Appointment in Honduras
Encyclopedia
Appointment in Honduras (1953) is a comedy
adventure
film, starring Glenn Ford
and directed by Jacques Tourneur
Comedy
Comedy , as a popular meaning, is any humorous discourse or work generally intended to amuse by creating laughter, especially in television, film, and stand-up comedy. This must be carefully distinguished from its academic definition, namely the comic theatre, whose Western origins are found in...
adventure
Adventure
An adventure is defined as an exciting or unusual experience; it may also be a bold, usually risky undertaking, with an uncertain outcome. The term is often used to refer to activities with some potential for physical danger, such as skydiving, mountain climbing and or participating in extreme sports...
film, starring Glenn Ford
Glenn Ford
Glenn Ford was a Canadian-born American actor from Hollywood's Golden Era with a career that spanned seven decades...
and directed by Jacques Tourneur
Jacques Tourneur
Jacques Tourneur was a French-American film director.-Life:Born in Paris, France, he was the son of film director Maurice Tourneur. At age 10, Jacques moved to the United States with his father. He started a career in cinema while still attending high school as an extra and later as a script clerk...
Plot
This story originates from a Central American country. Ms. Sylvia Sheppard (Ann Sheridan) and a handsome gentleman Jim Corbett (Glenn Ford) is in the jungle and facing dangerous lizards, tigers and other animals. Mr Corbett was hired to ensure that a large sum of money, came to a deposed political leader of South America. Sylvia and her husband Harry Sheppard (Zachary Scott) are taken prisoner by the corrupt businessmen ... Corbett will have to rescue themCast
Actor | Role |
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Glenn Ford Glenn Ford Glenn Ford was a Canadian-born American actor from Hollywood's Golden Era with a career that spanned seven decades... |
Jim |
Ann Sheridan Ann Sheridan -Life and career:Born Clara Lou Sheridan in Denton, Texas on February 21, 1915, she was a student at the University of North Texas when her sister sent a photograph of her to Paramount Pictures. She subsequently entered and won a beauty contest, with part of her prize being a bit part in a... |
Sylvia |
Zachary Scott Zachary Scott Zachary Scott was an American actor, most notable for his roles as villains and "mystery men".-Life and career:... |
Harry |
Jack Elam Jack Elam William Scott "Jack" Elam was an American film actor best known for his numerous roles as villains in Western films and, later in his career, comedies .-Early life:... |
Castro |
Rodolfo Acosta Rodolfo Acosta Rodolfo Acosta was a Mexican character actor, typically playing heavies in Hollywood westerns. Acosta was also a regular as Vaquero on The High Chaparral from 1967-69... |
Reyes |
Stanley Andrews Stanley Andrews Stanley Andrews was an American actor perhaps best known as the voice of Daddy Warbucks on the radio program Little Orphan Annie and later as "The Old Ranger", the host of Death Valley Days.-Early life:... |
Captain. McTaggart |