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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 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,

Unrated, 1 hr. 35 min.

Western, Action & Adventure, Romance, Classics

Directed By: Irving Cummings , Raoul Walsh

In Theaters: Dec 25, 1928 Wide

On DVD: May 24, 2005

Cast

Warner Baxter
Cisco Kid
Edmund Lowe
Sgt. Mickey Dunn
Dorothy Burgess
Tonia Maria
John Farrell MacDonald
Tad
Henry Armetta
Barber
Fred Warren
Piano player
Frank Campeau
Cowpuncher
Tom Santschi
Cowpuncher
Pat Hartigan
Cowpuncher
Roy Stewart
Commandant
Soledad Jiminez
Cook
James Bradbury Jr
Joe E. Brown
Bartender
John Webb Dillon
Second Soldier
Alphonse Ethier
Sheriff
Ivan Linow
Russian Immigrant
Helen Lynch
Woman
Chris-Pin Martin
Duke Martin
Cowboy
Frank Nelson
Cowboy
Edward Peil Sr.
Man
James Marcus
Blacksmith

Critic Reviews for In Old Arizona

All Critics (8) | Top Critics (2) | Fresh (4) | Rotten (4)

[A] distinctly enjoyable offering.

January 26, 2012 Full Review Source: New York Times

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Mordaunt Hall

New York Times

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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.

January 26, 2012 Full Review Source: Variety

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Famous for being the first major sound western, this picture made progressive use of exterior sound and photography.

January 26, 2012 Full Review Source: TV Guide's Movie Guide

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TV Guide's Movie Guide

Uneven film with brilliant comedy relief by Edmund Lowe, and lots to interest fans of Raoul Walsh.

July 17, 2009 Full Review Source: Classic Film and Television

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Michael E. Grost

Classic Film and Television

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.

March 3, 2008 Full Review Source: EmanuelLevy.Com

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Emanuel Levy

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Lifeless.

June 9, 2007 Full Review Source: Ozus' World Movie Reviews

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Dennis Schwartz

Ozus' World Movie Reviews

Walsh presents the action in his usual clear, well-paced and exciting manner.

February 17, 2007 Full Review Source: Combustible Celluloid

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Jeffrey M. Anderson

Combustible Celluloid

If it appears that I'm being too hard on this film, one doesn't have to look very far to see far superior films, both sound and silent, released around the same time.

May 2, 2006 Full Review Source: Goatdog's Movies

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Michael W. Phillips, Jr.

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Charming performance by Baxter as the suave bandit The Cisco Kid. Lowe and Burgess overact in the way common to stage or silent movie actors making the transition to talkies (though this is Burgess's screen debut). The use of songs is natural as the characters whistle to themselves or sing to pass the time with a few

April 1, 2007

Byron Brubaker

Warner Baxter, in one of the first Best Actor winning performances (certainly one not well picked), is an outlaw on the run in the deserts of Arizona. He meets an array of individuals, many Mexicans and is taken in by their hospitality. He also steals from the wealthy people that travel through his territory and has a

January 20, 2012

Adrian Ballam