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Thunderbolt

"George Bancroft making Love With the Determination of a Bull Dog! Fay Wray His Foil and Richard Arlen His Enemy"

1929-06-20 Crime 1hr 25m

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.

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Storyline

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.

  • Released
    1929-06-20
  • Revenue
    n/a
  • Budget
    n/a
  • Runtime
    1hr 25m
  • Genre
    Crime, Drama
  • Status
    Released
  • Language
    English
  • imdb-logo
    6.5
  • Production
    Paramount Pictures

Crew

Josef von Sternberg
Director
Herman J. Mankiewicz
Writer
B.P. Fineman
Producer
Keywords:
film noir pre-code

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Cast

George Bancroft

George Bancroft
Thunderbolt Jim Lang
Fay Wray

Fay Wray
Ritzy
Richard Arlen

Richard Arlen
Bob Moran
Tully Marshall

Tully Marshall
Warden
Eugenie Besserer

Eugenie Besserer
Mrs. Moran
James Spottswood

James Spottswood
'Snapper' O'Shea
Fred Kohler

Fred Kohler
'Bad Al' Friedberg
Robert Elliott

Robert Elliott
Prison chaplain
E.H. Calvert

E.H. Calvert
Dist. Atty. McKay
George Irving

George Irving
Mr. Corwin
Mike Donlin

Mike Donlin
Kentucky Sampson
S.S. Stewart

S.S. Stewart
Convict
William L. Thorne

William L. Thorne
Police Inspector
Theresa Harris

Theresa Harris
Singer
Madame Sul-Te-Wan

Madame Sul-Te-Wan
Bit Role
Louise Beavers

Louise Beavers
Black Cat Cafe Patron (uncredited)

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Movie Reviews

Reviews for Thunderbolt
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A Review by Geronimo1967 6

Written by Geronimo1967 on 2022-06-06

If you can get past the really rather stilted production here - almost stage bound in it's presentation, this is quite an entertaining film ... read more

If you can get past the really rather stilted production here - almost stage bound in it's presentation, this is quite an entertaining film that sees the authorities on the trail of the most wanted "Thunderbolt" (George Bancroft). He is elusive, though - and their only route to him might be through his ex-girfriend "Ritzie" (Fay Wray) - but she isn't playing ball for reasons of her own. It's only when "Thunderbolt" makes good on an earlier threat he made to her about seeing anyone else, that the police see some light. The performances are fine, not great but the writing is really quite good - plenty of quirky vernacular and it moves along well despite the frequent silent movie style direction and scene framing from Josef von Sternberg. There is also quite an enjoyable contribution from a blues ensemble and though certainly dated, this is still worth a watch almost 100 years later.

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A Review by CinemaSerf

If you can get past the really rather stilted production here - almost stage bound in it's presentation, this is quite an entertaining film that sees the authorities on the trail of the most wanted "Thunderbolt" (George Bancroft). He is elu...

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A Review by Geronimo1967 6

Written by Geronimo1967 on 2022-06-06

If you can get past the really rather stilted production here - almost stage bound in it's presentation, this is quite an entertaining film that sees the authorities on the trail of the most wanted "T...

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