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Film · 1929

Thunderbolt

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

Directed by Josef von SternbergGeorge BancroftFay WrayRichard Arlen
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20 Jun 1929Released
1h 31mRunning time
5.7TMDB score of 10
CrimeGenre

The story

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.

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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

'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

Convict
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