Viva Villa!

1934· 115 min★ 6.6· Biography, Western

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...

Cast: Wallace Beery, Leo Carrillo, Fay Wray, Donald Cook

Director: Jack Conway, Howard Hawks, William A. Wellman