Bruce Cabot

George Sanders

Gene Tierney

Reginald Gardiner

Joseph Calleia

Carl Esmond

Harry Carey

Marc Lawrence

Cedric Hardwicke

Gilbert Emery

Dorothy Dandridge

Gibson Gowland

Woody Strode

Jeni Le Gon

Emmett Smith

William Broadus

Ivan Browning

Frank Clarke

Frederick Clarke

Eddie Das

William R. Dunn

Al Duvall

Riccardo Freda

Wesley Gale

Jester Hairston

Darby Jones

Walter Knox

Tetsu Komai

Lawrence LaMarr

Prince Modupe

Curtis Nero

Hassan Said

Horace Walker

Blue Washington

Kenny Washington

Henry Hathaway

Charles G. Booth

Barré Lyndon

Charles Lang

Dorothy Spencer

Alexander Golitzen

Fred Lau

Walter Wanger

Jack Moss

Miklós Rózsa

Arthur Jacobson

Drama

Adventure

Sundown

Walter Wanger Productions

United Artists

United States of America

CinemaSerf

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.

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