Film Snail

5.4

Sundown

NR·1941·90m

War

Drama

Adventure

War

Drama

Adventure

Summary

Englishmen fighting Nazis in Africa discover an exotic mystery woman living among the natives and enlist her aid in overcoming the Germans.

Cast

Bruce Cabot

William Crawford

George Sanders

Major A.L. Coombes

Gene Tierney

Graham 'Zia' Fletcher

Reginald Gardiner

Lieutenant Roddy Turner

Joseph Calleia

Pallini

Carl Esmond

Jan Kuypens

Harry Carey

Dewey

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)

Crew

Director

Henry Hathaway

Adaptation

Charles G. Booth

Screenplay, Story

Barré Lyndon

Reviews

Geronimo1967

June 25, 2022

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, especially 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.