A Prize of Gold (1955)(dvd)

Synopsis:For reasons never satisfactorily explained, Mai Zetterling wants to take a number of orphaned children from their home in Germany to a new life in South America. Her lover, an American soldier played by Richard Widmark, agrees to help her and decides to steal a load of gold bullion which is being flown from Berlin to London.

A gang of dubious types is assembled and, predictably, the thieves fall out — one of them quite literally out of the airplane. It's part routine thriller, part soggy melodrama with a lot of winsome kiddies, and Richard Widmark plays a softie! In a word, unconvincing.

Cast: Richard Widmark
Runtime: 101 min