Plunder Road

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Plunder Road
Plunder Road poster.jpg
Theatrical release poster
Directed by Hubert Cornfield
Screenplay by Steven Ritch
Story bySteven Ritch
Jack Charney
Produced byLeon Chooluck
Laurence Stewart
Starring Gene Raymond
Jeanne Cooper
Wayne Morris
Cinematography Ernest Haller
Edited byWarren Adams
Jerry Young
(as Jerry S. Young)
Music by Irving Gertz
Production
company
Distributed by 20th Century Fox
Release date
  • December 5, 1957 (1957-12-05)(United States)
Running time
72 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Plunder Road is a 1957 American crime film noir directed by Hubert Cornfield and starring Gene Raymond, Jeanne Cooper and Wayne Morris. [1] [2] [3]

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Plot

Five men carry out an elaborate plan to rob a gold shipment from a San Francisco-bound US mint train. To throw the police off the track, they split up and drive off in three different directions. Two of the gang's gold-laden trucks are captured by the police, but the third makes it all the way to Los Angeles, where Eddie (Raymond) melts down the gold and disguises it as fittings for his luxury car. On the verge of getting away, he is involved in a freeway accident.

Cast

Production

The film was known as The Violent Road and filming started July 15 at the Kling Studios. [4] [5]

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References

  1. Plunder Road at the AFI Catalog of Feature Films .
  2. "PLUNDER ROAD". Monthly Film Bulletin. Vol. 25. 1958. p. 23. ProQuest   1305823043.
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  4. Schallert, Edwin (July 5, 1957). "Richard Carlson Will Direct Calhoun; Gene Raymond Film Sealed". Los Angeles Times. p. A7.
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