This is part one and two of the earliest surviving film directed by Fritz Lang, part one "The Golden Lake" (1919) his third feature film, and part two "The Diamond Ship". Part three "The Secret of the Sphinx" and part four "For Asia's imperial Crown" were never made.
Exotic sets and designs from the Ethnological Museum of Hamburg, in cooperation with Heinrich Umlauf.
A man looking under the weather looks like he is escaping on an island. If his desperate attempt for help he sends a message written in blood, in a bottle into the sea. As he tosses it he is dispatched by an Inca arrow.
The message comes into the possession of Kay Hoog (Carl de Vogt) rich sportsman and adventurer. The message tells of Inca gold in a remote location. Overhearing this is Lio Sha (Ressel Orla). That night the note is pilfered by a mysterious organization "The Spiders". Now the race is on to see who gets the gold.
The journey will take us over many exotic lands and introduce us to sun-loving, bloodthirsty Incas. There may even be a chance for romance.
As with many serials, the end may just be the beginning. See part two "The Diamond Ship".
In part, two Kay Hoog who previously captured the secret of the Diamond Ship from the mysterious cabal "The spiders" has sworn revenge on Lio Sha for transgressions made in part one.
While the Spiders seek a diamond-shaped while the head of Buddha for their nefarious purposes. Kay seeks to spoil their plot. Again we get to go to exotic places leading to the Falkland Islands. Fortunately this time enough loose ends are sufficiently wrapped up so we do not have to wait for part three (which will never come.)
Exotic sets and designs from the Ethnological Museum of Hamburg, in cooperation with Heinrich Umlauf.
A man looking under the weather looks like he is escaping on an island. If his desperate attempt for help he sends a message written in blood, in a bottle into the sea. As he tosses it he is dispatched by an Inca arrow.
The message comes into the possession of Kay Hoog (Carl de Vogt) rich sportsman and adventurer. The message tells of Inca gold in a remote location. Overhearing this is Lio Sha (Ressel Orla). That night the note is pilfered by a mysterious organization "The Spiders". Now the race is on to see who gets the gold.
The journey will take us over many exotic lands and introduce us to sun-loving, bloodthirsty Incas. There may even be a chance for romance.
As with many serials, the end may just be the beginning. See part two "The Diamond Ship".
In part, two Kay Hoog who previously captured the secret of the Diamond Ship from the mysterious cabal "The spiders" has sworn revenge on Lio Sha for transgressions made in part one.
While the Spiders seek a diamond-shaped while the head of Buddha for their nefarious purposes. Kay seeks to spoil their plot. Again we get to go to exotic places leading to the Falkland Islands. Fortunately this time enough loose ends are sufficiently wrapped up so we do not have to wait for part three (which will never come.)