Thunderbolt

Thunderbolt

1929
1h 31m
5.6

5.6/10

31 votes • View on IMDb

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

Overview

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.

Status: Released

Language: EN

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Production Information

Production Companies
Paramount Pictures
Production Countries
United States of America
Spoken Languages
English

Quick Facts

Release Date June 20, 1929
Status Released
Language EN
IMDb ID tt0020499

Cast

George Bancroft
George Bancroft

Thunderbolt Jim Lang

Fay Wray
Fay Wray

Ritzy

Richard Arlen
Richard Arlen

Bob Moran

Tully Marshall
Tully Marshall

Warden

Eugenie Besserer
Eugenie Besserer

Mrs. Moran

James Spottswood
James Spottswood

'Snapper' O'Shea

Fred Kohler
Fred Kohler

'Bad Al' Friedberg

Robert Elliott
Robert Elliott

Prison chaplain

E.H. Calvert
E.H. Calvert

Dist. Atty. McKay

George Irving
George Irving

Mr. Corwin

Mike Donlin
Mike Donlin

Kentucky Sampson

S.S. Stewart
S.S. Stewart

Convict

Key Crew

Josef von Sternberg
Director
B.P. Fineman
Producer
Herman J. Mankiewicz
Writer