Thunderbolt

Name: Thunderbolt
Director: Josef von Sternberg
Genre: Crime, Drama
Released: 1929-06-20
Duration: 1 h 31 min
Rating: 5.7
Cast: George Bancroft, Fay Wray, Richard Arlen, Tully Marshall, Eugenie Besserer

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

1929

1h 31m

Crime Drama

Director: Josef von Sternberg

Writers: Charles Furthman, Jules Furthman

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.