Thunder Below

Thunder Below
Directed by	Richard Wallace
Screenplay by	Sidney Buchman Josephine Lovett
Starring	Tallulah Bankhead Charles Bickford Paul Lukas Eugene Pallette Ralph Forbes Leslie Fenton
Cinematography	Charles Lang
Music by	Sigmund Krumgold Stephan Pasternacki
Production company	Paramount Pictures
Distributed by	Paramount Pictures
Release date	June 17, 1932 (1932-06-17)
Running time	67 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English

Thunder Below is a 1932 American pre-Code drama film directed by Richard Wallace, written by Sidney Buchman and Josephine Lovett, and starring Tallulah Bankhead, Charles Bickford, Paul Lukas, Eugene Pallette, Ralph Forbes and Leslie Fenton. It was released on June 17, 1932, by Paramount Pictures. ^{[1] [2]}

Bankhead later said "For all Wallace’s divinity, for all my vitality, Thunder Below was a double-jointed dud, maudlin and messy." ^[3]

Plot

This is the story of an unhappy wife of oil rigger who labors in a Central American oil field.

The bored Susan falls in love with Walt’s good friend Ken but keeps her husband in the dark about her feelings, until he’s plunged into darkness for real when he loses his eyesight.

Susan finds her attentions then wandering yet another man, Davis, and Ken urges her to return to Walt.

Cast

• Tallulah Bankhead as Susan
• Charles Bickford as Walt
• Paul Lukas as Ken
• Eugene Pallette as Bill Horner
• Ralph Forbes as Davis
• Leslie Fenton as Webb
• James Finlayson as Scotty
• Mona Rico as Pajarita (uncredited)

References

1. "Movie Review-Thunder Below - Two Men and a Woman". nytimes.com. Retrieved February 22, 2015.
2. "Thunder Below (1932) - Overview". Turner Classic Movies. Retrieved February 22, 2015.
3. McClelland, Doug (1989). Hollywood Talks Turkey - The Screen's Greatest Flops. Starbrite.

External links

• Thunder Below at IMDb