US Release date: 31 October 1948
First Melbourne Saturday Suburban: 27 May 1950
Genre: Western
Country: USA
Running time: 87 minutes (colour)
Director: Joseph Kane
Cast: Rod Cameron, Ilona Massey & Lorna Gray
Australian Distributor: BEF
Melbourne Premiere Venue: Union’s Liberty theatre for one week from 21 April with Sons of Adventure as support.
Suburban Release Type: Union 3-L-2
Rankings
| Rank | ||
| EF Points | 83 | 238 |
| EF PPE | 3.61 | 152 |
| Metres Travelled | 239,672 | 298 |
| Average MT | 10,421 | 142 |
| Engagements | 23 | 301 |
| Slots | 29 | 300 |
| Weeks | 6 | 155 |
| Weeks as % of engagements | 26.09% | 138 |
| Saturdays | 8 | 248 |
| Sats as % of engagements | 34.78% | 185 |
| Tuesdays | 9 | 182 |
| Tues as % of engagements | 39.13% | 149 |
| First billed | 13 | 169 |
| Second billed | 10 | 188 |
| Feature only | 0 | 34* |
Independent ratios
| Engagements weeks 1-10 | 14 |
| Ratio | 60.87% |
| Difference to chain ratio | -25.80% |
| Eng weeks 11-26 | 6 |
| Ratio | 26.09% |
| Difference to chain ratio | 18.47% |
| Eng weeks 27-52 | 3 |
| Ratio | 13.04% |
| Difference to chain ratio | 7.33% |
| Hoyts eng | 1 |
| Ratio | 4.35% |
| Difference to chain ratio | 3.51% |
| Independent eng | 17 |
| Ratio | 73.91% |
| Difference to chain ratio | -3.20% |
| Suburban eng | 5 |
| Ratio | 21.74% |
| Difference to chain ratio | -0.31% |
Notes: Republic cavalry western that, even in colour, was used sparingly by Union theatres, spread reasonably equally between Saturdays, Tuesdays and weeks and also between topping the bill and as a support. A long lifespan (including a stint at Hoyts Memorial in its 7th week) but with no regular partner nor any consistency to its pattern (it appeared to fill gaps) it gained no real traction and ended with a mediocre 83 EF points.
The Plunderers engagements
| SUBURB | VENUE | CHAIN | DATE | W | D | B | CO-FEATURE |
| Collingwood | Austral | Suburban | 27/5/50 | 1 | S | 1 | Cover Up |
| Toorak | Village | Independent | 27/5/50 | 1 | T | 2 | Big City |
| Albert Park | Kinema | Independent | 27/5/50 | 1 | W | 2 | The Search |
| Newmarket | Newmarket | Suburban | 3/6/50 | 2 | S | 1 | Cover Up |
| Preston West | Rivoli | Independent | 10/6/50 | 3 | S | 1 | April Showers |
| East Malvern | Waverley | Independent | 10/6/50 | 3 | T | 1 | The Big Fight |
| Fairfield | Fairfield | Suburban | 17/6/50 | 4 | S | 1 | Cover Up |
| Sandringham | Roxy | Independent | 17/6/50 | 4 | T | 1 | High Conquest |
| Camberwell | Rivoli | Suburban | 17/6/50 | 4 | W | 2 | That Midnight Kiss |
| Oakleigh | Paramount | Independent | 1/7/50 | 6 | S | 2 | Cover Up |
| Coburg West | Progress | Independent | 1/7/50 | 6 | T | 2 | The Velvet Touch |
| Preston East | Gowerville | Independent | 1/7/50 | 6 | W | 1 | The Noose |
| North Richmond | Victoria | Independent | 8/7/50 | 7 | S | 2 | Oh! You Beautiful Doll |
| St.Kilda | Memorial | Hoyts | 29/7/50 | 10 | W | 2 | Kiss in the Dark |
| Newport | Plaza | Independent | 12/8/50 | 12 | T | 1 | King of the Gamblers |
| Williamstown | Empress | Independent | 12/8/50 | 12 | T | 1 | King of the Gamblers |
| Brunswick | Empire | Independent | 26/8/50 | 14 | T | 1 | King of the Gamblers |
| Reservoir | Plaza | Independent | 2/9/50 | 15 | S | 1 | Red Canyon |
| Coburg | Plaza | Independent | 16/9/50 | 17 | T | 1 | Out of the Storm |
| North Brighton | Gardenvale | Independent | 11/11/50 | 25 | T | 1 | Heart of Virginia |
| Middle Brighton | Dendy | Independent | 2/12/50 | 28 | S | 2 | The Lie |
| Richmond | National | Independent | 30/12/50 | 32 | W | 2 | Boston Blackie’s Chinese Venture |
| Ormond | Plaza | Suburban | 12/5/50 | 51 | W | 2 | Fancy Pants |
The 1950 Project 