Thundering Thompson
(1929) United States of America
B&W : Five reels / 4600 feet
Directed by Benjamin Franklin Wilson (Ben Wilson)
Cast: Cheyenne Bill [Deputy Sheriff ‘Thundering’ Thompson], Neva Gerber [Maria Valerian], Al Ferguson [Bill Edwards], Cliff Lyons [Efe], Ed La Niece [George Morgan], Silver Tip Baker [Mr. Valerian], Chuck Badra [a cowhand], Jack Jones [a cowhand; and stunt double], Bud Pope [a cowhand], Jay Wilsey [a cowhand], Cliff Lyons [stunt double]
Morris R. Schlank Productions production; distributed on State Rights basis by Anchor Film Distributors, Incorporated [?] through States Rights Independent Exchanges? / Executive producer, Morris R. Schlank. Scenario by Robert Dillon, from a screen story by Robert Dillon. Cinematography by Robert Cline (Robert E. Cline). Edited by Earl C. Turner. / Released [?] 8 October? 1929. / Standard 35mm spherical 1.33:1 format. / Silent film.
Drama: Western.
Synopsis: [Film Daily, 27 October 1929, page 12] The hero is appointed a deputy sheriff to oust the girl and her father from certain grazing lands that the heavy claims belong to him. So the deputy sheriff takes a beating from the hands of the gang, but comes back strong in the finish fight and outwits the gang leader and saves the land and the gal and everything.
Survival status: Print exists in the UCLA Film and Television Archive film archive.
Current rights holder: (unknown)
Listing updated: 4 October 2014.
References: Website-AFI; Website-IMDb.
Home video: DVD.
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