A spectacular heist starts to unravel as the crooks take it on the lam.

Plunder Road poster

Plunder Road (1957)

Crime of the century!

★ 6.9/10 December 5, 1957 72 min

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Director: Hubert Cornfield  ·  Writers: Steven Ritch, Jack Charney

A spectacular heist starts to unravel as the crooks take it on the lam.

Director

Hubert Cornfield Hubert Cornfield

Cast

Gene Raymond Gene Raymond Eddie Harris Jeanne Cooper Jeanne Cooper Fran Werner Wayne Morris Wayne Morris Commando Munson Elisha Cook Jr. Elisha Cook Jr. Skeets Jonas Stafford Repp Stafford Repp Roly Adams Steven Ritch Steven Ritch Frankie Chardo Harry Tyler Harry Tyler Gas station attendant Helene Heigh Helene Heigh Charles J. Conrad Charles J. Conrad Paul Harber Paul Harber Don Garrett Don Garrett Michael Fox Michael Fox

User Reviews (1)

John Chard
John Chard March 10, 2014
★ 7/10

In the most daring train robbery of all time... Plunder Road is directed by Hubert Cornfield and written by Steven Ritch and Jack Charney. It stars Gene Raymond, Jeanne Cooper, Wayne Morris, Elisha Cook Jr. and Stafford Repp. Music is by Irving Gertz and cinematography by Ernest Haller. After pulling off a daring train hold-up, a gang of thieves split up and hit the roads to meet up in Los Angeles in readiness to share their gold bullion spoils... A poverty row heist noir late in the classic cycle, Plunder Road gets in and does the job without fuss and filler and with no little style. Running at just 72 minutes in length, the first portion of film is devoted to the intricate robbery that is set at night in the sheeting rain (15 minutes worth) and with barely a word spoken. It's meticulous planning, and thus this appears to be one highly tuned and professional gang of thieves. T…