Thunderbolt - DVD

Locked up in Sing Sing and awaiting execution, violent criminal Thunderbolt Jim Lang (George Bancroft) seethes over the knowledge that his girl Ritzy (Fay Wray) is the object of affection of bank clerk Bob Moran (Richard Arlen). He frames the innocent Moran for robbery and murder, getting him put in a nearby cell. Can Thunderbolt rub out his new fellow inmate before his own number comes up? Early noir effort also stars Tully Marshall, Eugenie Besserer, James Spottswood; Josef von Sternberg directs from a script by Herman Mankiewicz. 85 min. Standard; Soundtrack English; Subtitles English; audio commentary; theatrical trailers.

"In a world of plastic action heroes, Hong Kong superstar Jackie Chan is still the genuine article" (Whang Yee-Ling, The Hollywood Reporter). This high-octane thriller set on the fast and furious streets of Hong Kong is filled with "ingenious fight sequences, a snappily choreographed kickfest [and] a breathtakingly dangerous sequence that ranks as a classic even by Chan's standards" (Derek Elley, Variety)! Illegal drag racing is tearing

San Francisco based millionaire industrialist Walter Williams (Brian Donlevy) has a younger wife, Irene (Helen Walker)), who is trying to kill him with the help of her lover, Jim Torrance (Tony Barrett). Walter and Irene are planning to drive to Lake Tahoe when Irene feigns an illness at the last minute. Irene has hatched a plan and asks Walter to give Torrance (who is pretending to be Irene's cousin) a ride to Denver, Colorado, which allows Torrance time to murder Walter en route. The murder goes awry when Williams survives a blow to the head administered by Torrance. Torrance flees the scene in William's car, but ends up in a head-on collision with a tanker truck, which instantly kills him. Experiencing amnesia from the blow to his head, Williams ends up in Idaho. He gets a job as a mechanic and falls in love with Marsha Peters (Ella Raines), widow of the station owner. There are still lots of unbelievable twists and turns in this fascinating plot, but you must watch this vintage classic to find out! A great suspenseful thriller if ever there was one! (105 minutes - 1949 - Black & White - 4 3)