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Thunderbolt

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. Thunderbolt hopes to stave off the executi...

Director

Josef von Sternberg

Year

Genre

crime, drama, film-noir

Box Office

N/A

Production

Paramount Pictures

Awards

Nominated for 1 Oscar. 2 wins & 1 nomination total

Thunderbolt

George Bancroft

Ritzie

Bob Moran

The Mother

Eugenie Besserer

The Warden

Snapper O'Shea

James Spottswood

The Chaplain

'Bad Al' Frieberg

Disttrict Attorney McKay

Mr. Corwin

Kentucky Sampson - Prisoner #4

Prisoner #7 - Piano Player

Police Inspector

William L. Thorne

Black Cat Musical Ensemble

Mosby's Blues Blowers

Thug in Bank at Robbery

Prisoner #8

Black Cat Cafe Patron

Chuck - 1st Prisoner #5

Black Cat Cafe Singer

Detective

Shorty - 2nd Prisoner #5

Detective

2nd Arresting Detective

Bank Officer

William H. O'Brien

1st Arresting Detective

1st Prison Doctor

Black Cat Cafe Maitre d'

Thug Who Grabs Moran

Charles Sullivan

Convict

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Eleven o'clock. - Thunderbolt

Eleven o'clock.

Oh, Bob! - Thunderbolt

Bob, I really must go now. - Thunderbolt

Bob, I really must go now.

Just drive down the street a bit,
I'll tell you where to go later. - Thunderbolt

Just drive down the street a bit, I'll tell you where t...

I'll tell you where to go right now. - Thunderbolt

I'll tell you where to go right now.

Goodnight, Inspector. - Thunderbolt

Goodnight, Inspector.

Don't let that dame out of your sight. - Thunderbolt

Don't let that dame out of your sight.

I suppose you thought it was funny
starting that ruckus. - Thunderbolt

I suppose you thought it was funny starting that ruckus.

I'd get that guy by myself - Thunderbolt

I'd get that guy by myself

Where is Thunderbolt?
Come clean. - Thunderbolt

Where is Thunderbolt? Come clean.

I want you men to get this
and get it straight. - Thunderbolt

I want you men to get this and get it straight.

Mr. Corwin wants to see you, Bob. - Thunderbolt

Mr. Corwin wants to see you, Bob.

You sent for me, Mr. Corwin? - Thunderbolt

You sent for me, Mr. Corwin?

Did someone knock, Bob? - Thunderbolt

Did someone knock, Bob?

Mary, answer the telephone. - Thunderbolt

Mary, answer the telephone.

How's every little thing? - Thunderbolt

How's every little thing?

I can't find her. - Thunderbolt

I can't find her.

Katie! Katie! - Thunderbolt

Come on, boy. - Thunderbolt

Ain't he cute? - Thunderbolt

Come on. - Thunderbolt

Now, Bob, don't go near that door. - Thunderbolt

Now, Bob, don't go near that door.

There's that bark again. - Thunderbolt

There's that bark again.

You poor little mutt. - Thunderbolt

You poor little mutt.

All right, put 'em up. - Thunderbolt

All right, put 'em up.

Get back up there.
What are you doing up here? - Thunderbolt

Get back up there. What are you doing up here?

You guys are all alike. - Thunderbolt

You guys are all alike.

Let me go down there. - Thunderbolt

Let me go down there.

Say,
this piano will need tuning pretty soon. - Thunderbolt

Say, this piano will need tuning pretty soon.

Couldn't be more comfortable at the Ritz. - Thunderbolt

Couldn't be more comfortable at the Ritz.

Now take care of yourself
and don't catch cold. - Thunderbolt

Now take care of yourself and don't catch cold.

Roll, Jordan, roll - Thunderbolt

Roll, Jordan, roll

Do you sing tenor - Thunderbolt

Do you sing tenor

- Hello, Mr. Moran.
- Hello, Jack. - Thunderbolt

- Hello, Mr. Moran. - Hello, Jack.

Well, what can I do for you? - Thunderbolt

Well, what can I do for you?

Miss Randall has gone to lunch. - Thunderbolt

Miss Randall has gone to lunch.

Take it easy, Moran. - Thunderbolt

Take it easy, Moran.

Even a bank ain't safe
from these gangsters. - Thunderbolt

Even a bank ain't safe from these gangsters.

Get out of the way, boys! - Thunderbolt

Get out of the way, boys!

Thanks, Mike. - Thunderbolt

Listen doc you've just got to see that this man lives - Thunderbolt

Listen doc you've just got to see that this man lives

Couldn't be more comfortable at the Ritz. - Thunderbolt

Couldn't be more comfortable at the Ritz.

Over, lay over. - Thunderbolt

Over, lay over.

Get the handcuff crew. - Thunderbolt

Get the handcuff crew.

Do you know this lady? - Thunderbolt

Do you know this lady?

Well, I guess it's no use, is it? - Thunderbolt

Well, I guess it's no use, is it?

I guess that'll be all, warden. - Thunderbolt

I guess that'll be all, warden.

Jim, those two women need that boy. - Thunderbolt

Jim, those two women need that boy.

I don't see how I can
win him off for you folks. - Thunderbolt

I don't see how I can win him off for you folks.

I guess you'd like to get close to Moran,
wouldn't you? - Thunderbolt

I guess you'd like to get close to Moran, wouldn't...

Jim. - Thunderbolt

You've done a wonderful thing, Jim. - Thunderbolt

You've done a wonderful thing, Jim.

Better lie down, Bob. - Thunderbolt

Better lie down, Bob.

Come on, boy, we got
a couple of minutes more to play. - Thunderbolt

Come on, boy, we got a couple of minutes more to play.

Well, I'll see what I can do about
getting you a little something. - Thunderbolt

Well, I'll see what I can do about getting you a little...

You better take this, warden. - Thunderbolt

You better take this, warden.

I certainly did need it. - Thunderbolt

I certainly did need it.

Don't you worry, boy. - Thunderbolt

Don't you worry, boy.

So long, pal. - Thunderbolt

I took her away from you? - Thunderbolt

I took her away from you?

I always did have a peculiar habit of
taking things that didn't belong to me. - Thunderbolt

I always did have a peculiar habit of taking things that did...

You're kinda crazy about her, aren't you? - Thunderbolt

You're kinda crazy about her, aren't you?

Good luck, kid. - Thunderbolt

Good luck, kid.

Well, chaplain,
I might as well give you a break too. - Thunderbolt

Well, chaplain, I might as well give you a break too.

So long, old timer. - Thunderbolt

So long, old timer.

Hey, Dinty. - Thunderbolt

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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. Thunderbolt hopes to stave off the executi...

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Director: Josef von Sternberg

Writer: Jules Furthman, Charles Furthman, Herman J. Mankiewicz

Production: Paramount Pictures

Genre: crime, drama, film-noir

Year: 1929

MetaScore: N/A/100

ImdbRating: 6.5

BoxOffice: N/A

Released: 20 Jun 1929

Awards: Nominated for 1 Oscar. 2 wins & 1 nomination total

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