In Old Arizona (1929)
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Warner Baxter, sporting a black mustache and a musical-comedy Mexican accent, stars as the Cisco Kid, the "Robin Hood of the Old West" created by O. Henry. Edmund Lowe co-stars as Cisco's "friendly enemy" Sgt. Mickey Dunne, the role that was originally to have gone to Raoul… More Warner Baxter, sporting a black mustache and a musical-comedy Mexican accent, stars as the Cisco Kid, the "Robin Hood of the Old West" created by O. Henry. Edmund Lowe co-stars as Cisco's "friendly enemy" Sgt. Mickey Dunne, the role that was originally to have gone to Raoul Walsh. Both men are madly in love with dusky beauty Tonia Maria (Dorothy Burgess), and in fact Cisco is so "far gone" that he composes a song in the girl's honor (actually, "My Tonia", first heard during the opening credits, was written by Fox studio tunesmiths Lew Brown, B.G. DeSylva and Ray Henderson). Alas, Tonia ends up betraying Cisco to Sgt. Burke. But the crafty, cold-blooded Cisco arranges for Tonia to be killed in the trap set for him (this plot resolution is faithful to O. Henry's original conception of the Cisco Kid, who wasn't really meant to be a "good guy"). ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
- Directed By
- Irving Cummings, Raoul Walsh
- Genres
- Western, Action & Adventure, Romance, Classics
Unrated,
- In Theaters
- Dec 25, 1928 Wide
Critic Reviews
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Mordaunt Hall, New York Times
[A] distinctly enjoyable offering.
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Variety Staff, Variety
It's the first outdoor talker and a western, with a climax twist to make the story stand out from the usual hill and dale thesis.
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, TV Guide's Movie Guide
Famous for being the first major sound western, this picture made progressive use of exterior sound and photography.
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Michael E. Grost, Classic Film and Television
Uneven film with brilliant comedy relief by Edmund Lowe, and lots to interest fans of Raoul Walsh.
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Emanuel Levy, EmanuelLevy.Com
Warner Baxter, better known as the dying producer in 42nd Street, won Best Actor Oscar as the Cisco Kid in this primitivee Western, most of which takes place indoorse.
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Cast
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Warner Baxter
as Cisco Kid
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Edmund Lowe
as Sgt. Mickey Dunn
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Dorothy Burgess
as Tonia Maria
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John Farrell MacDonald
as Tad
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Henry Armetta
as Barber
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Fred Warren
as Piano player
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Frank Campeau
as Cowpuncher
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Tom Santschi
as Cowpuncher
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Pat Hartigan
as Cowpuncher
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Roy Stewart
as Commandant
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Soledad Jiminez
as Cook
- James Bradbury Jr
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Joe E. Brown
as Bartender
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John Webb Dillon
as Second Soldier
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Alphonse Ethier
as Sheriff
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Ivan Linow
as Russian Immigrant
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Helen Lynch
as Woman
- Chris-Pin Martin
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Duke Martin
as Cowboy
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Frank Nelson
as Cowboy
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Edward Peil Sr.
as Man
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James Marcus
as Blacksmith
