''Sword of the Avenger'' is a 1948 American

adventure film An adventure film is a form of adventure fiction, and is a genre of film. Subgenres of adventure films include swashbuckler films, pirate films, and survival films. Adventure films may also be combined with other film genres such as action, an ...

directed by Sidney Salkow and starring Ramon del Gado, Sigrid Gurie, and Ralph Morgan.

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.

Cast

*Ramon del Gado ( Rogelio dela Rosa) as Roberto Balagtas/Don Diego Sebastian * Sigrid Gurie as Maria Luisa * Ralph Morgan as Don Adolfo * Duncan Renaldo as Fernando *

Leonard Strong Leonard Alfred George Strong (8 March 1896 – 17 August 1958) was a popular English novelist, critic, historian, and poet, and published under the name L. A. G. Strong. He served as a director of the publishers Methuen Ltd. from 1938 to 1958. ...

as Ming Tang

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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 {{1940s-drama-film-stub