

Appointment in Honduras
1953-10-16 · 79 min · ★ 5.9
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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- Directors
- Jacques Tourneur
- Production companies
- Benedict Bogeaus Production, RKO Radio Pictures
- Countries
- United States of America
- Status
- Released
Top Cast
Glenn FordJim Corbett
Ann SheridanSylvia Sheppard
Zachary ScottHarry Sheppard
Rodolfo AcostaReyes
Jack ElamCastro
Stuart WhitmanTelegrapher (uncredited)
Stanley AndrewsCapt. McTaggart
Rico AlanizBermudez
Mel WellesHidalgo (uncredited)
Michael VallonStranger (uncredited)
Joey RayGeneral (uncredited)
Paul MarionWounded Soldier (uncredited)Title information and images are supplied by TMDb. Explore our discovery guide for advice on comparing metadata and legal viewing options.
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