Plunder of the Sun

Plunder of the Sun
Plunder of the Sun
	Diana Lynn and Glenn Ford in the film
Directed by	John Farrow
Written by	David Dodge (novel); Jonathan Latimer (screenplay)
Produced by	Robert Fellows
Starring	Glenn Ford; Diana Lynn; Patricia Medina; Francis L. Sullivan
Cinematography	Jack Draper
Edited by	Harry Marker
Music by	Antonio Díaz Conde
Production; company	Wayne-Fellows Productions
Distributed by	Warner Bros.
Release date	August 26, 1953 (New York City);
Running time	82 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English
Box office	$1 million (US)

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

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, who is 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.