In Old Arizona

1928

In Old Arizona

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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, was written by Fox studio tunesmiths Lew Brown, B.G. DeSylva and Ray Henderson). Alas, Tonia ends up betraying Cisco to Sgt. Burke. But the crafty, cold-blooded Cisco arranges for Tonia to be killed in the trap set for him (this plot resolution is faithful to O. Henry's original conception of the Cisco Kid, who wasn't really meant to be a "good guy"). ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi

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Cast

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

  • Oct 25, 2013
    Lost in the annals of history is this early film that doesn't stretch the use of film making. The westerns that followed easily make this one forgettable.
    John B Super Reviewer
  • Apr 01, 2007
    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 friends. The western scenery and interior decorations make for great period detail. Some amusing moments and surprising seductiveness from Burgess make this an entertaining little picture.
    Byron B Super Reviewer
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