Sudan (film)

Sudan
Directed by	John Rawlins
Produced by	Paul Malvern
Screenplay by	Edmund L. Hartmann
Starring	Maria Montez; Jon Hall; Turhan Bey
Music by	Milton Rosen
Cinematography	George Robinson
Edited by	Milton Carruth
Production; company	Universal Pictures
Distributed by	Universal Pictures
Release date	April 18, 1945 (United States);
Running time	76 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English
Box office	2,001,907 admissions (France)[1]

Sudan is a 1945 American Technicolor adventure film directed by John Rawlins and starring Maria Montez, Jon Hall and Turhan Bey.

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 Khafra
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]

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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. 2: Film Entries M–Z. Berkeley, California: University of California Press. p. 1952.
"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 on IMDb
Sudan at TCMDB
Review of film at Variety

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[1] Box office for France in 1949 at Box Office Story

[2] Sudan at Maria Montez Fan Page

[3] "James Dime". Turner Classic Movies. Retrieved March 24, 2018.

[4] King Hanson, Patricia, ed. (1999). The American Film Institute Catalog of Motion Pictures: Feature Films, 1941–1950. 2: Film Entries M–Z. Berkeley, California: University of California Press. p. 1952.

[5] "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

[6] "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.

[7] "LIGHTS! CAMERA!" Los Angeles Times 11 June 1944: C1.

[8] "SCREEN NEWS: Glenn Tryon to Portray George White in Film" Special to THE NEW YORK TIMES.. New York Times 23 Jan 1945: 22.