The Thunderbolt (1919 film)

The Thunderbolt is a 1919 American silent drama film directed by Colin Campbell and starring Katherine MacDonald, Spottiswoode Aitken and Thomas Meighan.^[1][2]

The Thunderbolt
Directed by	Colin Campbell
Written by	J. Grubb Alexander
Starring	Katherine MacDonald Spottiswoode Aitken Thomas Meighan
Cinematography	Alfred Gandolfi
Production company	Katherine MacDonald Pictures
Distributed by	First National Pictures
Release date	October 6, 1919 (1919-10-06)
Running time	6 reels
Country	United States
Languages	Silent English intertitles

Plot

Cast

• Katherine MacDonald as Ruth Pomeroy
• Spottiswoode Aitken as Allan Pomeroy
• Thomas Meighan as Bruce Corbin
• Forrest Stanley as Spencer Vail
• Adda Gleason as Bruce Corbin's Mother
• Pomeroy Cannon as Tom Pomeroy's Son
• Mrs. L.C. Harris as Mammy Cleo
• Jim Blackwell as The Butler
• Robert Laidlaw as The Lawyer

unbilled

• B. Reeves Eason Jr. - son of Ruth and Bruce
• James Gordon -
• Antrim Short -

Preservation status

• The film is now lost.^[3]

References

1. Guide to the Silent Years of American Cinema p.66
2. The Thunderbolt at silentera.com
3. The Library of Congress American Silent Feature Film Survival Database:The Thunderbolt

Bibliography

• Donald W. McCaffrey & Christopher P. Jacobs. Guide to the Silent Years of American Cinema. Greenwood Publishing, 1999.

External links

• The Thunderbolt at IMDb