Run for the Sun (1956)

Director:

Roy Boulting

Writers:

Roy Boulting (writer)
Richard Connell (story)

Release Date:

30 July 1956 (USA)

Genre:

Adventure

Tagline:

A raging animal of a man...more savage than any jungle killer!

Plot:

Mike, a Hemingway-esque adventure novelist, is spending his days in a self-imposed exile somewhere in Central America...

Plot Keywords:

Writer | Chase

Cast

  (Complete credited cast)

Richard Widmark	...	Michael 'Mike' Latimer
Trevor Howard	...	Browne
Jane Greer	...	Katherine 'Katie' Connors
Peter van Eyck	...	Dr. Van Anders aka Col. Wilham Von Andre
Juan García	...	Fernandez
José Antonio Carbajal	...	Paco
José Chávez	...	Pedro (as José Chávez Trowe)
Guillermo Calles	...	Paco
Margarito Luna	...	Gran-Hotel Proprietor
Guillermo Bravo Sosa	...	Gran-Hotel Waiter
Enedina Díaz de León	...	Paco's Wife

Runtime:

99 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English | Spanish

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono (RCA Sound Recording)

Certification:

Norway:16 | Finland:K-16 | USA:Approved | Sweden:15

Filming Locations:

Mexico

Company:

Russ-Field Corporation

Trivia:

Trevor Howard was second choice and cast at short notice because the original choice turned down the part at a very late stage of preproduction.

Quotes:

Katie: Was she very pretty?
Latimore: Who?
Katie: Your wife.
Latimore: I don't know Katie, I forgot.

Movie Connections:

Version of Surviving the Game (1994)

Soundtrack:

Taco

Widmark and Greer racing through the jungle...

I tuned into this one on TCM and heard Robert Osborne refer to it as a remake of THE MOST DANGEROUS GAME--BUT in my opinion, only in vague outline. Like GAME, it ends with a chase through the jungle with the bloodhounds on their trail and leads to their final escape. But there are several novel twists and turns along the way and the suspense is in high gear once the chase begins.

Jane Greer appeared in so many B&W film noirs of the '40s that it's surprising to see her in technicolor. She looks great and has good chemistry with Richard Widmark's adventurous writer. Both of them appear to be having a tough time physically as they trudge through swampy waters and slash their way through thick jungle. Trevor Howard is the villain of the piece, not quite as menacing as Charles Laughton in the original.

Gripping suspense yarn will keep you glued to your seat as you wonder how it all turns out. Give it a chance, as it starts slowly before the plot thickens.