Thunderbolt (1929)
Directed by Josef von Sternberg · 91 min · Crime, Drama
16.6 TOPICAL score · #4,872 of 6,776 films
Vote for it on the board →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, without knowing of their relationship. Thunderbolt hopes to stave off the execution long enough to kill young Moran for romancing his girl.
Thunderbolt (1929, directed by Josef von Sternberg) has a TOPICAL score of 16.6 - ranked 4,872 of the 6,776 films TOPICAL scores. It scores highest on awards and critics, and lowest on lasting engagement. It won 0 awards from 1 nomination. Critics: 70% on Rotten Tomatoes · 6.2/10 critics' average. Audiences: TMDB 5.7/10 (33 ratings). Wikipedia covers it in 20 languages.
Why this score
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- Critics70% on Rotten Tomatoes · 6.2/10 critics' average
- AudienceTMDB 5.7/10 (33 ratings)
- Awards0 wins, 1 nomination
- ImpactWikipedia articles in 20 languages
- Still read1,166 Wikipedia readers in the last 60 days
Starring: George Bancroft (actor #610), Fay Wray (actor #1,223), Richard Arlen, Tully Marshall