*(this review originally appeared on Cinema Sentries)* A remake of his earlier gangster film Underworld (1927), director Josef von Sternberg’s Thunderbolt (1929) is his first talkie. Even at 85 minutes it’s so… slow… that I had trouble keeping awake for most of it. George Bancroft (Oscar-nominated for his spirited portrayal—and it’s the best performance here)… Continue reading Thunderbolt
Jack Cormack 