Thunderbolt

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

5.6(31)19291h 31m

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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.

Director

Josef von Sternberg

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Cast

George Bancroft

Thunderbolt Jim Lang

Fay Wray

Ritzy

Richard Arlen

Bob Moran

Tully Marshall

Warden

Eugenie Besserer

Mrs. Moran

James Spottswood

'Snapper' O'Shea

Fred Kohler

'Bad Al' Friedberg

Robert Elliott

Prison chaplain

E.H. Calvert

Dist. Atty. McKay

George Irving

Mr. Corwin

Mike Donlin

Kentucky Sampson

S.S. Stewart

Convict

Reviews

1 review

Geronimo1967

3y ago

6.0

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 ...