Thunder Below is a 1932 American Pre-Code drama film directed by Richard Wallace and written by Sidney Buchman and Josephine Lovett. The film stars Tallulah Bankhead, Charles Bickford, Paul Lukas, Eugene Pallette, Ralph Forbes and Leslie Fenton.
Is it worth your time? If you like Pre-Code cinema and want to watch Tallulah Bankhead just absolutely own the screen, then yes, this is for you. If you need a movie that makes logical sense or moves at a pace faster than a slow-moving river, you are going to be bored to tears. It’s a humid, sticky little drama that fe...
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"Is it worth your time? If you like Pre-Code cinema and want to watch Tallulah Bankhead just absolutely own the screen, then yes, this is for you. If you need a movie that makes logical sense or moves at a pace faster than a slow-moving river, you are going to be bored to tears. It’s a humid, sticky little drama that feels like it’s struggling to breathe. The whole thing is set in Africa, or at least the Hollywood backlot version of it. There is so much sweating. I don’t think a single character..."
Josephine Lovett, Thomas Rourke, Sidney Buchman
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