Thunderbolt (1929)

  • NR
  • 06/20/1929 (US)
  • Crime, Drama
  • 1h 31m

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.

Josef von Sternberg

Director

Charles Furthman

Story

Jules Furthman

Story

Herman J. Mankiewicz

Writer

Cast

George Bancroft's headshot

George Bancroft

Thunderbolt Jim Lang
Fay Wray's headshot

Fay Wray

Ritzy
Richard Arlen's headshot

Richard Arlen

Bob Moran
Tully Marshall's headshot

Tully Marshall

Warden
Eugenie Besserer's headshot

Eugenie Besserer

Mrs. Moran
James Spottswood's headshot

James Spottswood

'Snapper' O'Shea
Fred Kohler's headshot

Fred Kohler

'Bad Al' Friedberg
Robert Elliott's headshot

Robert Elliott

Prison chaplain

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