The Sundowners (1950 film)

The Sundowners
Directed byGeorge Templeton
Written byAlan Le May
Based onThunder in the Dust
1934 novel
by Alan Le May
Produced by
Starring
CinematographyWinton C. Hoch
Edited byJack Ogilvie
Music by
Production
company
Le May-Templeton Pictures
Distributed byEagle-Lion Films
Release dates
  • 2 February 1950 (1950-02-02) (United States)
  • 4 May 1950 (1950-05-04) (New York City)
Running time
84 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

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.

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:

Soundtrack

References

  1. ^ Leonard Maltin, Leonard Maltin’s TV movies Guide, 1991 edition, page 1125, Plume, 1990
  2. ^ Harry MacArthur, Historic 'Oater', Evening Star (Washington, DC), February 17, 1950, page A-28


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