Thunderbolt
1929, English. Directed by Josef von Sternberg.
George Bancroft making Love With the Determination of a Bull Dog! Fay Wray His Foil and Richard Arlen His Enemy
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.
- Runtime
- 1h 31m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- English
- Rated
- NR
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Cast & crew
- Josef von SternbergDirector
- 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
Details
- Released
- 20 June 1929
- Country
- United States of America
- Written by
- Charles Furthman, Jules Furthman, Herman J. Mankiewicz
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Thunderbolt runs 91 minutes (1h 31m).
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Who directed Thunderbolt?
Thunderbolt (1929) was directed by Josef von Sternberg and stars George Bancroft, Fay Wray, Richard Arlen.