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Thunderbolt
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5.7A 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: 1929-06-2091 minDir: Josef von SternbergCrime, Drama
Cast
- George Bancroft as Thunderbolt Jim Lang
- Fay Wray as Ritzy
- Richard Arlen as Bob Moran
- Tully Marshall as Warden
- Eugenie Besserer as Mrs. Moran
- James Spottswood as 'Snapper' O'Shea
Themes
- film noir
- pre-code
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Wikidata facts
- Duration
- 85
- FilmAffinity ID
- 435281
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- publication date
- 1929-01-01
- title
- Thunderbolt
- review score
- 70%
- Commons category
- Thunderbolt (1929)
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Categories
1920s prison films1929 American films1929 crime drama films1929 English-language films1929 filmsAmerican black-and-white filmsAmerican crime drama filmsEnglish-language crime drama filmsFilms directed by Josef von SternbergFilms with screenplays by Herman J. MankiewiczFilms with screenplays by Jules FurthmanTemplate film date with 1 release dateWorks with IMSLP links