Top billed cast

1. 

   George Bancroft

   Thunderbolt Jim Lang

2. 

   Fay Wray

   Ritzy

3. 

   Richard Arlen

   Bob Moran

4. 

   Tully Marshall

   Warden

5. 

   Eugenie Besserer

   Mrs. Moran

6. 

   James Spottswood

   'Snapper' O'Shea

7. 

   Fred Kohler

   'Bad Al' Friedberg

8. 

   Robert Elliott

   Prison chaplain

9. 

   E.H. Calvert

   Dist. Atty. McKay

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Reviews

A review by CinemaSerf

Written by CinemaSerf on 2022-06-06

If you can get past the really rather stilted production here - almost stage bound in it's presentation, this is quite an entertaining film that sees the authorities on the trail of the most wanted "Thunderbolt" (George Bancroft). He is elusive, though - and their only route to him might be through his ex-girfriend "Ritzie" (Fay Wray) - but she isn't playing ball for reasons of her own. It's only when "Thunderbolt" makes good on an earlier threat he made to her about seeing anyone else, that the police see some light. The performances are fine, not great but the writing is really quite good - ...read the rest

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Status
Released

Original Language
English

Budget
$0.00

Revenue
$0.00

Keywords

• film noir
• pre-code