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Viva Villa! is a 1934 American Pre-Code film starring Wallace Beery as Pancho Villa and was written by Ben Hecht, adapted from the book Viva Villa!. The film was shot on location in Mexico and directed by Jack Conway. There was uncredited assistance with the script by Howard Hawks, James Kevin McGuinness, and Howard Emmett Rogers. Hawks and William A. Wellman were also uncredited directors on the film.
The film is a fictionalized biography of Pancho Villa starring Beery, Leo Carrillo and Fay Wray. The supporting cast features Donald Cook, Stuart Erwin, Henry B. Walthall, Joseph Schildkraut and Katherine DeMille.
Original Release
04/10/1934
US Release
04/10/1934
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Wallace Beery | Pancho Villa |
| Leo Carrillo | Rodolfo Fierro (as Sierra) / Sierra |
| Fay Wray | Teresa |
| Donald Cook | Don Felipe de Castillo |
| Stuart Erwin | Jonny Sykes |
| Henry B. Walthall | Francisco Madero |
| Joseph Schildkraut | Gen. Pascal |
| Katherine DeMille | Rosita Morales |
| George E. Stone | Emilio Chavito |
| Phillip Cooper | Pancho Villa - as a Boy / Pancho Villa as a Boy |
Directors
Jack Conway, William A. Wellman, Howard Hawks
Writers
Howard Hawks, Ben Hecht, Edgecumb Pinchon, O.B. Stade, James Kevin McGuinness, Howard Emmett Rogers
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Wallace Beery | Pancho Villa |
| Leo Carrillo | Rodolfo Fierro (as Sierra) / Sierra |
| Fay Wray | Teresa |
| Donald Cook | Don Felipe de Castillo |
| Stuart Erwin | Jonny Sykes |
| Henry B. Walthall | Francisco Madero |
| Joseph Schildkraut | Gen. Pascal |
| Katherine DeMille | Rosita Morales |
| George E. Stone | Emilio Chavito |
| Phillip Cooper | Pancho Villa - as a Boy / Pancho Villa as a Boy |
| David Durand | Bugle Boy |
| Frank Puglia | Pancho Villa's Father |
| Francis X. Bushman Jr. | Wallace Calloway |
| Adrian Rosley | Alphonso Mendoza |
| Henry Armetta | Alfredo Mendosa |
| Pedro Regas | Tomás |
| George Regas | Don Rodrigo |
| Noah Beery Jr. | (scenes deleted) |
| André Cheron | French Reporter |
| Chris-Pin Martin | Peón |
Producers
| Name | Role |
|---|
| David O. Selznick | Producer |
Editors
| Year | Type | Category | Won |
|---|
| 1935 | Oscar | Best Picture | Nominated |
| 1935 | Oscar | Best Writing, Adaptation | Nominated |
| 1935 | Oscar | Best Sound, Recording | Nominated |
| 1935 | Oscar | Best Assistant Director | Won |
