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The Plunderers (1960)

“These Were The Four Steel-Nerved Young Hellions...Each Ready To Stand Up To A Ring Of Guns...Or Drag A Woman's Name Down To His!”

  • NR
  • 94 min
  • Western
  • imdb logo 6.6/10 (433 votes)

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Plot

When four audacious young cowboys - Jeb, Rondo, Mule, and Davy - swagger into the quiet town of Trail City, Texas, they carry with them a whirlwind of trouble. They've set their eyes on seizing control of the town, riding roughshod over its tranquil rhythm. Amidst the townsfolk, a sturdy rancher, Sam Christy, remains aloof. Despite his paralyzed right arm, he bears a reputation as the town's toughest man, yet he chooses to stay out of the fray, earning the scorn of the fiery Kate Miller who brands him a coward. Unexpectedly, the town's peaceful facade shatters when Jeb ruthlessly murders the diffident Sheriff McCauley, triggering a cataclysm of violent confrontations. Forced to act, Sam ventures to his ranch to retrieve his gun, only to be ambushed and brutally beaten by Mule. The entire town is on edge, and young Davy, shaken by the sheriff's murder, begins to question Jeb's reign of terror. A glimmer of hope emerges from the chaos when a brave Ellie Walters, having stumbled upon the battered Sam, takes matters into her own hands. As Rondo forces his unwanted attentions upon Ellie, she retaliates, shooting him when he threatens Sam. Meanwhile, Sam, fighting for justice and peace, faces off against Mule in a deadly knife fight, emerging victorious. The once passive town becomes a battlefield as Jeb storms out of the saloon, guns blazing. In a tense standoff, Sam confronts him, ending the cowboy's reign of terror with a fatal shot. In the bloody aftermath, the townsmen demand justice, eager to hang young Davy. But Sam, seeing the boy as a victim of circumstances he could not handle, intervenes. He convinces them that Davy was caught in a situation that the town itself should have prevented from escalating. With a heavy heart, Sam tells Davy to go home, watching as the boy rides slowly out of town, leaving behind a town forever changed by violence and courage.

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The Plunderers is a western movie featuring Jeff Chandler.

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