Sundown (1924 film)

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Directed by Laurence Trimble
Harry O. Hoyt
Written by Frances Marion (scenario)
Marion Fairfax (scenario)
Kenneth B. Clarke (scenario)
Story byEarl Hudson
Starring Bessie Love
CinematographyDavid Thompson
Edited by Cyril Gardner
Production
company
Distributed byFirst National Pictures (as Associated First National)
Release dates
  • November 30, 1924 (1924-11-30)(U.S.)
  • December 7, 1925 (1925-12-07)(Finland)
  • May 1926 (1926-05)(Germany)
Running time
9 reels; 8,640 feet [1]
CountryUnited States
Languages Silent
English intertitles

Sundown is a 1924 American silent Western film directed by Laurence Trimble and Harry O. Hoyt, produced and distributed by First National Pictures, and starring Bessie Love. Frances Marion, Marion Fairfax, and Kenneth B. Clarke wrote the screenplay based on an original screen story by Earl Hudson. This film was the only production cinematographer David Thompson ever worked on. This film is presumed lost. [2] [3]

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Production

It was primarily filmed on location in Texas, on a plateau 75 miles (121 km) outside of El Paso. [4]

Plot

In the American West, tensions between ranchers and homesteaders rise as homesteads take over land that ranchers need for their cattle. John Brent (Stewart) and his son Hugh (Bosworth) decide to drive their cattle to Mexico and settle there. Their cattle stampede, destroying the home of the Crawleys. Young Ellen Crawley (Love) convinces the Brents to let her family accompany them to Mexico. Hugh and Ellen fall in love. [1] [5]

Cast

Reception

The film was universally well-reviewed. [5] [6] [7] [8] [9]

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References

  1. 1 2 Munden, Kenneth W., ed. (1971). The American Film Institute Catalog of Motion Pictures Produced in the United States: Feature Films 1921–1930 . New York: R.R. Bowker Company. p.  776. ISBN   9780520215214. OCLC   664500075.
  2. Bennett, Carl (June 16, 2010). "Progressive Silent Film List: Sundown". Silent Era.
  3. "American Silent Feature Film Survival Catalog: Sundown". The Library of Congress. September 3, 2023.
  4. Love, Bessie (May 12, 1966). "Moonlighting for Sundown". The Christian Science Monitor . p. 8.
  5. 1 2 Reid, Laurence (November 1, 1924). "Should tax the capacity of the best houses in the land". Exhibitors Trade Review. p. 10.
  6. "Ought to enjoy a long and prosperous season". Moving Picture World. November 15, 1924. p. 211.
  7. "Another clean-up tour commences". Moving Picture World. November 1, 1924. p. 20.
  8. "'Sundown' Given High Praise by Reviewers in Washington". Moving Picture World. November 8, 1924. p. 154.
  9. "'Sundown' Proves a Hit in Two More Big Cities". Moving Picture World. November 15, 1924. p. 260.