Plunder of the Sun (1953)
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31% of users liked it
(50 ratings)
Adapted from a novel by David Dodge, Plunder of the Sun is basically Treasure of the Sierra Madre in Aztec country. Several interested parties converge upon the Mexican Aztec ruins in search of a long-buried treasure. Insurance investigator Glenn Ford is ostensibly the hero, but he doesn't seem… More Adapted from a novel by David Dodge, Plunder of the Sun is basically Treasure of the Sierra Madre in Aztec country. Several interested parties converge upon the Mexican Aztec ruins in search of a long-buried treasure. Insurance investigator Glenn Ford is ostensibly the hero, but he doesn't seem any more trustworthy than the rest of the petty crooks, fallen women and alcoholics who've gone along for the archeological ride. And as long as the producers were borrowing from John Huston's Sierra Madre, they decided to snatch a bit of Huston's Maltese Falcon by having a "fat man" villain (played by Sidney Greenstreet clone Francis L. Sullivan). By the middle of the picture, the treasure hunters have fallen out and murder is committed. An expected ironic ending caps this workmanlike melodrama. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
- Directed By
- John Farrow
- Written By
- Jonathan Latimer
- Genres
- Drama, Action & Adventure, Classics
Unrated,
- In Theaters
- Aug 26, 1953 Wide
Critic Reviews
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Dennis Schwartz, Ozus' World Movie Reviews
Has its moments in the sun but fails to be convincing.
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Cast
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Glenn Ford
as Al Colby
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Diana Lynn
as Julie Barnes
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Patricia Medina
as Anna Luz
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Francis L. Sullivan
as Thomas Berrien
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Sean McClory
as Jefferson
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Eduardo Noriega
as Raul Cornejo
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Julio Villareal
as Ubaldo Navarro
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Charles Rooner
as Capt. Bergman
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Douglas Dumbrille
as Consul
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Mona Barrie
as Tourist
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Juan García
as Bartender
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Margarito Luna
as Tacho
- Patricia Median
- Douglass Dumbrille
- Julio Villarreal
