''Sword of the Avenger'' is a 1948 American
adventure film directed by
Sidney Salkow
Sidney Salkow (June 16, 1911 – October 18, 2000) was an American film director (more than 50 motion pictures), screenwriter, and television director.
Salkow was educated at the City College of New York, Columbia University and Harvard Law Schoo ...
and starring
Ramon del Gado,
Sigrid Gurie
Sigrid Gurie (born Sigrid Guri Haukelid; May 18, 1911 – August 14, 1969) was an American actress from the late 1930s to early 1940s.
Early life
Gurie was born in Brooklyn, New York. Her father was a civil engineer who worked for the N ...
, and
Ralph Morgan
Raphael Kuhner Wuppermann (July 6, 1883 – June 11, 1956), known professionally as Ralph Morgan, was a Hollywood stage and film character actor, and the older brother of Frank Morgan.
Early life
Morgan was born in New York City, the eig ...
.
Plot
The setting of the film is the
Philippines
The Philippines (; fil, Pilipinas, links=no), officially the Republic of the Philippines ( fil, Republika ng Pilipinas, links=no),
* bik, Republika kan Filipinas
* ceb, Republika sa Pilipinas
* cbk, República de Filipinas
* hil, Republ ...
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.
Cast
*Ramon del Gado (
Rogelio dela Rosa)
as Roberto Balagtas/Don Diego Sebastian
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Sigrid Gurie
Sigrid Gurie (born Sigrid Guri Haukelid; May 18, 1911 – August 14, 1969) was an American actress from the late 1930s to early 1940s.
Early life
Gurie was born in Brooklyn, New York. Her father was a civil engineer who worked for the N ...
as Maria Luisa
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Ralph Morgan
Raphael Kuhner Wuppermann (July 6, 1883 – June 11, 1956), known professionally as Ralph Morgan, was a Hollywood stage and film character actor, and the older brother of Frank Morgan.
Early life
Morgan was born in New York City, the eig ...
as Don Adolfo
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Duncan Renaldo
Renault Renaldo Duncan (April 23, 1904 – September 3, 1980), better known as Duncan Renaldo, was a Romanian-born American actor best remembered for his portrayal of The Cisco Kid in films and on the 1950–1956 American TV series ''The Cisco Ki ...
as Fernando
*
Leonard Strong as Ming Tang
References
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1948 films
1940s English-language films
American black-and-white films
American adventure drama films
1940s adventure drama films
Films directed by Sidney Salkow
Films set in the 1820s
Films set in the Philippines
1940s historical adventure films
American historical adventure films
Eagle-Lion Films films
1948 drama films
1940s American films
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