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| Carmita Myrna Loy |
El Malo Jose Bohr |
Pedro Raymond Hatton |
| Released by Atlantic Pictures | Directed by Spencer Gordon Bennett Run time: 51 minutes |
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Rogue of the Rio Grande: Robin Thud
“I tell you, El Malo, women are the downfall of every great outlaw.”
This is one of those movies that openly defies a decent attention span.
There’s a Robin Hood figure named ‘El Malo’, who is played by German-born Jose Bohr. He minces around Mexico stealing from the banks and giving to the poor. However, he’s not as notorious as he likes, so he sets up a heist to raise his profile. He also falls for Carmita (Loy), a singer who sings and looks like Myrna Loy. El Malo stands outside bars and loudly announces his plans, his enemies drink and smoke and get easily duped.
Myrna Loy gets a couple of musical numbers, and that is definitely not her voice. Loy’s attempt at a Mexican accent is awful, awful, awful. She does a brief dance routine that showcases her background, but there’s nothing else here worth suffering through.
Seriously, this movie is so bad, it plays like a parody of itself. Avoid.
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Trivia & Links
- Man, the only thing I could find about this one was people debating if it exists. It does.
Awards, Accolades & Availability
- This film is an obscure one, but in the public domain. You can find it on DVD.
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