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Viva Villa! (1934)

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In this fictionalized biography, young Pancho Villa takes to the hills after killing an overseer in revenge for his father's death. In 1910, he befriends American reporter Johnny Sykes. ... See full summary »

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Won 1 Oscar. Another 3 wins & 4 nominations. See more awards »
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Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
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Leo Carrillo ...
Sierra
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Teresa
Donald Cook ...
Don Felipe de Castillo
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Jonny Sykes
Henry B. Walthall ...
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Gen. Pascal
Katherine DeMille ...
Rosita Morales (as Katherine de Mille)
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Emilio Chavito
Phillip Cooper ...
David Durand ...
Bugle Boy
Frank Puglia ...
Pancho Villa's Father
Ralph Bushman ...
Wallace Calloway (as Francis X. Bushman Jr.)
Adrian Rosley ...
Alphonso Mendoza
Henry Armetta ...
Alfredo Mendosa
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In this fictionalized biography, young Pancho Villa takes to the hills after killing an overseer in revenge for his father's death. In 1910, he befriends American reporter Johnny Sykes. Then a meeting with visionary Francisco Madero transforms Villa from an avenging bandit to a revolutionary general. To the tune of 'La Cucaracha,' his armies sweep Mexico. After victory, Villa's bandit-like disregard for human life forces Madero to exile him. But Madero's fall brings Villa back to raise the people against a new tyrant... Written by Rod Crawford <puffinus@u.washington.edu>

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20,000 flaming headlines leap to life as this epic drama flashes across the screens of the nation! See more »

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Biography | Western

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27 April 1934 (USA)  »

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$1,017,400 (estimated)

Gross:

$1,109,000 (USA)
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| (Turner library print)

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(Western Electric Sound System)

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1.37 : 1
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Trivia

UK audiences complained about the title, misinterpreting it as being a foreign language film. An alternative title was suggested - "Robin Hood of the Rio Grande" - but David O. Selznick said no. See more »

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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Referenced in 3 Men and a Baby (1987) See more »

Soundtracks

"Madre Mia"
(1934) (uncredited)
Written by Herbert Stothart
Lyrics by Henry H. Tobias
Sung by uncredited woman
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Deleted scenes exist
11 October 2007 | by (United States) – See all my reviews

In various venues, I've read some film writers' claims that the whipping of Fay Wray's character, while she laughs, was deleted due to the newly enforced production code at the time of this film's release. This claim is not accurate. The current TCM copy doesn't show this scene, however, the full whipping scene was regularly shown, in the 1960s, on either NYC station WNEW 5 or WCBS 2 whenever "Viva Villa" was aired. Another now-deleted scene showed Leo Carillo's character lining up captured federal soldiers, three at a time, front to back, and executing them with one bullet in order to save ammunition. I remember thinking how violent this film was for its time.


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