Sword of the Avenger

Sword of the Avenger
Sword of the Avenger
	Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Sidney Salkow
Written by	Julius Evans
Produced by	Sidney Salkow
Starring	Ramon Delgado
Cinematography	Clyde De Vinna
Edited by	Mel Thorsen
Distributed by	Eagle-Lion Films
Release date	1948;
Running time	76 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English

Sword of the Avenger is a 1948 American adventure film directed by Sidney Salkow and starring Ramon del Gado,^[1] Sigrid Gurie, and Ralph Morgan.^[2]

Plot

The setting of the film is the Philippines in 1827, while it was under Spanish rule. Roberto Balagtas (Delgado) is falsely arrested for treason and sent to prison where he is tortured. He escapes with other prisoners, but only Batagtas survives the escape, carrying with him a treasure map left by one of the others. He crosses paths with Ming Tang (Strong) and a group of Chinese smugglers, with whom he finds the treasure. The booty makes him extremely wealthy, and he changes his name to Don Diego Sebastian. He then goes back to the Philippines to seek his revenge.^[3]

Cast

Ramon del Gado (Rogelio dela Rosa)^[1] as Roberto Balagtas/Don Diego Sebastian
Sigrid Gurie as Maria Luisa
Ralph Morgan as Don Adolfo
Duncan Renaldo as Fernando
Leonard Strong as Ming Tang

References

^ ^a ^b "Three versions of 'The Avenger'". Philstar.
^ "Sword of the Avenger". AFI. afi.com. Retrieved 11 January 2016.
^ Sword of the Avenger at the TCM Movie Database

External links

Sword of the Avenger at IMDb
Sword of the Avenger at AllMovie

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[actors-1] "Three versions of 'The Avenger'". Philstar.

[2] "Sword of the Avenger". AFI. afi.com. Retrieved 11 January 2016.

[3] Sword of the Avenger at the TCM Movie Database

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