A story of a rangewar in the texas panhandle in which the bad brother villain fights for what is right. Jan 16, 2017 the sundowners was a financial flop in the u. This 1950 version should not be confused with the 1960 warners film of the same name, which is set on an australian sheep ranch. Brother is pitted against brother in this tale of feuding ranchers in the old west. Palo duro canyon state park texas film commission office. May 10, 2016 the sundowners 1950 robert preston, robert sterling, chill wills feature action, adventure, history. More densely written than the current style of novel. The movie stars deborah kerr, robert mitchum, and peter ustinov, with a supporting cast including glynis johns, dina merrill, michael anderson, jr. Since sterling rather than preston has the mustache this time, sterlings the bad guy. The sundowners 1960 unrated 2h min drama, adventure 9 december 1960 usa in australias outback during the early twentieth century, the impoverished carmody family lives a nomadic life out of their wagon, but the mom and son want to settle, while the dad is against it.
They are true legends in chicago and an important part of the citys ongoing connection with country music. When a stranger rides onto their land, tom says he. The sundowners 1950 robert preston, robert sterling. The film is distributed in the united states and u. In australias outback during the early twentieth century, the impoverished carmody family lives a nomadic life out of their wagon, but the mom and son want to. Cathy downs played the title role in john fords my darling clementine 1946. The sundowners complete western movie full length in color. In the australian outback, the carmody familypaddy, ida and their teenage son seanare sheep drovers, always on the move. Enter your location to see which movie theaters are playing the sundowners near you. May 26, 2016 has found this wonderfully preserved copy of this 1950 western film in our archives. Frequently slow, solemn and simplistic, the films of fred zinneman are the work of a director who appears to have equated artistry with neatness, objectivity with aloofness, and significance with decorative, humorless reverence the sundowners was perhaps the best australian film made up to that time, and was, incidentally, a perceptive study of a marriage. A few characters and plot lines that did not make too much sense and probably could have been cut. Watch the sundowners movie trailers, exclusive videos, interviews from the cast, movie clips and more at. This is the story of a marriage, a comingofage story, and the story of the restless, wandering life of many poor but hard working and often hard drinking men and women in the 1920s.
The sundowners 1950 robert preston, robert sterling, chill wills feature action, adventure, history. Filmed in a twotone process called cinecolor, the sundowners is a compact little western making good use of an old hollywood chestnut. Robert preston and robert sterling play two brothers who find themselves on opposite sides of the legal fence. Brother is pitted against brother in this tale of fueding ranchers in the old west.
This an excellent feature film about life as a sundowner who traveled from job to job especially during the shearing season of wool for. The 1950 version should not be confused with the 1960 warners film of the same name, which is set on a australian sheep ranch. The sundowners 1950 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. The film is also known as thunder in the dust in the united kingdom. This story of the texas panhandle stars such familiar faces as robert preston, chill wills, and jack elam, and was a rare film for its time in that it. Dramatic story of the influential hunnicutt family set in texas during the late 1950s.
The sundowners is available for free download at the internet archive this 1950s western film related article is a stub. The sundowners music and love of life struck a chord with generations of music fans. The sundowners official trailer not to be confused with the far superior fred zinnemann movie of the same name, this is a routine western distinguished only by hochs camerawork. The sundowners is a film directed by george templeton with robert preston, robert sterling, chill wills, john litel, year. The sundowners approved 1h 23min western 2 february 1950 usa brother is pitted against brother in this tale of fueding ranchers in the old west. The sundowners 1950 watch classic western movie, robert. The sundowners 1950 rotten tomatoes filmed in a twotone process called cinecolor, the sundowners is a compact little western making good use of an old hollywood chestnut. The film was produced with excellent graphic quality, best ear busting sound quality and best starring actors. The sundowners 1960 film, an adventure drama film and adaptation of the cleary novel. If it starred owen wilson or seth rogen, you could count on a certain quantity of actual laughs, which would result less from an ample budget than from morethancompetent writing, acting and directing.
English film, western movie, wild west, full length. Find release information for the sundowners 1950 george templeton on allmovie. A story of a rangewar in the texas panhandle in which the bad brother villain fights for what is rightand commits murder in its name, and the good brother hero sanctions wholesale cattle rusting and, reluctantly in the end, comes to the realization that maybe he isnt doing the right thing. Interesting is the film debut of john barrymore jr. Pretty standard western film brother battles brother against the backdrop of a range war, although with a somewhat convoluted plot. The only thing i wished i knew was the point about the rock in the canyon. We dont really talk like that in australia so the over the top accents are actually amusing. The american film institute is grateful to sir paul getty kbe and the sir paul getty kbe estate for their dedication to the art of the moving image and their support for the afi catalog of feature films and without whose support afi would not have been able to achieve this historical landmark in this epic scholarly endeavor.
The sundowners is a good movie created by le maytempleton pictures, by using a description of the movie is brother is pitted against brother in this tale of fueding ranchers in the old west. This is a marvelous movie, and brought back a lot of good memories of my experiences with australians. Palo duro canyon state park canyon, texas randall county photo credit. The sundowners was the last of the big 1950s us and uk productions to invade australia, and trade off on the australianness of the production. For the best experience please update your browser. With robert preston, robert sterling, chill wills, cathy downs. This 1950 version should not be confused with the 1960 warners film of. The sundowners 1950 george templeton cast and crew. The sundowners was heavily promoted as the film debut of john barrymore, jr. The sundowners is a 1960 film that tells the story of an australian outback family torn between the fathers desires to continue his nomadic sheepherding ways and the wifes and sons desire to settle down in one place. Except for seeing some of our supporting characters in earlier roles, nothing is particularly remarkable about the sundowners, not to be confused with the robert mitchum film set in australia. Watch the sundowners 1950 full movie online free the sundowners is a 1949 mongolian mythology fitness film based on diarmuid rianna story. Brother battles brother in this gritty tale of feuding ranchers in the old west. There isnt much film history online regrading this production, although it appears to have been shot on a multicolor, multi film strip process.
It was greeted by famous archaeologist crisson garrett, excused by tejal quinton and carried by ketchup digital. Superbly written and deeply moving, the sundowners showcases one of. Sundowners, of course, is a kind of highconcept buddy comedy that hollywood still makes. Zinnemann deftly conveyed this story of quiet heroism. Released in 1950 and directed by george templeton, the sundowners is a western taking place in the texas panhandle where honest rancher tom cloud robert sterling and his teenage brother john drew barrymore are having a difficult time with dubious sheriff elmer gall don haggerty and some rustlers. The sundowners 1960 was set in 1920s australia and shot on location, with kerr and robert mitchum as a husband and wife who set off with their teenage son to drive a thousand sheep a thousand miles. The sundowners 1950 robert preston, robert sterling, chill. The sundowners is a 1950 american technicolor western film directed by george templeton. The 1950 version should not be confused with the 1960 warners film of the same name, which is set on an australian sheep ranch. For this next film, zinnemann made his way down under for a big budget adaptation of jon clearys novel, the sundowners, taking deborah kerr and robert mitchum along with him. The sundowners 1950 rotten tomatoes movie trailers. The thing i love about rio bravo and about the sundowners is how its a nice, slow paced, leisurely film that takes the time to get me to love its characters. She also appeared in several 1950s scis scifi features, including the amazing colossal man 1957 and missile to the moon 1958. Later, they learn from neighbor kathleen boyce, with whom tom is having an affair, that her husband earl witnessed the murder and now fears for his life.
Robert preston and robert sterling star in this bwestern as two brothers torn apart by their moral differences. Film tersebut dibintangi oleh deborah kerr, robert mitchum, dan peter ustinov, dengan pemeran pendukung yang meliputi glynis johns, dina merrill, michael anderson, jr. The sundowners was the last of the big 1950s us and uk productions to invade australia, and. The sundowners, directed by fred zinnemann, is a good film to take the kiddies to and i mean this as a compliment. The sundowners is a 1960 technicolor film that tells the story of an australian outback family torn between the fathers desires to continue his nomadic sheepherding ways and the wifes and sons desire to settle down in one place. The sundowners is a compact little western making good use of. If this film had a couple of the alan bates, susannha york, john hurt scenes from the shout written into this remake it would be more explosive and make more. Watch the sundowners 1950 full movie free streaming. Overview of the sundowners, 1950, directed by george templeton, with robert preston, robert sterling, chill wills, at turner classic movies. The sundowners cast and crew cast photos and info fandango. The sundowners 1950 texans tom robert sterling and jeff cloud john barrymore jr.
The film is also known as thunder in the dust in the united. The film disagreed at douro cinema experience on june 10, 1970 in the kiribati. He does well by his role of a kid who idolizes his bad, eldest brother but is held in line by the middle kin robert sterling. The sundowners 1950 full movie a rash of cattle rustling leads to a range war, centered on the disputed grazing rights to a fertile canyon. Aug 18, 2017 the sundowners 1950 posted by mark franklin on aug 18, 2017 robert sterling is tom cloud, a man who has staked out a spread 15miles wide in the middle of cattle country, and that doesnt make him popular with three nearby ranchers who want his land to expand their herds. The sundowner, an australian lost film the sundowners 1950 film, american western film directed by george templeton the sundowners 1960 film, an adventure drama film and adaptation of the cleary novel. Earl boyce jack elam saw who killed the man, but hes too.
In february, the sundowners guest starred as the raspberry wristwatch on a very warm reception, an episode of the espionage drama it takes a thief, while in september they appeared as sonny and the sundowners with paul petersen playing their lead singer. Filmed in a twotone process called cinecolor, the sundowners is a. Find movie and film cast and crew information for the sundowners 1950 george templeton on allmovie. Paddy and ida evidently have a good sex life yet they lack a sexual consciousness. Best picture, director, screenplay, actress and supporting actress, winning none. There is a 1960 robert mitchum film titled the sundowners another terrific film, so dont be confused. Dec 09, 2014 a story of a rangewar in the texas panhandle in which the bad brother villain fights for what is right. Despite its lack of domestic box office, the film received critical acclaim and an impressive slate of oscar nominations. Sundowners is a january films production in association with carousel pictures, daylight on mars pictures and burning blue. The sundowners carries leisureliness to a point where it becomes selfdefeating. Directed by 1 writing credits 2 cast 27 produced by 1 music by 1 cinematography by 1 film editing by 1 casting by 2 art direction by 1 costume design by 1 makeup department 3 production management 1 second unit director or assistant director 3. There would be one minor uk childrens film in 1961 bungala boys, and then a gap until michael powell arrived to make theyre a weird mob in 1966.
This reminded me of rio bravo, which is a very high compliment coming from me, seeing as thats my favorite movie ever. Titles and typography from all feature films starring robert mitchum, from pursued 1947 to dead man 1995. After brothers tom and jeff cloud find the corpse of their foreman juan amordor hidden under a bush on their texas ranch, they ride into town to report the murder to sheriff elmer gaul. It was brought up three times and eacj time, and each time the story of the rock was muffled. The sundowners adalah sebuah film technicolor tahun 1960. The sundowners 1950 full movie full western movies. This is a marvelous, little circa 1950 western filmed all along the beautiful palo duros canyon of texas. The sundowners 1950 george templeton releases allmovie. Stretching 120 miles long and up to 800 feet deep, the palo duro canyon is the second largest canyon system in the united states. Hd 720p the sundowners 1950 play movie full hd player. The film stars deborah kerr, robert mitchum, and peter ustinov. The sundowners the 1950 movie, trailers, videos and more at yidio.
As sundowners, they are drovers, who demonstrate there is more to love and freedom besides possessions, especially when life is not always fair. The sundowners is a moderately interesting western about brothers on opposite sides of the law. This story of the texas panhandle stars such familiar faces as robert preston, chill wills, and jack elam, and was a rare film for its time in that it was filmed almost entirely in texas with no studio interiors. The sundowners 1950 cast and crew texans tom robert sterling and jeff cloud john barrymore jr. It is a standard western that reveals little about life in 19th century america. Filmed on location, in technicolor no less, with top blist stars robert sterling, the bland goodguy type and robert.
Kerr and mitchum adopt their best australian ascents in order to play paddy and ida carmody, a. The sundowners 1950 film, american western film directed by george templeton. Earl boyce jack elam saw who killed the man, but hes too frightened to tell. The film was eventually released in australia almost a year after its new york premiere. The sundowners, set in the 1950s, was a virtually contemporary piece yet the heartiness seems designed to evoke an earlier wild west age of simple, straightforward relationships between men and women. Brother is pitted against brother in a texas panhandle range war, where cattle rustling and even murder can be justified by righteous anger. There is not nearly enough in the film that has to be there, and far too much that is there merely to hold the. The sundowners wikipedia bahasa indonesia, ensiklopedia.
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