Directed by Russell Rouse    
Written by James Hill (story), Russell Rouse...
Starring: Susan Hayward, Jeff Chandler and Jacques Bergerac...        
Color ; 81 mins

"Thunder in the Sun (1959)" Movie on Dvd

Somewhat wooden rendition of an improbable western, this tale of Basques crossing the U.S. in 1847 with a load of grapevines has stock characters in slightly different guises. Susan Hayward is Gabrielle, a member of the Basque party who inexplicably speaks with a French accent (Basques speak their own unique language, and secondarily either Spanish or French.) She and her husband Andres (Carl Esmond), along with the others, are hoping to start a wine-growing industry on the West coast. Jeff Chandler is Lon Bennett, the lascivious-minded guide of the wagon train who openly chases after Gabrielle.