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Appointment in Honduras
Appointment in Honduras

Appointment in Honduras

Emotions stripped bare! Adventure beyond compare!

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AdventureThrillerCrime

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On a tramp steamer off Central America are Mr. and Mrs. Sheppard, five prisoners en route to a Nicaraguan prison, and Corbett, an American carrying money for a Honduran counter-revolution. Denied permission to land in Honduras, Corbett releases the prisoners and with their aid hijacks the ship. They land, taking the wealthy Sheppards as hostages, and start the arduous trip upriver to Corbett's rendezvous, meeting jungle hazards

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Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

English

Runtime

79 mins

Rating

5.7/10

Release Date

16 October 1953

Country

United States of America

Cast

Glenn Ford

Glenn Ford

Jim Corbett

Ann Sheridan

Ann Sheridan

Sylvia Sheppard

Zachary Scott

Zachary Scott

Harry Sheppard

Rodolfo Acosta

Rodolfo Acosta

Reyes

Jack Elam

Jack Elam

Castro

Stuart Whitman

Stuart Whitman

Telegrapher (uncredited)

Stanley Andrews

Stanley Andrews

Capt. McTaggart

Ric Roman

Ric Roman

Jiminez

Rico Alaniz

Rico Alaniz

Bermudez

Paul Conrad

Paul Conrad

Luis

Mel Welles

Mel Welles

Hidalgo (uncredited)

Michael Vallon

Michael Vallon

Stranger (uncredited)

Charles Soldani

Charles Soldani

Indian (uncredited)

Julian Rivero

Julian Rivero

President Prieto (uncredited)

Joey Ray

Joey Ray

General (uncredited)

Paul Marion

Paul Marion

Wounded Soldier (uncredited)

John Mansfield

John Mansfield

Lieutenant (uncredited)

Pepe Hern

Pepe Hern

Stranger (uncredited)

Ron Gans

Ron Gans

Mexican Lieutenant (uncredited)

Henry A. Escalante

Henry A. Escalante

Soldier (uncredited)

Steve Conte

Steve Conte

Stranger (uncredited)

Zarco Carreno

Zarco Carreno

Bit Role (uncredited)

Robert Brown

Robert Brown

Helmsman (uncredited)

Stuart Whitman

Stuart Whitman

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