Synopsis
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
IMDb6.5/10
Rotten Tomatoes70%
32 audience votes
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
Themes
film noirpre-code