In a little Mexican village by the American border. However powerful big shot Captain Innocencio (a misnomer indeed!)is, he proves unable to charm Lolita, the shapely daughter of his neighbor, a big-time rancher.
Should you spend time with The Broken Wing? If you have a soft spot for 1930s melodrama and want to watch Lupe Velez be more interesting than the script deserves, then yes. Anyone looking for a tight, logical plot will probably find the whole thing a bit tedious. It is essentially a postcard from a version of Mexico th...
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Comparing the cinematic DNA and archive impact of two defining moments in cult history.
Lloyd Corrigan
Edgar Jones
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"Should you spend time with The Broken Wing? If you have a soft spot for 1930s melodrama and want to watch Lupe Velez be more interesting than the script deserves, then yes. Anyone looking for a tight, logical plot will probably find the whole thing a bit tedious. It is essentially a postcard from a version of Mexico that never really existed, but it has a strange, magnetic pull.The Velez FactorLupe Velez is the only reason this thing works at all. She plays Lolita with this frantic, high-energy ..."
William Slavens McNutt, Charles W. Goddard, Grover Jones, Paul Dickey
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