Thunderbolt
George Bancroft making Love With the Determination of a Bull Dog! Fay Wray His Foil and Richard Arlen His Enemy
Genres
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.
Details
Budget
$0
Revenue
$0
Runtime
91 min
Release Date
1929-06-20
Status
Released
Original Language
English
Vote Count
28
Vote Average
5.821
George Bancroft
Thunderbolt Jim Lang
Fay Wray
Ritzy
Richard Arlen
Bob Moran
Tully Marshall
Warden
Eugenie Besserer
Mrs. Moran
James Spottswood
'Snapper' O'Shea
Fred Kohler
'Bad Al' Friedberg
Robert Elliott
Prison chaplain
E.H. Calvert
Dist. Atty. McKay
George Irving
Mr. Corwin
Mike Donlin
Kentucky Sampson
S.S. Stewart
Convict
William L. Thorne
Police Inspector
Theresa Harris
Singer
Madame Sul-Te-Wan
Bit Role
Louise Beavers
Black Cat Cafe Patron (uncredited)
6.1
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6.2
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6.3
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5.7
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5.7
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6.1
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5.1
Over-Exposed
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6.4
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5.9
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6.3
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7.1
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6.1
Two Seconds
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6.6
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6.5
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5.6
Night Editor
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5.5
The Houston Story
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6.3
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6.8
Party Girl
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6.5
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6.9
Pitfall
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