As sundowners, they are drovers, who demonstrate there is more to love and freedom besides possessions, especially when life is not always fair. Check out this behind the scene look at bad boys for life. There is not nearly enough in the film that has to be there, and far too much that is there merely to hold the. Even when cleary wrote this novel 1951, the people and style of living was al this is probably clearys most famous novel and unlike most of his work it is neither a thriller, nor a detective mystery. The sundowners 1960 film, an adventure drama film and adaptation of the cleary novel. The day the stars came to nimmitabelthe making of the sundowners. Formed in lake george, ny in 1959, the original lineup of the sundowners consisted of eddie brick on lead vocals, dominick demieri on. Actor robert prestons performance should have received an oscar nomination. Texans tom robert sterling and jeff cloud john barrymore jr. The sundowners 1960 rotten tomatoes movie trailers.
Stay in the know with the latest movie news and cast interviews at movies. The sundowners carries leisureliness to a point where it becomes selfdefeating. The sundowners 1950 film, american western film directed by george templeton. The movie stars deborah kerr, robert mitchum, and peter ustinov, with a supporting cast including glynis johns, dina merrill, michael anderson, jr. 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. Kybeyan and nimmitabel experiences from peter goed petergoed. The sundowners cast and crew cast photos and info fandango.
Filmed in a twotone process called cinecolor, the sundowners is a compact little western making good use of an old hollywood chestnut. 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. This is a marvelous, little circa 1950 western filmed all along the beautiful palo duros canyon of texas. The sundowners 1950 robert preston, robert sterling, chill wills feature action, adventure, history.
Brother battles brother in this gritty tale of feuding ranchers in the old west. 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. 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. Big, funny, tender and humane all at the same time, the sundowners is a true family. The sundowners 1950 robert preston, robert sterling. This film is about a family of migrant workersnot a lazy sundowner see the imdb trivia for more on this.
Enter your location to see which movie theaters are playing the sundowners near you. Rafferty was in just about every australian movie made in the 1940s, 1950s and 1960s, with his most famous. The film is also known as thunder in the dust in the united kingdom. The sundowners 1950 george templeton releases allmovie. In high lonesome, supposedly a sequel to this film, he is the toplisted star. Overview of the sundowners, 1950, directed by george templeton, with robert preston, robert sterling, chill wills, at turner classic movies. Kanion bezprawia the sundowners 1950 lektor pl gatunek. In the spring of 1959, a great assemblage of people, trucks, trailers, caravans and sundry other vehicles arrived in nimmitabel for the filming of several major sequences for the warner brothers film production of the sundowners. Kanion bezprawia the sundowners 1950 lektor pl youtube. Two brothers find themselves on opposite sides of the legal fence, and one of the brothers sons is caught in the crossfire.
The sundowners is a 1950 american technicolor western film directed by george templeton. While poprockers the sundowners never scored a hit during their career in the mid60s, for such a littleknown band they managed to cast a long shadow, touring with some of the biggest acts of the day and appearing on television and in major motion pictures. The sundowners music and love of life struck a chord with generations of music fans. Weve got it all from classic western feature films to old westerns like you used to watch with your dad. Sundowners, the 1960 movie clip just another town opening scene, introducing leads robert mitchum as paddy, deborah kerr as ida, with their downunder accents and their son michael anderson jr. Robert preston chews the scenery as the heavy in this 1950 melodrama, and john drew barrymore or john barrymore jr. Adventures of gallant bess western movies full length complete in color part 22. Earl boyce jack elam saw who killed the man, but hes too. The sundowners 1950 robert preston by george templeton. The script is terrific and the characters well crafted.
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. The sundowners 1950 cast and crew texans tom robert sterling and jeff cloud john barrymore jr. A story of a rangewar in the texas panhandle in which the bad brother villain fights for what is right. Since sterling rather than preston has the mustache this time, sterlings the bad guy. The sundowners 1950 stream and watch online moviefone. Robert preston and robert sterling play two brothers who find themselves on opposite sides of the legal fence. The sundowners 1950 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more.
The sundowners 1950 watch classic western movie, robert preston. The sundowners is a compact little western making good use of. 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. Thats because as an american, i dont know enough to know how accurate this movie isand if the accents of all the nonaustralians in the leads are even close to being correct. Daniel boone trail blazer western movie full length complete in color part 12.
Find release information for the sundowners 1950 george templeton on allmovie. The sundowners is a film directed by george templeton with robert preston, robert sterling, chill wills, john litel, year. This 1950 version should not be confused with the 1960 warners film of the same name, which is set on an australian sheep ranch. I would love to sit and watch this film with an aussie. John wayne, randolph scott, bob steele, ken maynard, roy rogers. Elstree hill 2010 release print quality is poor to average sound quality is average to fair the film deserves a better release, though this elstree hill copy is at a budget price. An old, obscure western that pulsates with authenticity in more ways than one 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 1950 texans tom robert sterling and jeff cloud john barrymore jr. The film stars deborah kerr, robert mitchum, and peter ustinov, with a supporting cast including glynis johns, dina merrill, michael anderson jr. Pretty standard western film brother battles brother against the backdrop of a range war, although with a somewhat convoluted plot.
This is a marvelous movie, and brought back a lot of good memories of my experiences with australians. Brother is pitted against brother in a texas panhandle range war, where cattle rustling and even murder can be justified by righteous anger. The sundowners 1950 rotten tomatoes movie trailers. The sundowners complete western movie full length in color. 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 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. They are true legends in chicago and an important part of the citys ongoing connection with country music. Earl boyce jack elam saw who killed the man, but hes too frightened to tell. Released 1950, the sundowners stars robert preston, robert sterling, chill wills, cathy downs the movie has a runtime of about 1 hr 23 min, and received a score of out of 100 on metacritic.
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