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Viva Villa! (1934)
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27 April 1934 (USA)
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Tagline:
...TOO BIG FOR HOLLYWOOD...it was dramatized in the heart of Mexico, with a cast of thousands! more
Plot:
In this fictionalized biography, young Pancho Villa takes to the hills after killing an overseer in revenge for his father's death...
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Won Oscar.
Another 2 wins
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4 nominations
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Beery Great.... The Rest Not
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Cast
(Cast overview, first billed only) | Wallace Beery | ... | Pancho Villa |
 | Leo Carrillo | ... | Sierra |
| Fay Wray | ... | Teresa |
| Donald Cook | ... | Don Felipe de Castillo |
| Stuart Erwin | ... | Jonny Sykes |
| Henry B. Walthall | ... | Francisco Madero |
| Joseph Schildkraut | ... | Gen. Pascal |
| Katherine DeMille | ... | Rosita Morales (as Katherine de Mille) |
| George E. Stone | ... | Emilio Chavito |
| Phillip Cooper | ... | Pancho Villa as a boy |
| David Durand | ... | Bugle boy |
| Frank Puglia | ... | Pancho Villa's father |
| Ralph Bushman | ... | Wallace Calloway (reporter) (as Francis X. Bushman Jr.) |
| Adrian Rosley | ... | Alphonso Mendoza |
| Henry Armetta | ... | Alfredo Mendosa |
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115 min | USA:110 min (Turner library print)
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1.37 : 1 more
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Mono (Western Electric Sound System)
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USA:Approved (PCA #1105, 2 May 1935 for re-release)
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Much of the footage originally shot by Howard Hawks is said to have been lost in a plane crash. However, Hawks claimed that most of the location footage (except battle scenes) was his.
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Quotes:
Bugle boy:
[plays the "battle charge" on the bugle, and stops]
Pancho Villa: Play some more!
Bugle boy: That is all I know.
Pancho Villa: [laughs] That's okay. That's all you'll need!
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Pancho Villa: Play some more!
Bugle boy: That is all I know.
Pancho Villa: [laughs] That's okay. That's all you'll need!
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Referenced in Giù la testa (1971)
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Soundtrack:
The Wedding March
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Viva Villa! (1934)
** 1/2 (out of 4)
Wallace Beery's tremendous and rousing performance as Pancho Villa is the main reason to view this troubled production, which sadly can be seen in the movie itself. The movie tells the story of Pancho Villa, who as a boy sees his father killed by the Mexican government. Later in life Villa wages war against the greedy bad guys of Mexico first as a bandit and then as a general. It's not often a bio starts off with a warning that the thing is strictly fiction but that's the case with this MGM picture. I'm really not sure what to make with the final film but I found it clear to see that there was a lot of tampering with it. After viewing the movie I read some of its history, which includes director Howard Hawks being fired and original reporter Lee Tracy getting kicked out of the country after getting drunk and urinating off his hotel balcony onto some military men. There was also a plane crash that destroyed a lot of footage, which had to be re-shot and all of this caused the film's release to be pushed back, which then had the thing being cut by the Hayes Office. The entire film is quite choppy and a lot of what's going on has to be explained with title cards that come up every few scenes. The film's running time of 110-minutes seems double that and it doesn't help that the majority of the supporting cast are rather weak. Fay Wray, Donald Cook and George E. Stone walk through their roles. Leo Carrillo and Stuart Erwin are pretty bland in theirs. Henry B. Walthall gives a very good performance but he's role is quite minor. What keeps the film moving is the great performance by Beery who clearly becomes this character and when one thinks of Villa you can't help but picture Beery.