Plunder of the Sun

Plunder of the Sun is a 1949 novel written by David F. Dodge about a 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 to Mexico.

Plunder of the Sun
Diana Lynn and Glenn Ford in the film
Directed byJohn Farrow
Written byDavid F. Dodge (novel)
Jonathan Latimer
Produced byRobert Fellows
StarringGlenn Ford
Diana Lynn
Patricia Medina
Francis L. Sullivan
CinematographyJack Draper
Edited byHarry Marker
Music byAntonio Díaz Conde
Production
company
Wayne-Fellows Productions
Distributed byWarner Bros.
(1953-1995)
domain public
(1995-2005)
Paramount Pictures
(2005-current)
Release date
  • August 26, 1953 (1953-08-26) (New York City)
Running time
82 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Box office$1 million (US)[1]

Plot

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 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

References
  1. 'The Top Box Office Hits of 1953', Variety, January 13, 1954
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