Thunder Below
6.0
“Tempestuous Love in the Tropics!”
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.
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Cast
15 people
Tallulah Bankhead
Susan
Known for
Lifeboat
Fanatic
Charles Bickford
Walt
Known for
A Star Is Born
Brute Force
Paul Lukas
Ken
Known for
The Lady Vanishes
20,000 Leagues Under the Sea
Eugene Pallette
Bill Horner
Known for
Mr. Smith Goes to Washington
The Adventures of Robin Hood
Ralph Forbes
Davis
Known for
Twentieth Century
The Hound of the Baskervilles
Leslie Fenton
Webb
Known for
The Public Enemy
Boys Town
James Finlayson
Scotty
Known for
Way Out West
Block-Heads
Carlos Salazar
Chato
Also in
Project: Kill
Ang Ibong Adarna
Enrique Acosta
Pacheo
Also in
Playing at Politics
A Message to Garcia
Pedro Regas
Messenger
Known for
Only Angels Have Wings
Mona Rico
Pajarita
Also in
Eternal Love
Goin' to Town
Gabry Rivas
Delapeña
Also in
The Big House
Olimpia
Richard Wallace Director · Sidney Buchman Writer Josephine Lovett Writer
United States release June 17, 1932 · Produced in United States
Production
Paramount Pictures
Production · Studio
United States
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Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
United States · June 17, 1932
Theatrical
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