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Thunderbolt

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

★ 5.7 TMDB Rating · 33 votes

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
Release date
Jun 20, 1929
Original language
English
Origin
United States

Cast of Thunderbolt

  • Portrait of George Bancroft

    George Bancroft

    Thunderbolt Jim Lang

  • Portrait of Fay Wray

    Fay Wray

    Ritzy

  • Portrait of Richard Arlen

    Richard Arlen

    Bob Moran

  • Portrait of Tully Marshall

    Tully Marshall

    Warden

  • Portrait of Eugenie Besserer

    Eugenie Besserer

    Mrs. Moran

  • James Spottswood

    'Snapper' O'Shea

  • Portrait of Fred Kohler

    Fred Kohler

    'Bad Al' Friedberg

  • Portrait of Robert Elliott

    Robert Elliott

    Prison chaplain

  • Portrait of E.H. Calvert

    E.H. Calvert

    Dist. Atty. McKay

  • Portrait of George Irving

    George Irving

    Mr. Corwin

  • Portrait of Mike Donlin

    Mike Donlin

    Kentucky Sampson

  • S.S. Stewart

    Convict

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Australia
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