Five men rob a train of ten million dollars in gold bullion and then off load the bullion into three trucks, one of which is a tanker. The mechanics of the robbery and the subsequent hiding of the bullion on the trucks is shown in great detail and is interesting because of the weight of the gold. And because of the weight and amount of the gold, the police know it has to be transported by truck and have roadblocks and weighing stations set up to examine trucks. We do learn a little bit about each of the characters but the focus, quite rightly, is on the heist and subsequent capture of the thieves and this is done very well indeed with occasionally riveting camera work. The Jeanne Cooper character is an interesting one for the time. Although a girlfriend of Raymond's character, she is not conniving, stupid, or timid but actually contributes in carrying out the plan (albeit somewhat reluctantly). The culprits are done in by either stupidity or implausible coincidence. Nonetheless, it is a fast moving and intriguing caper film well worth a watch.
Review of Plunder Road
