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IN OLD ARIZONA, 1929

 File — Box: 1, Folder: 4

Scope and Contents

Photo, 8 by 10 inches (20 by 26 cm.) Known to be the first talking film to be done on location, and the first CISCO KID feature. When his girlfriend tells him that his men wouldn't follow him to a house of ill repute, Max, a general in the Mexican army decides to perform some great act of heroism. He takes his men over the border into Texas and re-captures the Alamo. This upsets the Texans greatly. The Texas National Guard is sent to retake the mission. Normally this would be easy as Max's men have left all of their ammunition back in Mexico, but the State department insists that no one be killed and so the National Guard also goes in with unloaded weapons. Warner Baxter won the Academy Award as best actor in the role of the Cisco Kid. This is an early example of what we now refer to as a film franchise, as many subsequent Cisco Kid films (and, much later, television shows) were made. This was certainly the first film franchise with a Latino character. Photo 5200-33.

Dates

  • Creation: 1929

Extent

From the Collection: 4 Linear Feet (8 boxes, plus oversized materials in map cases) ; Box 1: 27 x 14 x 32 cm Boxes 2-4: 9.5x12x5x3 inches Boxes 5-8: 21x16x3 inches

Language of Materials

English

General

THE FIRST LATINO FILM FRANCHISE

Repository Details

Part of the Stephen O. Murray and Keelung Hong Special Collections Repository

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