Thunderbolt
1929 · Movie · 1h 31m · NR
CrimeDrama
"George Bancroft making Love With the Determination of a Bull Dog! Fay Wray His Foil and Richard Arlen His Enemy"
Overview
A criminal known as Thunderbolt is imprisoned and facing execution. Into the next cell is placed Bob Moran, an innocent man who has been framed and who is in love with Thunderbolt's girl, without knowing of their relationship. Thunderbolt hopes to stave off the execution long enough to kill young Moran for romancing his girl.
Ratings
IMDb
6.5/10
Rotten Tomatoes
70%
Key crew
- Josef von SternbergDirector
- Herman J. MankiewiczWriter
Cast
- George BancroftThunderbolt Jim Lang
- Fay WrayRitzy
- Richard ArlenBob Moran
- Tully MarshallWarden
- Eugenie BessererMrs. Moran
- James Spottswood'Snapper' O'Shea
- Fred Kohler'Bad Al' Friedberg
- Robert ElliottPrison chaplain
- E.H. CalvertDist. Atty. McKay
- George IrvingMr. Corwin
- Mike DonlinKentucky Sampson
- S.S. StewartConvict
Stills
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Themes
film noirpre-code