I am seeking the name of a movie seen on tv at least 30 years ago
regarding a silver or gold robbery in a foreign country in which the
robbers melted the gold or silver into the front bumper of an
expensive car in order to smuggle the silver or gold out of the
country. They were caught when the bumper, due to its excessive
weight, fell off the car when it hit a bump when it was being driven
onto a boat to be exported to another country. |
Request for Question Clarification by
markj-ga
on
14 Aug 2003 12:13 PDT
tide --
I have found a movie that is probably the one you are looking for.
However, one plot detail varies from your recollection -- that is, the
robbery (of a train) takes place in California, not in a foreign
country.
Also, the only summary of the plot that I have been able to find does
not reveal that the bumper fell off when the car boarded a ship.
Rather the description (but not necessarily the movie) ends with the
detail that another car hits the expensive getaway car (with the newly
installed bumpers) from behind and locks bumpers with it.
Does this sound like your movie? If so, I will post an answer
promptly and describe how I found it.
markj-ga
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Request for Question Clarification by
markj-ga
on
14 Aug 2003 12:22 PDT
Correction: The robbery apparently takes place in Nevada, but most of
the action occurs in California.
markj-ga
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Clarification of Question by
tide-ga
on
14 Aug 2003 13:41 PDT
No, I have been down this road before. I am familiar with the movie
you are describing and it is not it. The car was definitely being
driven onto a boat in a foreign, probably european, country.
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Request for Question Clarification by
scriptor-ga
on
14 Aug 2003 17:10 PDT
Dear tide,
Is it possible that the car was a white 1964 Cadillac convertible? Is
it furthermore possible that the action took place in southern France
and in Italy? Also, was it a funny movie?
Greetings,
Scriptor
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Clarification of Question by
tide-ga
on
15 Aug 2003 04:30 PDT
italy and france are possible but I doubt the 64 Caddilac since the
movie is at least 30-35 years old. I seem to remember a somewhat older
car as they were attempting to drive it on the ship.
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Request for Question Clarification by
journalist-ga
on
09 Sep 2003 09:34 PDT
Is this the movie you seek?
Plunder Road 1957
"At a trucker's cafe, Eddie and Frankie hear a news cast about their
pals being captured or killed, but they successfully get through the
road blocks as Eddie has filled their truck with acetate. In Los
Angeles, Eddie calls his sweetheart, Fran Werner (Jeanne Cooper), and
she meets them at a warehouse where they melt the gold and cast it
into hub caps and bumpers on a new Cadillac. As they drive onto the
freeway, heading for a boat in San Diego, they are struck from behind
by a car and the bumpers lock."
This may be the one you already know.
Best regards,
journalist-ga
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