Thunderbolt (1929 film)
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| Directed by | Josef von Sternberg |
| Produced by | B. P. Fineman |
| Written by |
Charles Furthman Jules Furthman Herman Mankiewicz |
| Starring |
George Bancroft Fay Wray Richard Arlen Tully Marshall Eugénie Besserer |
| Cinematography | Henry W. Gerrard |
| Edited by | Helen Lewis |
| Distributed by | Paramount Pictures |
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Running time | 91 min. |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
Thunderbolt is a 1929 proto-noir film which tells the story of a criminal, facing execution, who wants to kill the man in the next cell for being in love with his girlfriend. It stars George Bancroft, Fay Wray, Richard Arlen, Tully Marshall and Eugenie Besserer.
The movie was adapted by Herman J. Mankiewicz, Joseph L. Mankiewicz (titles) and Josef von Sternberg from the story by Charles Furthman and Jules Furthman. It was directed by Sternberg.
Bancroft was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actor.[1][2]
References
- ↑ The American Film Institute Catalog Feature Films: 1921-30 by The American Film Institute, c.1971
- ↑ Thunderbolt at silentera.com
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