Sundown
She was too dangerous to love!
1941 | 90m | English
Popularity: 2 (history)
| Director: | Henry Hathaway |
|---|---|
| Writer: | Barré Lyndon, Charles G. Booth |
| Staring: |
| Englishmen fighting Nazis in Africa discover an exotic mystery woman living among the natives and enlist her aid in overcoming the Germans. | |
| Release Date: | Oct 31, 1941 |
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| Director: | Henry Hathaway |
| Writer: | Barré Lyndon, Charles G. Booth |
| Genres: | Drama, War |
| Keywords | africa, world war ii, nazi, nairobi, tobacco, kenya |
| Production Companies | United Artists, Walter Wanger Productions |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $0
Budget: $0 |
| Updates |
Updated: Aug 03, 2024 Entered: Apr 20, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| Gene Tierney | Graham 'Zia' Fletcher |
| George Sanders | Major A.L. Coombes |
| Bruce Cabot | William Crawford |
| Harry Carey | Dewey |
| Joseph Calleia | Pallini |
| Reginald Gardiner | Lieutenant Roddy Turner |
| Carl Esmond | Jan Kuypens |
| Marc Lawrence | Abdi Hammud |
| Cedric Hardwicke | l'évêque Coombes |
| Gilbert Emery | Ashburton |
| Dorothy Dandridge | Kipsang's Wife |
| Gibson Gowland | Churchgoer in Wheelchair (uncredited) |
| Woody Strode | Tribal Policeman (uncredited) |
| Jeni Le Gon | Miriami |
| Emmett Smith | Kipsang |
| William Broadus | Village Headman (uncredited) |
| Ivan Browning | Signal Man (uncredited) |
| Frank Clarke | Pilot (uncredited) |
| Frederick Clarke | Ibrahim (uncredited) |
| Eddie Das | Pindi (uncredited) |
| William R. Dunn | Kipsang's Victim (uncredited) |
| Al Duvall | Magabul (uncredited) |
| Riccardo Freda | Pilot (uncredited) |
| Wesley Gale | Native Boy (uncredited) |
| Jester Hairston | Native Boy (uncredited) |
| Darby Jones | Camel Man (uncredited) |
| Walter Knox | Father (uncredited) |
| Tetsu Komai | Kuypens' Shenzi Aide (uncredited) |
| Lawrence LaMarr | Shenzi Informer (uncredited) |
| Prince Modupe | Miriami's Sweetheart (uncredited) |
| Curtis Nero | Corporal of Askaris (uncredited) |
| Hassan Said | Arab Reader (uncredited) |
| Horace Walker | Lecherous Old Man (uncredited) |
| Blue Washington | Askari Veteran (uncredited) |
| Kenny Washington | Sergeant Kumakwa (uncredited) |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| Henry Hathaway | Director |
| Miklós Rózsa | Original Music Composer |
| Barré Lyndon | Screenplay, Story |
| Charles Lang | Director of Photography |
| Alexander Golitzen | Art Direction |
| Charles G. Booth | Adaptation |
| Dorothy Spencer | Editor |
| Fred Lau | Sound |
| Arthur Jacobson | Assistant Director |
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| Walter Wanger | Producer |
| Jack Moss | Associate Producer |
| Organization | Category | Person |
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Popularity History
| Year | Month | Avg | Max | Min |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 4 | 6 | 14 | 2 |
| 2024 | 5 | 7 | 16 | 3 |
| 2024 | 6 | 9 | 29 | 3 |
| 2024 | 7 | 7 | 13 | 3 |
| 2024 | 8 | 5 | 11 | 2 |
| 2024 | 9 | 3 | 6 | 1 |
| 2024 | 10 | 2 | 5 | 1 |
| 2024 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 1 |
| 2024 | 12 | 3 | 6 | 1 |
| 2025 | 1 | 4 | 12 | 1 |
| 2025 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1 |
| 2025 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 1 |
| 2025 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 2025 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 2025 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 2025 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2025 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 2 |
| 2025 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 2 |
Trending Position
This is quite a decent little jungle-warfare caper set in British East Africa. George Sanders "(Maj. Coombes") arrives at a remote outpost that is more guided that run by Bruce Cabot ("Capt. Crawford") and Reginald Gardiner ("Lt. Turner"). He appears to be a bit of a stickler for the rules, especial ... ly when he discovers that their lone POW (an Italian from nearby Abyssinia) spends most of time making them decent food. Enter the gorgeous Gene Tierney, an enigmatic lady who controls a vast trading caravan network and things soon start to hot up. Someone is arming the locals - and with WWII looming, they must find out whom and put a stop to it before this vital link in colonial communication and transportation is lost to the Nazis. The pace is good, a wee bit "tally-ho" at times, but Cabot and Sanders work well together, and though hardly challenged, Tierney positively shines. New Mexico had to stand in for Kenya, but Henry Hathaway and Charles Lang manage to present us with a good looking series of scenarios and set-piece action adventures that keep the whole thing rollicking along well for 90 minutes.