Thunder Below

Jun 17, 1932

1h 6m

★ 0.0

Tempestuous Love in the Tropics!

Overview

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.

Genres

Drama

Production Companies

Paramount Pictures

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Cast

Susan

Tallulah Bankhead

Walt

Charles Bickford

Ken

Paul Lukas

Bill Horner

Eugene Pallette

Davis

Ralph Forbes

Webb

Leslie Fenton

Scotty

James Finlayson

Chato

Carlos Salazar

Pacheo

Enrique Acosta

Messenger

Pedro Regas

Pajarita

Mona Rico

Delapeña

Gabry Rivas

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