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Also known as Sun Never Sets

1939 film by Rowland V. Lee

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5.5

The Randolph family have a tradition of working in the British colonial service. Clive comes home from a mission in the Gold Coast of Africa accompanied by his wife Helen. He discovers his younger brother John, is not keen on following in his footsteps. John is then persuaded to try colonial service by his grandfather. He is accompanied by Clive who has been sent to investigate the source of a series of radio broadcasts that are sewing unrest throughout the world. These may be linked to Hugo Zurof, a man plotting to rule the world.

Released: 1939-05-3197 minDir: Rowland V. LeeDrama

Cast

  • Douglas Fairbanks Jr. as John Randolph
  • Basil Rathbone as Clive Randolph
  • Barbara O'Neil as Helen Randolph
  • Lionel Atwill as Hugo Zurof
  • Virginia Field as Phyllis Ransome
  • C. Aubrey Smith as John Randolph

Themes

  • africa
  • colonialism
  • british colonial

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Ratings

IMDb

6.4/10

147 votes

Year
1939
Runtime
97 min
Genres
Drama

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
film
Country of origin
United States
Original language
English language
Screenwriter
W. P. Lipscomb
Cast member
Douglas Walton
Narrative location
Africa
Duration
97
FilmAffinity ID
443662
Image
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publication date
1939-05-31
title
The Sun Never Sets
distributed by
Universal Pictures
film editor
Ted J. Kent
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