The Sun Never Sets

E791913

The Sun Never Sets is a 1939 British Empire–themed drama film, co-written by Leueen MacGrath, that follows a family of colonial administrators whose lives are shaped by their service around the globe.

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instanceOf film
countryOfOrigin United States
countryOfSetting various British colonies
director Rowland V. Lee
distributor Universal Pictures
filmFormat black-and-white film
genre British Empire–themed film
drama film
hasCastMember Barbara O'Neil
Basil Rathbone
Claude Rains
Douglas Fairbanks Jr.
Lionel Atwill
Montagu Love
Peter Willes
Virginia Field
mainTheme colonial service
duty to the British Empire
family legacy
narrativeFocus family of colonial administrators
originalLanguage English
plotSummary follows a family of British colonial administrators whose lives are shaped by imperial service around the globe
producer Rowland V. Lee
productionCompany Universal Pictures
publicationDate 1939
releaseYear 1939
runtime approximately 97 minutes
screenwriter Charles Bennett
Leueen MacGrath
Rowland V. Lee
W. P. Lipscomb
setInTimePeriod interwar period
titleAlludesTo phrase "the sun never sets on the British Empire"

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Leueen MacGrath notableWork The Sun Never Sets
Arthur Treacher notableWork The Sun Never Sets