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Release of Thunderbolt

Release of Thunderbolt
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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.

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Which happened first?

Timeline

  1. Release of Alibi1929
  2. Release of Coquette1929
  3. Release of Juno and the Paycock1929
  4. Release of The Cocoanuts1929
  5. Release of The Love Parade1929
  6. Release of Thunderbolt (this page)1929

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