Thunder (1929)
1h 26m
Running Time
July 8, 1929Release Date
Thunder (1929)
1h 26m
Running Time
July 8, 1929Release Date
Network & Production Companies


Plot.
A train operator's obsession with being on time leads to tragedy for his family.
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Cast & Crew.

Lon Chaney
Grumpy Anderson

Phyllis Haver
Zella

James Murray
Tommy

Tom Keene
Jim

Frances Morris
Molly

William Nigh
Director

J.G. Mayer
Unit Production Manager

Wally Albright
Davey Anderson

Jay Berger
Young Boy

Adeline Craig
Bit Role

Frankie Genardi
Young Boy

Byron Morgan
Writer

Ann Price
Writer

Joseph Farnham
Writer

Hunt Stromberg
Producer

Henry Sharp
Cinematographer
Media.

Details.
Release DateJuly 8, 1929
StatusReleased
Running Time1h 26m
Filming LocationsWisconsin · Chicago, United States
Genres
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This Movie Is About.
train
flood
lost film
train engineer
silent film
Wiki.
Thunder is a 1929 American synchronized sound 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. The soundtrack was recorded using the Western Electric Sound System sound-on-film process. The soundtrack was also transferred to discs for those theatres that were wired with sound-on-disc sound systems. Thunder was Chaney's penultimate film appearance and his last film without audible dialogue.
The majority of the picture portion of Thunder is now considered lost, with only a half a reel of the entire footage known to survive. The Vitaphone type sound discs are extant, however, and preserve the soundtrack of the film.