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57% Critic Match
Thunderbolt
“George Bancroft making Love With the Determination of a Bull Dog! Fay Wray His Foil and Richard Arlen His Enemy”
5.7 / 10• 1929• 1h 31m•NR• English
CrimeDrama
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.
Cast & Crew
George Bancroft
Thunderbolt Jim Lang
Lead
Fay Wray
Ritzy
Richard Arlen
Bob Moran
Tully Marshall
Warden
Eugenie Besserer
Mrs. Moran
JS
James Spottswood
'Snapper' O'Shea
Fred Kohler
'Bad Al' Friedberg
Robert Elliott
Prison chaplain
What People Are Saying
3.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Josef von Sternberg's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
3.0
“Every frame feels alive. Thunderbolt is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
