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Plunder Road

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Ringleader Eddie Harris (Gene Raymond) leads a gang of train robbers in a plot to seize a shipment of gold en route from the U.S. Mint. After commandeering the train's cargo, Harris and his crew load the gold into three separate trucks to evade capture by the police. One by one the robbers' trucks are captured, so Eddie, who's still being tailed by the authorities, hatches an ingenious plan with his girlfriend, Fran Werner (Jeanne Cooper), to make a clean getaway.

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Dennis Harvey 48 Hills Plunder Road is an admirably stripped-down (in every department save its shrill original score) heist tale. Mar 15, 2022 Full Review Dennis Schwartz Dennis Schwartz Movie Reviews A great low-budget heist film noir. Rated: B Apr 22, 2003 Full Review Read all reviews

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Audience Member Good B movie of the fifties. Little diologue in first part of movie. No background on planing of the crime. Will keep your interest on the rest. Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 01/30/23 Full Review Audience Member Fairly forensic tale of a bullion robbery. There's an ant-establishment whiff to the focus on the activities of the thieves as they implement their get-away plan Rated 3 out of 5 stars 02/05/23 Full Review Audience Member A fair to good B film noir caper film from 1957 Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 01/20/23 Full Review Audience Member Wages of fear on plunder road--In the most daring train robbery of all time...A tight, tense, no-frills thriller!! Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 02/22/23 Full Review Audience Member Elisha Cook Jr as "Skeets Jonas". Need I say more? Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 01/22/23 Full Review Read all reviews
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Synopsis Ringleader Eddie Harris (Gene Raymond) leads a gang of train robbers in a plot to seize a shipment of gold en route from the U.S. Mint. After commandeering the train's cargo, Harris and his crew load the gold into three separate trucks to evade capture by the police. One by one the robbers' trucks are captured, so Eddie, who's still being tailed by the authorities, hatches an ingenious plan with his girlfriend, Fran Werner (Jeanne Cooper), to make a clean getaway.
Director
Hubert Cornfield
Genre
Crime, Drama
Original Language
English
Release Date (Streaming)
Mar 22, 2018
Runtime
1h 11m