foreign poster for Viva Villa (1934)

Viva Villa

worn original lobby card for Viva Villa (1934)

Viva Villa

foreign poster for Viva Villa (1934)

Viva Villa

original lobby card for Viva Villa (1934)

Wallace Beery in a worn and torn pubicity still for Viva Villa (1934)

foreign flyer for Viva Villa (1934)

George Regas as Don Rodrigo in Viva Villa (1934). George was born in Greece and had 90 acting credits from 1921 to The Mark of Zorro (1940, as Sgt Gonzalez. His other notable credits include City Streets, The Lives of a Bengal Lancer, Daniel Boone (1936 as Black Eagle), Charge of the Light Brigade, Gunga Din, Beau Gests (as an Arab scout), The Cat and the Canary (as an Indian guide), and Torrid Zone (as a police sergeant)

Leo Carillo as Rodolfo Fierro in a publicity still for Viva Villa (1934) with Wallace Beery as Pancho. Leo was born in Los Angeles and had 93 acting credits from a 1927 short to a 1958 tv episode. He is best known as Pancho the sidekick in 156 episodes of The Cisco Kid (1950-56).

Wallace Beery as Pancho Villa in a fictional account in Viva Villa (1934). Wallace’s performance is unrealistic, but spirited.

Viva Villa premiered Apr 10, 1934. All the outdoor scenes in the released film were directed by Howard Hawks, but he was not given any co-director credit for the film. It was the third and last straw for Howard at MGM.

Viva Villa

foreign poster for Viva Villa (1934)

1949 re-issue poster for Viva Villa (1934)

Viva Villa

Wallace Beery and Fay Wray in Viva Villa (1934) on the cover of a foreign magazine.

poster for Viva Villa (1934)

poster for Viva Villa (1934)