A criminal known as Thunderbolt is imprisoned and facing execution. Into the next cell is placed Bob Moran, an innocent man who has been framed and who is in love with Thunderbolt's girl, without knowing of their relationship. Thunderbolt hopes to stave off the execution long enough to kill young Moran for romancing his girl.
Key credits listed on this page include Josef von Sternberg, Herman J. Mankiewicz, Jules Furthman, Charles Furthman, George Bancroft, Fay Wray, Richard Arlen, and Tully Marshall.