Thunderbolt
28 reviews
Crime/Drama
1h 31m
1929
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...
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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.
- DirectorJosef von Sternberg
- Release20 June 1929
- Genre
- Duration1h 31m
- Budget?
- Revenue?
- Rate28 reviews
- Productions
Paramount Pictures
Cast

George Bancroft
Thunderbolt Jim Lang

Fay Wray
Ritzy

Richard Arlen
Bob Moran

Tully Marshall
Warden

Eugenie Besserer
Mrs. Moran

Fred Kohler
'Bad Al' Friedberg

Robert Elliott
Prison chaplain

E.H. Calvert
Dist. Atty. McKay

George Irving
Mr. Corwin

Mike Donlin
Kentucky Sampson

William L. Thorne
Police Inspector

Theresa Harris
Singer

Madame Sul-Te-Wan
Bit Role

Louise Beavers
Black Cat Cafe Patron (uncredited)
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