Episode 239 - Thunderbolt (with James Davidson)
From The Lone Acting Nominees by Gordon McNulty
March 5, 2026 · 1h 8m · Episode 239
About this episode
The episode discusses George Bancroft's performance in the film 'THUNDERBOLT' during the 2nd Academy Awards.
This week we're going all the way back to the 2nd Academy Awards, to talk about George Bancroft's performance as the titular gangster 'Thunderbolt' Jim Lang, who's given the death penalty and while in prison schemes to have his ex's new lover framed and executed as well in Josef von Sternberg's THUNDERBOLT!
People in this episode
Host: Gordon McNulty
Guest: James Davidson
Topics covered
- Academy Awards
- film history
- gangster films
- acting performance
- movie reviews
Keywords
- George Bancroft
- THUNDERBOLT
- Academy Awards
- gangster
- Josef von Sternberg
Mentioned in this episode
Books & works: THUNDERBOLT
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