Thunderbolt (1929)
Thunderbolt was Josef von Sternberg's first American talking picture. George Bancroft, a von Sternberg regular (despite frequents clashes between the two men), plays a death row inmate who may be on the eve of eternity, but who has still one more murder on his mind. He plans to kill the young lover (Richard Arlen) of his former girl friend (Fay Wray); fortuitously the lover is incarcerated in the same prison where Bancroft awaits the chair. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
- Starring:
- George Bancroft, Fay Wray, (more)
- Director(s):
- William Wyler, Josef von Sternberg, (more)
Synopsis of Thunderbolt
Thunderbolt was Josef von Sternberg's first American talking picture. George Bancroft, a von Sternberg regular (despite frequents clashes between the two men), plays a death row inmate who may be on the eve of eternity, but who has still one more murder on his mind. He plans to kill the young lover (Richard Arlen) of his former girl friend (Fay Wray); fortuitously the lover is incarcerated in the same prison where Bancroft awaits the chair. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
Complete Cast of Thunderbolt
- George Bancroft - Thunderbolt Jim Lang
- Richard Arlen - Bob Morgan
- Eugénie Besserer - Mrs. Morgan
- Fred Kohler - "Bad Al" Friedberg
- Mike Donlin - Kentucky Sampson
- William L. Thorne - Police Inspector
- King Tut - The dog
- Fay Wray - Mary/ "Ritzy"
- Tully Marshall - Warden
- James Spottswood - Snapper O'Shea
- George Irving - Mr. Corwin, Bank Officer
- S.S. Stewart - Convict
- E.H. Calvert - District Attorney McKay
- Robert Elliott - Prison Chaplain
- Director(s):
- Josef von Sternberg, William Wyler
- Writer(s):
- Jules Furthman, Herman Mankiewicz
- Producer(s):
- B.P. Fineman, B.F. Fineman
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