The Sundowners (1950 film)

The Sundowners
The Sundowners
Directed by	George Templeton
Written by	Alan Le May
Based on	Thunder in the Dust; 1934 novel; by Alan Le May
Produced by	Alan Le May ; George Templeton;
Starring	Robert Preston ; John Drew Barrymore ; Chill Wills ; Jack Elam ;
Cinematography	Winton C. Hoch
Edited by	Jack Ogilvie
Music by	Alberto Colombo ; Leonid Raab; Rudy Schrager;
Production; company	Le May-Templeton Pictures
Distributed by	Eagle-Lion Films
Release dates	2 February 1950(United States); 4 May 1950(New York City);
Running time	84 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English

Last updated April 26, 2025

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:

Robert Preston as James Cloud ('Kid Wichita')
Robert Sterling as Tom Cloud
John Drew Barrymore (in his film debut) as Jeff Cloud
Chill Wills as Sam Beers
Cathy Downs as Kathleen Boyce
John Litel as John Gall
Jack Elam as Earl Boyce
Don Haggerty as Elmer Gall
Stanley Price as Steve Fletcher
Clem Fuller as Turkey
Frank Cordell as Jim Strake
Dave Kashner as Gill Batson

Soundtrack

"O'Riley" (Written by Alberto Colombo)

References

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

External links

The Sundowners at the AFI Catalog of Feature Films
The Sundowners at IMDb
The Sundowners at AllMovie
The Sundowners at the TCM Movie Database
The Sundowners is available for free viewing and download at the Internet Archive

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[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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