Sunset of Power

January. 22,1936      NR
Rating:
5.9
Trailer Synopsis Cast

Sunset of Power is regarded as one of Buck Jones' more meritorious Universal westerns. The heavy of the piece, grim-visaged cattle baron Neil Brannum, drives everyone around him mercilessly, including his own granddaughter Ruth. In retaliation, a caped-and-masked Spanish bandido stages nightly raids on Brannum's spread.

Buck Jones as  Cliff Lea
Dorothy Dix as  Ruth Brannum
Charles Middleton as  Neil Brannum
Donald Kirke as  Page Cothran
Ben Corbett as  Red
Charles King as  Jim Coley

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Reviews

Console
1936/01/22

best movie i've ever seen.

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FirstWitch
1936/01/23

A movie that not only functions as a solid scarefest but a razor-sharp satire.

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Usamah Harvey
1936/01/24

The film's masterful storytelling did its job. The message was clear. No need to overdo.

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Quiet Muffin
1936/01/25

This movie tries so hard to be funny, yet it falls flat every time. Just another example of recycled ideas repackaged with women in an attempt to appeal to a certain audience.

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