Jivaro (also known as Lost Treasure of the Amazon) is a 1954 American 3-D adventure film directed by Edward Ludwig and starring Fernando Lamas, Rhonda Fleming and Brian Keith. Publicity material for the film translates Jivaro as "headhunters of the Amazon". Originally filmed in 3-D, due to a decline in interest Jivaro was not presented in that format in its original 1954 theatrical release. It finally had its 3-D debut on September 17, 2006 at "The World 3-D Expo" in Hollywood.[1][2]

Jivaro
Directed byEdward Ludwig
Written byWinston Miller
Story byDavid Duncan
Produced byWilliam H. Pine
William C. Thomas
StarringFernando Lamas
Rhonda Fleming
Brian Keith
CinematographyLionel Lindon
Edited byHoward Smith
Music byGregory Stone
Color processTechnicolor
Production
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Distributed byParamount Pictures
Release date
  • February 12, 1954 (1954-02-12)
Running time
91 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Plot

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Alice Parker (Fleming) arrives at the Brazilian trading outpost of Rio Galdez (Lamas) in search of her fiancé (Denning), an alcoholic engineer who has ventured into dangerous Jívaro territory on a quest for gold.[3]

Cast

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Production

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In April 1952, Pine-Thomas Productions announced they had bought the novel Morro Treasure by David Duncan and hired Duncan to write the script.[4]

The film was known as Lost Treasure of the Amazon. In August John Payne was announced as star as part of a two-picture contract with Pine Thomas, the other being High Voltage.[5] Payne ended up not appearing in the film and High Voltage was never made.

Rhonda Fleming and Fernando Lamas were cast in April 1953.[6]

References

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  1. ^ Ain't It Cool News Aug 14 2006
  2. ^ Rhonda Fleming Will Co-star With Lamas. Hopper, Hedda. Los Angeles Times 11 Apr 1953: 10.
  3. ^ NY Times Jivaro(1954) THE SCREEN IN REVIEW
  4. ^ Pine-Thomas Will Film Story of Head Hunters; TV Beauty in Thriller Schallert, Edwin. Los Angeles Times 26 Apr 1952: 9.
  5. ^ U. S. SUIT 'POLITICS,' ZANUCK DECLARES New York Times 9 Aug 1952: 6
  6. ^ Rhonda Fleming Will Costar With Lamas Hopper, Hedda. Los Angeles Times 11 Apr 1953: 10.
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