The Sundowners (1950 film)
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The Sundowners | |
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Directed by | George Templeton |
Written by | Alan Le May (screenplay and story "Thunder in the Dust") |
Produced by |
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Starring | |
Cinematography | Winton C. Hoch |
Edited by | Jack Ogilvie |
Music by |
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Production company | Le May-Templeton Pictures |
Distributed by | Eagle-Lion Films |
Release dates |
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Running time | 84 minutes |
Country | United States |
Language | English |
The Sundowners is a 1950 American Technicolor Western film directed by George Templeton, starring Robert Preston and featuring John Drew Barrymore, Robert Sterling, Chill Wills, and Jack Elam. The film is also known as Thunder in the Dust in the United Kingdom.
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
- Robert Preston as James Cloud ('Kid Wichita')
- Robert Sterling as Tom Cloud
- John Drew Barrymore as Jeff Cloud – the Younger Brother
- Chill Wills as Sam Beers
- Cathy Downs as Kathleen Boyce
- John Litel as John Gall
- Jack Elam as Earl Boyce
- Don Haggerty as Sheriff Elmer Gall
- Stanley Price as Steve Fletcher
- Clem Fuller as Turkey
- Frank Cordell as Jim Strake
- Dave Kashner as Gill Bassen (The Whip)
Soundtrack
- "O'Riley" (Written by Alberto Colombo)
External links
- The Sundowners at the American Film Institute Catalog
- The Sundowners at IMDb
- The Sundowners is available for free download at the Internet Archive
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