The Sun Never Sets

The Sun Never Sets (1939)

A powerfully dramatic story of men of empire and the women they love...excitement, mystery, intrigue and romance...woven into a thrilling tapestry of entertainment

  • Genre: Drama
  • Release Date: 1939-05-31
  • User Rating: 4.8/10 from 2 ratings
  • Runtime: 1h 37min
  • Language: English
  • Production Company: Universal Pictures
  • Production Country: United States of America
  • Director: Rowland V. Lee
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Summary

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.

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  • 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

  • Melville Cooper

    as Cosey

  • Mary Forbes

    as Mrs. Randolph

  • John Burton

    as Simon Randolph

  • Arthur Mulliner

    as Gerald Randolph

  • Theodore von Eltz

    as Delafons

  • Douglas Walton

    as Carpenter

  • Cecil Kellaway

    as Colonial Official

  • Lionel Belmore

    as Selection Board Member #3

  • Sidney Bracey

    as Minister of Colonial Affairs

  • Jess Lee Brooks

    as Angry Heavyset Chief

  • Russell Burroughs

    as Young Candidate

  • Frederick Clarke

    as Dr. Anderson

  • Harry Cording

    as Zurof Camp Guard

  • Jack Deery

    as Command Bomber Pilot

  • Al Duvall

    as Kim Kroo

  • James Eagles

    as Assistant Operator

  • Mary Field

    as Maid

  • Lawrence Grant

    as Selection Board Member #2

  • Eddie Hall

    as Henchman

  • Holmes Herbert

    as Colonial Official

  • Claude Horton

    as Walter Raleigh

  • Philip Hurlic

    as Tuppence

  • Brandon Hurst

    as A Doctor

  • Olaf Hytten

    as Statesman

  • Edward Keane

    as DNXY Radio Operator

  • Robert Emmett Keane

    as Henchman Careira

  • Walter McGrail

    as Henchman DaCosta

  • Lew Payton

    as Village Chief

  • Hilda Plowright

    as Queen Elizabeth

  • Napier Raikes

    as Selection Board Member #1

  • Hassan Said

    as Palaver Translator

  • C. Montague Shaw

    as Colonial Affairs Official

  • Ivan F. Simpson

    as A Doctor

  • Eric Snowden

    as Randolph Manservant

  • Eric Wilton

    as Colonial Affairs Official
Editing Ted J. Kent Editor
Writing Arthur Fritz-Richards Story
Directing Rowland V. Lee Director
Camera George Robinson Director of Photography
Writing W.P. Lipscomb Screenplay
Crew Gordon B. Clarke Stand In
Sound Charles Previn Music Director
Writing Jerry Horwin Story
Sound Bernard B. Brown Sound Supervisor
Costume & Make-Up Vera West Costume Designer
Directing Fred Frank Assistant Director
Art Jack Otterson Art Direction
Production Rowland V. Lee Producer
Crew Ramsay Hill Technical Advisor
Art Russell A. Gausman Set Decoration
Sound William Hedgcock Sound
Art Richard H. Riedel Assistant Art Director
Sound Frank Skinner Original Music Composer

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