---
title: 'Thunderbolt (1929)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Josef von Sternberg'
released: '1929-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 85
genres:
  - 'Drama'
  - 'Crime'
countries:
  - 'United States'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/thunderbolt-1929'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0020499/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# Thunderbolt (1929)

1929 · 85 min · Drama, Crime · United States


## Synopsis

Thunderbolt is a 1929 American pre-Code proto-noir film directed by Josef von Sternberg and starring George Bancroft, Fay Wray, Richard Arlen, Tully Marshall and Eugenie Besserer. It tells the story of a criminal, facing execution, who wants to kill the man in the next cell for being in love with his former girlfriend.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Josef von Sternberg](https://cinepixo.com/people/josef-von-sternberg)
- **Screenplay:** [Josef von Sternberg](https://cinepixo.com/people/josef-von-sternberg), [Joseph L. Mankiewicz](https://cinepixo.com/people/joseph-l-mankiewicz), [Herman J. Mankiewicz](https://cinepixo.com/people/herman-j-mankiewicz)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Karl Hajos](https://cinepixo.com/people/karl-hajos)

## Cast

- [Tully Marshall](https://cinepixo.com/people/tully-marshall)
- [Eugenie Besserer](https://cinepixo.com/people/eugenie-besserer)
- [Fay Wray](https://cinepixo.com/people/fay-wray)
- [George Irving](https://cinepixo.com/people/george-irving)
- [Richard Arlen](https://cinepixo.com/people/richard-arlen)
- [Theresa Harris](https://cinepixo.com/people/theresa-harris)
- [George Bancroft](https://cinepixo.com/people/george-bancroft)

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