Thunderbolt

Thunderbolt

Crime • Drama

58%

Thunderbolt

Thunderbolt

NR

6/20/19291h 31m

Theatrical Release (US)

~ 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.

Director:

Josef von Sternberg

Status:

Released

Language:

English

Buget:

$0.00

Revenue:

$0.00

Key words:

film noir
pre-code

Cast

George Bancroft

George Bancroft

~ as ~

Thunderbolt Jim Lang

Fay Wray

Fay Wray

~ as ~

Ritzy

Richard Arlen

Richard Arlen

~ as ~

Bob Moran

Tully Marshall

Tully Marshall

~ as ~

Warden

Eugenie Besserer

Eugenie Besserer

~ as ~

Mrs. Moran

James Spottswood

~ as ~

'Snapper' O'Shea

Fred Kohler

Fred Kohler

~ as ~

'Bad Al' Friedberg

Robert Elliott

Robert Elliott

~ as ~

Prison chaplain

E.H. Calvert

E.H. Calvert

~ as ~

Dist. Atty. McKay

George Irving

George Irving

~ as ~

Mr. Corwin

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If you can get past the really rather stilted production here - almost stage bound in it's presentation, this is quite an entertaining film that sees the authorities on the trail of the most wanted "Thunderbolt" (George Bancroft). He is elusive, though - and their only route to him might be through his ex-girfriend "Ritzie" (Fay Wray) - but she isn't playing ball for reasons of her own. It's only when "Thunderbolt" makes good on an earlier threat he made to her about seeing anyone else, that the police see some light. The performances are fine, not great but the writing is really quite good - plenty of quirky vernacular and it moves along well despite the frequent silent movie style direction and scene framing from Josef von Sternberg. There is also quite an enjoyable contribution from a blues ensemble and though certainly dated, this is still worth a watch almost 100 years later.