The Plunderers (1948)

Director:

Joseph Kane

Writers:

James Edward Grant (story)
Gerald Geraghty (screenplay) ...

Release Date:

31 October 1948 (USA)

Genre:

Western

Tagline:

DARING WESTERN TIMES! WILD AS RAGING PRAIRIE FIRES! (original ad - all caps)

Plot:

Cavalry officer John Drum attempts to track down outlaw Whit Lacey, but finds he must join forces with Lacey to fight a Sioux war party. |

Plot Keywords:

Outlaw | Outlaw Gang | Trucolor | Reformed Criminal | Saloon Girl

Cast

Rod Cameron	...	John Drum
Ilona Massey	...	Lin Connor
Lorna Gray	...	Julie Ann McCabe (as Adrian Booth)
Forrest Tucker	...	Whit Lacey
George Cleveland	...	Sheriff Sam Borden
Grant Withers	...	Deputy Tap Lawrence
Taylor Holmes	...	Eben Martin
Paul Fix	...	Calico
Francis Ford	...	Barnaby
James Flavin	...	Sergeant Major
Russell Hicks	...	Cavalry Colonel
Maude Eburne	...	Old Dame at Wedding
Mary Ruth Wade	...	Pioneer Girl
Louis Faust	...	Fort Sentry (as Louis R. Faust)

Runtime:

87 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color (Trucolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono (RCA Sound System)

Certification:

West Germany:0 (nf) | Finland:K-10 | Sweden:15 | USA:Approved (certificate #13306)

Filming Locations:

Corriganville, Ray Corrigan Ranch, Simi Valley, California, USA

Company:

Republic Pictures

Quotes:

Sam Borden: You ladies goin' out for a ride this evening?
Julie McCabe: We're going shopping - and I have no intention of leaving town, you'll be sorry to hear.
Sam Borden: Kinda late to be goin' shoppin' isn't it? Bound to be about time to be closin' up.
Lin Connor: We work late and sleep late, so we have to shop late. Can we go now, Sheriff?
Sam Borden: Didn't mean to hold you up. There are enough people being held-up around here.

Outlaw and lawman join forces against Indians in action-packed western

A tight script, decent dialogue, and good supporting cast, separate this one from the routine shoot 'em ups. Sort of a "buddy movie" with Cameron, the lawman and Tucker the outlaw, forced to set aside differences to avoid a sioux massacre. Fix, as one of the bad guys, delivers cynical wit throughout. They just don't make 'em like this anymore.