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.
If you have any interest in how movies figured out how to talk, you should probably watch Thunderbolt tonight. It’s one of those films that feels like it’s vibrating with the effort of being a "talkie." If you like gritty crime stuff where the shadows are basically their own characters, you’ll dig this. But if you can...
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Comparing the cinematic DNA and archive impact of two defining moments in cult history.
Josef von Sternberg
Edward LeSaint
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"If you have any interest in how movies figured out how to talk, you should probably watch Thunderbolt tonight. It’s one of those films that feels like it’s vibrating with the effort of being a "talkie." If you like gritty crime stuff where the shadows are basically their own characters, you’ll dig this. But if you can't stand theatrical acting or scratchy audio, you’re going to have a hard time getting through the first twenty minutes. George Bancroft plays the main guy, Thunderbolt. He’s a ma..."
Jules Furthman, Herman J. Mankiewicz, Josef von Sternberg, Joseph L. Mankiewicz, Charles Furthman
United States
