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Today's episode is my conversation about the 1929 film Thunderbolt. I'm joined by Jake Myshrall from the "Film Runner" newsletter and we talk about the innovative ways von Sternberg used sound even in this early sound film, the prevalence of gallows humor throughout the second half of the film, and how various actors are adjusting to the use of sound in film.

You can watch Thunderbolt on YouTube and be sure to check out Jake's newsletter.

Other films mentioned in this episode include:

• The Hollywood Revue of 1929 directed by Charles F. Reisner
• Underworld directed by Joseph von Sternberg
• The Last Command directed by Joseph von Sternberg
• Citizen Kane directed by Orson Welles
• Wizard of Oz directed by Victor Fleming
• Mank directed by David Fincher
• Stagecoach directed by John Ford
• King Kong directed by Merian Cooper
• Titanic directed by James Cameron
• Wings directed by William A. Wellman
• Intolerance directed by D. W. Griffith
• The Jazz Singer directed by Alan Crosland
• "The Wonderful Wizard of Oz" (1910 short) directed by Otis Turner
• The Valiant directed by William K. Howard
• Gone with the Wind directed by Victor Fleming
• Coquette directed by Sam Taylor
• The Godfather directed by Francis Ford Coppola
• In Old Arizona directed by Raoul Walsh
• The Patriot directed by Ernst Lubitsch (lost film)
• Alibi directed by Roland West

Other referenced topics:

• Mankiewicz family tree on Wikipedia
• New York Times review
• Los Angeles Times review
• Cineaste Magazine review by Catherine Russell

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