Name of old movie regarding a gold or silver robbery

Published by: wktd 2009-01-07

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.

Klinger's Place: The Wham Paymaster Robbery::
Following a hard-fought gun battle, the bandits made off with more than $28000 in gold and silver coins. The daring robbery and the subsequent trail of
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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.

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.

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

Within Our Gates: Ethnicity in American Feature Films, 1911-1960 - Google Books Result::
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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

Correction: The robbery apparently takes place in Nevada, but most of the action occurs in California. markj-ga

I believe scriptor is thinking of "Le corniaud" a french movie released in 1965. The story is : a naive guy is offered to drive a cadillac from Napoli (an italian port) to Bordeaux (a french port). The cadillac bumpers are made from gold, a huge diamond in the horn, drugs stuffed everywhere ... You can have a full description at : http://frenchfilms.topcities.com/nf_Le_Corniaud_rev.html http://www.car-nection.com/yann/Dbas_txt/Cad_flm2.htm

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