Plunder of the Sun
Plunder of the Sun | |
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Diana Lynn and Glenn Ford in the film | |
Directed by | John Farrow |
Written by | David Dodge (novel) Jonathan Latimer (screenplay) |
Produced by | Robert Fellows |
Starring | Glenn Ford Diana Lynn Patricia Medina Francis L. Sullivan |
Cinematography | Jack Draper |
Edited by | Harry Marker |
Music by | Antonio Díaz Conde |
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Distributed by | Warner Bros. |
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Running time | 82 minutes |
Country | United States |
Language | English |
Box office | $1 million (US)[1] |
Plunder of the Sun is a 1949 novel written by David Dodge about the hunt for ancient Peruvian treasure. It was adapted for the November 8, 1949 episode of the radio series Escape and later into the 1953 film noir of the same title, starring Glenn Ford and with the location changed from Peru to Mexico.
Plot
[edit]Adventurer Al Colby is persuaded by Anna Luz and her antiquities-collector husband Thomas Berrien to help them smuggle a parcel into Mexico where its true value can be ascertained. Warned that a man named Jefferson, who is traveling on the same freighter, might try to steal the parcel, Colby forms a partnership with Jefferson following Berrien's fatal heart attack aboard the ship. Jefferson betrays and shoots Colby, but Colby saves himself and the rare documents in time. They will be returned to a museum while he and Anna can enjoy a $25,000 reward.
Cast
[edit]- Glenn Ford as Al Colby
- Diana Lynn as Julie Barnes
- Patricia Medina as Anna Luz
- Francis L. Sullivan as Thomas Berrien
- Sean McClory as Jefferson
- Eduardo Noriega as Raul Cornejo
- Julio Villarreal as Ulbaldo Navarro
- Charles Rooner as Captain Bergman
- Douglass Dumbrille as Consul
Gallery
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Glenn Ford
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Glenn Ford
References
[edit]- ^ 'The Top Box Office Hits of 1953', Variety, January 13, 1954
External links
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- Plunder of the Sun at IMDb
- Plunder of the Sun at AllMovie
- Plunder of the Sun at the TCM Movie Database
- 1953 films
- Films directed by John Farrow
- 1949 American novels
- 1950s adventure films
- American black-and-white films
- 1953 crime drama films
- Films produced by John Wayne
- Novels set in Peru
- American novels adapted into films
- Films based on American novels
- Films set in Mexico
- Films set in Havana
- Films shot in Mexico
- Batjac Productions films
- Films about treasure hunting
- American crime drama films
- 1950s English-language films
- 1950s American films
- 1940s novel stubs
- Crime drama film stubs