not until 1939 that the character was revived in The Return of the Cisco Kid. Baxter then relinquished the role to Cesar Romero who played the lead in six Fox "B" features until 1941. In 1945, Monogram revived the character in a series with Duncan Renaldo.