Rent Thunderbolt (1929)
3.4 of 5 from 58 ratings
1h 30min
- General info
- Available formats
- Synopsis:
- Murderer 'Thunderbolt' Jim Lang (George Bancroft) is arrested and imprisoned with the help of his former moll, Ritzie (Fay Wray). Whilst on death row in Sing Sing, Jim enacts his revenge by framing Ritzie's lover, Bob (Richard Arlen), for a crime he didn't commit.
- Actors:
- George Bancroft, Fay Wray, Richard Arlen, Eugenie Besserer, Tully Marshall, James Spottswood, Robert Elliott, Fred Kohler, E.H. Calvert, George Irving, Mike Donlin, S.S. Stewart, William L. Thorne, Mosby's Blues Blowers, Ernie Adams, Elmer Ballard, Louise Beavers, Ed Brady, Theresa Harris, Ethan Laidlaw
- Directors:
- Josef Von Sternberg
- Producers:
- B.P. Fineman
- Writers:
- Jules Furthman, Charles Furthman, Herman J. Mankiewicz, Josef Von Sternberg, Joseph L. Mankiewicz
- Genres:
- Classics, Drama, Romance, Thrillers
- BBFC:
- Release Date:
- 24/07/2023
- Run Time:
- 91 minutes
- Languages:
- English Mono
- Subtitles:
- English Hard of Hearing
- Formats:
- Pal
- Aspect Ratio:
- Full Screen 1.37:1
- Colour:
- B & W
- BLU-RAY Regions:
- B
- Bonus:
- Audio commentary with critic and writer Nick Pinkerton (2021)
- The Guardian Interview with Fay Wray (1990, 90 mins): archival audio recording of the famed actor in conversation at the National Film Theatre, London
- Sound and Vision (2023, 46 mins): extensive discussion of von Sternberg's classic by writer and film programmer Tony Rayns
- Image gallery: promotional and publicity materials
- UK premiere on Blu-ray
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Reviews (1) of Thunderbolt
This is a THUNDER BOLT! - Thunderbolt review by VL
What an amazing film from 1929! Early takie with complex soundtrack. You have to hear it to believe it!
Nuanced characters. And DO listen to Tony Rayns in the extras, whose comments are ALWAYS enlightening! Enjoy!
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