Thunderbolt

Dec 15, 1935

0h 55m

★ 0.0

THE STORY OF A HEROIC DOG and A LOYAL BOY!

Overview

A pair of crooked deputies steal a gold shipment, murder a young boy's father and pin the blame on a cowboy. The murdered man's son and his dog set out to prove the cowboy's innocence.

Genres

Western

Production Companies

Regal Productions

Thunderbolt Trailers

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Cast

Jack Hall

Kane Richmond

Bobby

Bobby Nelson

Annie

Fay McKenzie

Thunderbolt (Bobby's Dog)

Lobo the Marvel Dog

Krouse

Barney Furey

Sheriff (as Bob McKenzie)

Robert McKenzie

Deputy Blackie

Frank Hagney

Chuck

Hank Bell

Tom

Lafe McKee

Barfly

Wally West

Barfly

Frank Ellis

Barfly

George Morrell

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