The Sundowners (1950 film)
The Sundowners is a 1950 American Technicolor Western film directed by George Templeton, starring Robert Preston and featuring John Drew Barrymore (billed as John Barrymore, Jr.), Robert Sterling, Chill Wills, and Jack Elam.[1] The film is also known as Thunder in the Dust in the United Kingdom.
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| Directed by | George Templeton |
| Written by | Alan Le May |
| Based on | Thunder in the Dust 1934 novel by Alan Le May |
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| Cinematography | Winton C. Hoch |
| Edited by | Jack Ogilvie |
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Production company | Le May-Templeton Pictures |
| Distributed by | Eagle-Lion Films |
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Running time | 84 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
Plot
A rash of cattle rustling leads to a range war, centered on the disputed grazing rights to a fertile canyon. Hostilities escalate with the arrival of a gunman, who disrupts both sides in the conflict.
Cast
A 1950 film review[2] lists the cast as follows:
- Robert Preston as James Cloud ('Kid Wichita')
- Robert Sterling as Tom Cloud
- John Drew Barrymore (in his film debut) as Jeff Cloud
- Chill Wills as Sam Beers
- Cathy Downs as Kathleen Boyce
- John Litel as John Gall
- Jack Elam as Earl Boyce
- Don Haggerty as Elmer Gall
- Stanley Price as Steve Fletcher
- Clem Fuller as Turkey
- Frank Cordell as Jim Strake
- Dave Kashner as Gill Batson
Soundtrack
- "O'Riley" (Written by Alberto Colombo)
References
- Leonard Maltin, Leonard Maltin’s TV movies Guide, 1991 edition, page 1125, Plume, 1990
- Harry MacArthur, Historic 'Oater', Evening Star (Washington, DC), February 17, 1950, page A-28
External links
- The Sundowners at the American Film Institute Catalog
- The Sundowners at IMDb
- The Sundowners at AllMovie
- The Sundowners at the TCM Movie Database
- The Sundowners is available for free viewing and download at the Internet Archive
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