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Viva Villa!( 1934)

TV-MAWestern
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...TOO BIG FOR HOLLYWOOD...it was dramatized in the heart of Mexico, with a cast of thousands!

Overview

In this fictionalized biography, young Pancho Villa takes to the hills after killing an overseer in revenge for his father's death.

    Top Billed Cast

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      Wallace Beery

      Pancho Villa

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      Leo Carrillo

      Sierra

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      Fay Wray

      Teresa

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      Donald Cook

      Don Felipe de Castillo

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      Stuart Erwin

      Jonny Sykes

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      Henry B. Walthall

      Francisco Madero

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      Joseph Schildkraut

      Gen. Pascal

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      Katherine DeMille

      Rosita Morales

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      George E. Stone

      Emilio Chavito

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      Phillip Cooper

      Pancho Villa as a Boy

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      David Durand

      Bugle Boy

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      Frank Puglia

      Pancho Villa's Father

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      Francis X. Bushman Jr.

      Wallace Calloway

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      Mischa Auer

      Military Attaché (uncredited)

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      George Irving

      Statesman (uncredited)

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      Nigel De Brulier

      Political Judge (uncredited)

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      H.B. Warner

      Man

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      Gino Corrado

      Praying Staff Member Awaiting Execution

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      Claire Du Brey

      Banquet Guest with Tiara Next to Sierra

    Social

    Review 1Discussion

    A review by CinemaSerf

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    Written by CinemaSerf on Fri Jul 18 2025
    Wallace Beery does fine here as the legendary Mexican bandit-cum-patriot Pancho Villa. He pretty much pleases himself as he and his men maraud the countryside imposing their own unique sort of revolutionary justice. Then he meets the sophisticated democrat Madero (Henry B. Walthall) who dreams of a country free of European domination, but he wants one that is peaceful and law-abiding, so Pancho isn’t a natural fit for the task. After a few jitters, though, he agrees to put his men under the command of General Pascal (Joseph Schildkraut) and next thing there’s an abdication and a new man in what...

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    Facts

    Status

    Released

    Original Language

    English

    Budget

    -

    Revenue

    -

    Keywords

    • biography
    • pre-code
    • pancho villa