The Sun Never Sets (1939)
Overview
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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Additional Info
| Budget | $0.00 |
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| Revenue | $0.00 |
| Original Language | en |
| Popularity | 1.397 |
Directed By
Rowland V. Lee
Crew
Rowland V. Lee
George Robinson
W.P. Lipscomb
Ted J. Kent
Gordon B. Clarke
Ramsay Hill
Charles Previn
William Hedgcock
Bernard B. Brown
Richard H. Riedel
Fred Frank
Vera West
Russell A. Gausman
Jack Otterson
Frank Skinner
Rowland V. Lee
Jerry Horwin
TOP CAST
Douglas Fairbanks Jr.
John Randolph
Basil Rathbone
Clive Randolph
Barbara O'Neil
Helen Randolph
Lionel Atwill
Hugo Zurof
Virginia Field
Phyllis Ransome
C. Aubrey Smith
John Randolph
Melville Cooper
Cosey
Mary Forbes
Mrs. Randolph
John Burton
Simon Randolph
Arthur Mulliner
Gerald Randolph
Theodore von Eltz
Delafons
Douglas Walton
Carpenter
Cecil Kellaway
Colonial Official
Lionel Belmore
Selection Board Member #3
Sidney Bracey
Minister of Colonial Affairs
Jess Lee Brooks
Angry Heavyset Chief
Russell Burroughs
Young Candidate
Frederick Clarke
Dr. Anderson
Harry Cording
Zurof Camp Guard
Jack Deery
Command Bomber Pilot
Al Duvall
Kim Kroo
James Eagles
Assistant Operator
Mary Field
Maid
Lawrence Grant
Selection Board Member #2
Eddie Hall
Henchman
Holmes Herbert
Colonial Official
Claude Horton
Walter Raleigh
Philip Hurlic
Tuppence
Brandon Hurst
A Doctor
Olaf Hytten
Statesman
Edward Keane
DNXY Radio Operator
Robert Emmett Keane
Henchman Careira
Walter McGrail
Henchman DaCosta
Lew Payton
Village Chief
Hilda Plowright
Queen Elizabeth
Napier Raikes
Selection Board Member #1
Hassan Said
Palaver Translator
C. Montague Shaw
Colonial Affairs Official
Ivan F. Simpson
A Doctor
Eric Snowden
Randolph Manservant
Eric Wilton
Colonial Affairs Official
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