The Thunderbolt (1919 film)

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

The Thunderbolt is a lost ^[1] 1919 American silent drama film directed by Colin Campbell and starring Katherine MacDonald, Spottiswoode Aitken and Thomas Meighan. ^{[2] [3]}

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

With no holdings located in archives, The Thunderbolt is considered a lost film. ^[1]

References

1. "The Library of Congress American Silent Feature Film Survival Catalog: The Thunderbolt". memory.loc.gov. Archived from the original on March 24, 2023. Retrieved August 24, 2025.
2. Guide to the Silent Years of American Cinema p.66
3. The Thunderbolt at silentera.com

Bibliography

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

External links

• The Thunderbolt at IMDb