The Sun Comes Up
Seen it?1949 | 93 min | Action, Family, Drama, Adventure
Monday Morning Maybeearly ratingWhy it’s a Monday Morning Maybe
With almost no lasting buzz and soft box office, this one could be a tough watch. Keep your phone handy.
Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- Made for action fans and families. If you loved The Secret Life of Bees, start here.
- The mood
- Feel-good.
- The pace
- Takes its time with its characters, at 1 hr 33 min.
- What might put you off
- No age rating on record, so check it first for young kids.
- Made in 1949: an older pace and style.
Set in the rural south of the United States, a bereaved war widow learns to put aside her bitterness and grief as she grows to love a young orphan boy and his dog.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsNot counted
Not enough reviews on record yet
- AudiencesNot counted
Not measured yet: not enough ratings
- AwardsNot counted
No major awards or nominations
- Box office & staying powerBelow par
$2 million worldwide on a $2 million budget
- Buzz & cultural impactWeak
About 4K people sought it out in the past year
Trailer
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Cast & crew
Directed by Richard Thorpe
- Jeanette MacDonaldHelen Lorfield Winter
- Lloyd NolanThomas I. Chandler
- Claude Jarman Jr.Jerry
- Lewis StoneArthur Norton
- Percy KilbrideMr. Willie B. Williegood
- Nicholas JoyVictor Alvord
- Margaret HamiltonMrs. Golightly
- Hope LandinMrs. Pope
- Esther SomersSusan, the maid