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Sudan is a 1945 American Technicolor adventure film directed by John Rawlins and starring Maria Montez, Jon Hall and Turhan Bey.
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| Directed by | John Rawlins |
| Screenplay by | Edmund L. Hartmann |
| Produced by | Paul Malvern |
| Starring | Maria Montez Jon Hall Turhan Bey |
| Cinematography | George Robinson |
| Edited by | Milton Carruth |
| Music by | Milton Rosen |
Production company | Universal Pictures |
| Distributed by | Universal Pictures |
Release date |
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Running time | 76 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Box office | 2,001,907 admissions (France)[1] |
It was the last film Montez made for over a year due to fights with Universal.[2]
Plot
Young, lovely Naila becomes queen of the ancient Egyptian kingdom of Khemis when her father is killed in a slave revolt. Continuing her penchant for going incognito among the people, she seeks out rebel leader Herua. But through palace treachery, she herself is captured and enslaved. After various adventures, she finds herself rescued by (and attracted to) the very rebel she was seeking. Will gratitude or revenge win out?
Cast
- Maria Montez as Queen Naila
- Jon Hall as Merab
- Turhan Bey as Herua
- Andy Devine as Nebka
- George Zucco as Horadef
- Robert Warwick as Maatet
- Philip Van Zandt as Setna (as Phil Van Zandt)
- Harry Cording as Uba
- George Lynn as Bata
- Charles Arnt as Khafre
- James Dime as a guard[3]
- Tor Johnson as a slaver[4]
Production
The film was originally known as The Queen of the Nile.[5] It was described as a "successor to Arabian Nights".[6]
Production began in June 1944.[7] In January of the following year the title was changed to Sudan.[8]
References
- Box office for France in 1949 at Box Office Story
- Sudan at Maria Montez Fan Page
- "James Dime". Turner Classic Movies. Retrieved March 24, 2018.
- King Hanson, Patricia, ed. (1999). The American Film Institute Catalog of Motion Pictures: Feature Films, 1941–1950. Vol. 2: Film Entries M–Z. Berkeley, California: University of California Press. p. 1952. ISBN 9780520215214.
- "Montez–Hall Duo Again in 'Queen of the Nile': Story Called 'Twice ..." Schallert, Edwin Los Angeles Times; May 10, 1944; ProQuest Historical Newspapers: pg. A11
- "UNIVERSAL TO MAKE 55 FEATURE FILMS: Schedules Seven Technicolor Pictures and Many Shorts for the 1944–45 Season" New York Times 12 June 1944: 16.
- "LIGHTS! CAMERA!" Los Angeles Times 11 June 1944: C1.
- "SCREEN NEWS: Glenn Tryon to Portray George White in Film" Special to THE NEW YORK TIMES.. New York Times 23 Jan 1945: 22.
External links
- Sudan at IMDb
- Sudan at TCMDB
- Review of film at Variety
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