Sudan (film)

Sudan
Directed byJohn Rawlins
Screenplay byEdmund L. Hartmann
Produced byPaul Malvern
StarringMaria Montez
Jon Hall
Turhan Bey
CinematographyGeorge Robinson
Edited byMilton Carruth
Music byMilton Rosen
Production
company
Distributed byUniversal Pictures
Release date
  • April 18, 1945 (1945-04-18) (United States)
Running time
76 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Box office2,001,907 admissions (France)[1]

Sudan is a 1945 American Technicolor adventure film directed by John Rawlins and starring Maria Montez, Jon Hall and Turhan Bey.

It was the last film Montez made for over a year due to fights with Universal.[2]

Plot

Young, lovely Naila becomes queen of the ancient Egyptian kingdom of Khemis when her father is killed in a slave revolt. Continuing her penchant for going incognito among the people, she seeks out rebel leader Herua. But through palace treachery, she herself is captured and enslaved. After various adventures, she finds herself rescued by (and attracted to) the very rebel she was seeking. Will gratitude or revenge win out?

Cast

Production

During development the film was called The Queen of the Nile.[5] It was described as a "successor to Arabian Nights".[6]

Production began in June 1944.[7] In January of the following year the title was changed to Sudan.[8]

It was the one collaboration between Montez and Hall where she wound up with another man at the end (Bey).[9]

References

  1. ^ Box office for France in 1949 at Box Office Story
  2. ^ Sudan at Maria Montez Fan Page
  3. ^ "James Dime". Turner Classic Movies. Retrieved March 24, 2018.
  4. ^ King Hanson, Patricia, ed. (1999). The American Film Institute Catalog of Motion Pictures: Feature Films, 1941–1950. Vol. 2: Film Entries M–Z. Berkeley, California: University of California Press. p. 1952. ISBN 9780520215214.
  5. ^ "Montez–Hall Duo Again in 'Queen of the Nile': Story Called 'Twice ..." Schallert, Edwin Los Angeles Times; May 10, 1944; ProQuest Historical Newspapers: pg. A11
  6. ^ "UNIVERSAL TO MAKE 55 FEATURE FILMS: Schedules Seven Technicolor Pictures and Many Shorts for the 1944–45 Season" New York Times 12 June 1944: 16.
  7. ^ "LIGHTS! CAMERA!" Los Angeles Times 11 June 1944: C1.
  8. ^ "SCREEN NEWS: Glenn Tryon to Portray George White in Film" Special to THE NEW YORK TIMES.. New York Times 23 Jan 1945: 22.
  9. ^ Vagg, Stephen (April 9, 2022). "The Campy, Yet Surprisingly Interesting Cinema of Jon Hall". Filmiink.


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