Rogue of the Rio Grande (1930)
In this early talkie, José Bohl plays a Mexican bandit who robs a bank and then hides out with his posse. While at the local watering hole, he gets his girlfriend mad by becoming enamored with the nightclub dancer, Myrna Loy. Will he stick around and let the sheriff get him, or will he abandon his new love in search of safety?
As Carmita, Myrna Loy’s Spanish accent was so horrid, I couldn’t tell if she was trying to be Mexican or Chinese. She was in good company, though. No one else in the movie could act their way out of a paper bag. You might wonder why Myrna even became a star when she made movies like this. She was willing to be typecast as a femme fatale, prance around in her skivvies (or nothing at all), and in early Hollywood, that was a ticket to stardom. You don’t have to watch this movie unless she’s your favorite actress and you want to see everything she ever did. She looks really pretty in this movie, but all she does is dance and speak badly. José is handsome, but there are countless other Mexican bandit movies with handsome leading men you can watch. Try the Cisco Kid series.
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As Carmita, Myrna Loy’s Spanish accent was so horrid, I couldn’t tell if she was trying to be Mexican or Chinese. She was in good company, though. No one else in the movie could act their way out of a paper bag. You might wonder why Myrna even became a star when she made movies like this. She was willing to be typecast as a femme fatale, prance around in her skivvies (or nothing at all), and in early Hollywood, that was a ticket to stardom. You don’t have to watch this movie unless she’s your favorite actress and you want to see everything she ever did. She looks really pretty in this movie, but all she does is dance and speak badly. José is handsome, but there are countless other Mexican bandit movies with handsome leading men you can watch. Try the Cisco Kid series.
Want to watch it? Click here to see it on ok.ru and thanks "Classic Movies Kristine Rose" for posting!
More Myrna Loy movies here!