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Thunderbolt (1929)

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

1929 · 1 h 25 min
Directed by Josef von Sternberg
CrimeDramaFilm-Noir

Cast

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Plot

A criminal in prison awaits his execution, and his rival for his lover's love is on the same block, in an early talkie.

Sinekatalog’s take

Josef von Sternberg's crime drama, with George Bancroft, Fay Wray and Richard Arlen, is an early, stylized gangster talkie with a fine Bancroft.Sinekatalog’s own editorial review – not a user or critic quote.

Ratings

IMDb: 6.4 / 10 (1,100 votes)
IMDb rating and vote count from the IMDb ratings dataset (October 2026). Scores change over time.