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26 January 1940 (USA)
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Plot:
A group of adventurers head deep into a South American jungle in search of ancient Incan treasure. A beautiful woman...
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Jungle
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Beautiful Woman
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Great cast - so so movie
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Cast
(in credits order) (verified as complete) | Douglas Fairbanks Jr. | ... | Keith Brandon |
 | Joan Bennett | ... | Stephanie Richardson |
 | John Howard | ... | Hal Scott |
 | George Sanders | ... | Forrester |
 | Alan Hale | ... | Dr. Emil 'Nils' Loren |
| George Bancroft | ... | Jim 'Tex' Morgan |
 | Vincent Price | ... | David Richardson |
| Eugene Gericke | ... | Graham (as Gene Garrick) |
| Francis McDonald | ... | Gracco |
 | Mala | ... | Mala (as Ray Mala) |
| Peter Bronte | ... | Santos |
| Lupita Tovar | ... | Native Girl |
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| Wilson Benge | ... | Butler (uncredited) |
| Eumenio Blanco | ... | Well-Dressed Native (uncredited) |
| Anita Camargo | ... | Native Girl (uncredited) |
 | Iron Eyes Cody | ... | Indian (uncredited) |
| Franco Corsaro | ... | Man (uncredited) |
| Yola d'Avril | ... | Native Girl (uncredited) |
| Robert Fischer | ... | Explorer (uncredited) |
| Noble Johnson | ... | Hostile-Tribe Chief (uncredited) |
| Kay Linaker | ... | Woman in Cafe (uncredited) |
| Tony Paton | ... | Bartender (uncredited) |
| Nina Quartero | ... | Native Girl (uncredited) |
| Julian Rivero | ... | Proprietor (uncredited) |
Directed by | |||
| James Whale | |||
Writing credits | ||
| Frances Marion | (original story and screenplay) | |
| Harry Hervey | (additional dialogue) uncredited | |
Produced by | |||
| Harry E. Edington | .... | producer (as Harry Edington) | |
| James Whale | .... | producer | |
Original Music by | |||
| Frank Skinner | (uncredited) | ||
Cinematography by | |||
| Karl Freund | |||
Film Editing by | |||
| Ted J. Kent | (as Ted Kent) | ||
Art Direction by | |||
| Jack Otterson | |||
Set Decoration by | |||
| Russell A. Gausman | (as R.A. Gausman) | ||
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director | |||
| Joseph A. McDonough | .... | assistant director | |
Art Department | |||
| Ralph M. DeLacy | .... | associate art director | |
Sound Department | |||
| Bernard B. Brown | .... | sound supervisor | |
| Charles Carroll | .... | sound technician | |
Stunts | |||
| Iron Eyes Cody | .... | stunts (uncredited) | |
| Billy Wilkerson | .... | stunts (uncredited) | |
Costume and Wardrobe Department | |||
| Irene | .... | gowns: Joan Bennett | |
| Bernard Newman | .... | gowns: Joan Bennett | |
Music Department | |||
| Charles Previn | .... | musical director | |
Production Companies
- James Whale Productions (as Famous Productions)
- Universal Pictures (1940) (USA) (theatrical)
- Realart Pictures (1947) (USA) (theatrical) (re-release)
- J.Arthur Rank-Film (1952) (Austria) (theatrical)
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87 min
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Sound Mix:
Mono (Western Electric Mirrophonic Recording)
Certification:
USA:Approved | USA:Passed (National Board of Review) | West Germany:16 (nf) | Argentina:13 | Finland:S | Sweden:15
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In later years co-star Vincent Price ridiculed the inanities in this film. After the Medved Brothers' book "The Fifty Worst Films of All Time" came out in the late 1970s, Price declared in an interview that he could not understand how they could not include "Green Hell."See more »
Goofs:
Continuity: Richardson is hit by two arrows which are at least two feet long. Back at camp, two comrades examine these arrows which are now about a foot long.See more »
Quotes:
Hal Scott:Strange guy, Richardson. Always keeps to himself. You know anything about him?
Keith Brandon:Nothing. That's about the best thing to know about any man.
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Keith Brandon:Nothing. That's about the best thing to know about any man.
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Featured in The Mummy's Tomb (1942)See more »
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Started off promising but got bogged down in the middle with the introduction of Mrs. Richardson (Joan Bennett). Warning, spoilers will most likely be in the rest of the review. It seemed kind of pointless to kill off Vincent Price so early in the movie, a lot was made of how mysterious he was. Also, convenient of George Sanders to kill himself just before they get rescued, this prevents any kind of entanglements there might have been if they all had been rescued. The fun thing to do with this film, is that knowing that director James Whale was gay, is to look at the characters in another light. Isn't it strange that everything was going great with the exploring party made up of just men but once Bennett comes along everything goes to hell? Also what was the deal with John Howard and Douglas Fairbanks Jr.? It sure seemed to me that Howard was carrying a torch for Doug. Oh, the mind reels.