King of the Bandits
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Cast & Crew
Christy Cabanne
Gilbert Roland
Angela Greene
Chris Pin Martin
Anthony Warde
Laura Treadwell
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Synopsis
Pancho, the lifetime companion of kind Mexican bandit Chico Villa, dreams that he and Chico are shot in Arizona, and later warns Chico not to go there. Despite Pancho's advice, Chico takes Pancho to Arizona, where they rescue Pedro Gomez, a saddlemaker, from a lynch mob that believes he has been aiding an impostor Chico Villa in a series of robberies. Chico next saves Alice Mason and her mother when their coach, which was ambushed by the robbers, runs out of control. Chico inquires about the robbery in town and discovers that local outlaw Smoke Kirby ambushed the coach. After Chico retrieves Alice's stolen locket from a saloon girl, he accompanies Alice and her mother to Fort Roberts to meet Alice's brother Frank. Meanwhile, Frank gets orders to lead a group of cavalrymen to arrest Chico. Kirby follows Chico and demands a duel, but when Kirby cheats, Chico mercifully spares his life. When Frank arrives on the scene, Kirby accuses Chico of being Chico Villa. Chico is then arrested after Alice's locket is found on him. With Pedro's help, Chico and Pancho escape by holding up Frank, and Frank is accused of setting them free out of sympathy for Alice, who has fallen in love with Chico. Believing that Alice devised the escape, Frank accepts a court-martial to protect her. Chico eventually gets a signed confession from Kirby stating that he posed as Chico Villa and turns it over to Frank's superior officer, who exonerates him. Chico later tells Alice that while he will always think of her, he must remain a wanderer. After giving Pedro gold to buy his own saddleshop and wishing him "many children," Chico rides out of Arizona with Pancho.
Director
Christy Cabanne
Cast
Gilbert Roland
Angela Greene
Chris Pin Martin
Anthony Warde
Laura Treadwell
William Bakewell
Rory Mallinson
Pat Goldin
Cathy Carter
Boyd Irwin
Antonio Filauri
Jasper Palmer
Bill Cabanne
Frank Marlo
Guy Teague
James Harrison
George Douglas
Douglas Aylesworth
Jack O'shea
Bill Neff
Crew
Jeffrey Bernerd
Christy Cabanne
Bennett R. Cohen
Glenn Cook
Eddie Davis
Ernest Hickson
Edward J. Kay
Tom Lambert
Roy Livingston
Gilbert Roland
Harry Ross
William Sickner
Vin Taylor
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According to a pre-production Hollywood Reporter news item, Jeffrey Bernerd took over producing duties on the picture after Scott R. Dunlap was promoted to executive assistant. For more information on the series, consult the Series Index and see entry for The Cisco Kid in AFI Catalog of Feature Films, 1931-40; F3.0727.
