Plunder Road was an okay film starring Gene Raymond, Wayne Morris, Jeanne Cooper, Elisha Cook Jr., and Stafford Repp.
Raymond heads up a group of people who work his meticulous plan to rob a train of something like $10 million in gold boullion. It's divided into three trucks - one allegedly carrying chemicals, and two (I think) carrying furniture. They are timed as to when each truck takes off and which way they travel.
This is the story of the three trucks and their various passengers as they head toward a Los Angeles foundry, where Raymond's wife (Cooper) will meet them and help. Their plan is truly ingeneous. And you know what they say about the best laid plans.
I will be honest - I watched this thing for half an hour with absolutely no idea what they were doing. I'm glad other people were fascinated by their method of stealing, etc. - I swear I couldn't tell. I don't know if it's the film or night blindness, but scenes in the dark sometimes elude me.
Raymond, a star in the 1930s, worked consistently until he died, but naturally moved into character roles and a lot of television. Wayne Morris was a cute, light leading man in the '40s - I didn't recognize him until halfway through the film. He, too, moved into character roles and television.
I have seen better execution of some parts of this film, though I'm sure the team's ideas at the time seemed innovative. I knew everything that was going to happen at the end before it did. I just wasn't that impressed.
