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Episode 239 - Thunderbolt (with James Davidson)

Podcast: The Lone Acting Nominees
Published: Mar 5, 2026
Duration seconds: 4069
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Summary

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!