Thunder (film)
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Director William Nigh Producer Hunt Stromberg Country United States | 6.8/10 Genre Drama Duration | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Language Silent
English intertitles Release date July 8, 1929 (1929-07-08) Writer Joseph Farnham, Byron Morgan Genres Silent film, Drama, Melodrama, Indie film, Black-and-white Cast Lon Chaney , Phyllis Haver , James Murray , Tom Keene , Frances Morris Similar movies Related William Nigh movies |
Lon chaney thunder 1929
Thunder is a 1929 American silent melodrama film starring Lon Chaney and directed by William Nigh. The film has no audible dialogue but featured a synchronized musical score and sound effects. Thunder was Chaney's penultimate film appearance and his last silent film.
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The majority of Thunder is now considered lost, with only a half a reel of the entire footage known to survive.
Synopsis
Lon Chaney plays Grumpy Anderson, a railroad engineer with an obsession for running his train on time. His slavishness to promptness causes several tragedies which alienate him from his family. Fortunately, by the story's end, the engineer restores their faith in him and validates his obsession by forcing his train through a flood to bring badly needed Red Cross supplies to the victims.
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Reception
Thunder was released to theaters on July 8, 1929 and eventually grossed a total of $1,018,000. It was Lon Chaney's fifth highest-grossing film for Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer.
References
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