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Thunder Below
“Tempestuous Love in the Tropics!”
7.0 / 10• 1932• 1h 6m•NR• English
Drama
Storyline
Story of an unhappy wife of oil rigger who labors in a Central American oil field. The bored Susan falls in love with Walt's good friend Ken but keeps her husband in the dark about her feelings... until he's plunged into darkness for real when he loses his eyesight. Susan finds her attentions then wandering yet another man, Davis, and Ken urges her to return to Walt.
Cast & Crew
Tallulah Bankhead
Susan
Lead
Charles Bickford
Walt
Paul Lukas
Ken
Eugene Pallette
Bill Horner
Ralph Forbes
Davis
Leslie Fenton
Webb
James Finlayson
Scotty
Carlos Salazar
Chato
What People Are Saying
4.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Richard Wallace's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
4.0
“Every frame feels alive. Thunder Below is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
