''Plunder Road'' is a 1957 American

crime In ordinary language, a crime is an unlawful act punishable by a State (polity), state or other authority. The term ''crime'' does not, in modern criminal law, have any simple and universally accepted definition,Farmer, Lindsay: "Crime, definiti ...

film noir Film noir (; ) is a style of Cinema of the United States, Hollywood Crime film, crime dramas that emphasizes cynicism (contemporary), cynical attitudes and motivations. The 1940s and 1950s are generally regarded as the "classic period" of Ameri ...

directed by

Hubert Cornfield Hubert Cornfield (February 9, 1929 — June 18, 2006) was an American film director in Hollywood. He was born in Istanbul, Turkey, and died in Los Angeles. Billy Wilder, William Wyler and Joseph L. Mankiewicz all signed his Directors Guild of Amer ...

and starring

Gene Raymond Gene Raymond (born Raymond Guion; August 13, 1908 – May 3, 1998) was an American film, television, and stage actor of the 1930s and 1940s. In addition to acting, Raymond was also a singer, composer, screenwriter, director, producer, and decorat ...

Jeanne Cooper Wilma Jeanne Cooper (October 25, 1928 – May 8, 2013) was an American actress, best known for her role as Katherine Chancellor on the CBS soap opera ''The Young and the Restless'' (1973–2013). At the time of her death, she had played Kather ...

and

Wayne Morris Wayne Morris (born Bert DeWayne Morris Jr. February 17, 1914 – September 14, 1959) was an American film and television actor, as well as a decorated World War II fighter ace. He appeared in many films, including '' Paths of Glory'' (1957), ' ...

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

as Eddie Harris *

as Fran Werner *

as Commando Munson * Elisha Cook Jr. as Skeets Jonas (as Elisha Cook) *

Stafford Repp Stafford Alois Repp (April 26, 1918 November 5, 1974) was an American actor best known for his role as Police Chief Miles Clancy O'Hara on ABC's ''Batman'' television series. World War II Soon after the December 7, 1941 attack on Pearl Harbo ...

as Roly Adams *

Steven Ritch Steven Ritch (26 December 1921 – 20 July 1995) was an American actor, perhaps best known for his lead role in the 1956 film ''The Werewolf (1956 film), The Werewolf''. Early life Steven Ritch was born on December 26, 1921, in Providence, Rhode ...

as Frankie Chardo *

Nora Hayden Norah Helene Hayden (September 29, 1930 – August 10, 2013) was an American actress, and as Naura Hayden an author, who worked in entertainment also as Nora Hayden and in modeling as Helene Hayden. Biography Hayden was the daughter of ''Los A ...

as Hazel *

Helene Heigh Helene Heigh was an American film, television, and stage actress. Selected filmography *'' Mass Appeal'' (1984) *'' Teenage Thunder'' as Aunt Martha Simpson (1957) *''Plunder Road'' as Society Woman (1957) *''Monsieur Verdoux'' as Yvonne, Marie' ...

as Society Woman * Harry Tyler as Ernie Beach * Charles J. Conrad as Trooper No. 2 (as Charles Conrad) * Paul Harber as Trooper No. 1 * Don Garrett as Policeman * Michael Fox as Smog Officer / Voice of Radio Reporter John Oliver * Richard Newton as Guard No. 2 * Jim Canino as Tibbs * Robin Riley as Don * Douglas Bank as Guard No. 1 / Narrator

Production

The film was known as ''The Violent Road'' and filming started July 15 at the Kling Studios.

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at BFI *

at Film Monthly 1957 films 1957 crime films 20th Century Fox films American black-and-white films American crime films Film noir Films directed by Hubert Cornfield Films set in California American heist films 1950s English-language films 1950s American films Films scored by Irving Gertz English-language crime films {{1950s-US-film-stub

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