Sunset of Power

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Sunset of Power
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Directed by Ray Taylor
Screenplay by Earle Snell
Story byJ.E. Grinstead
Produced by Buck Jones
StarringBuck Jones
Dorothy Dix
Charles Middleton
Donald Kirke
Ben Corbett
Charles King
CinematographyHerbert Kirkpatrick
Allen Q. Thompson
Edited byBernard Loftus
Production
company
Distributed byUniversal Pictures
Release date
  • January 22, 1936 (1936-01-22)
Running time
66 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Sunset of Power is a 1936 American Western film directed by Ray Taylor, written by Earle Snell, and starring Buck Jones, Dorothy Dix, Charles Middleton, Donald Kirke, Ben Corbett and Charles King. It was released on January 22, 1936, by Universal Pictures. [1] [2] [3]

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References

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