Daughter of the Sun God
Cast & Crew
Kenneth Herts
William Holmes
Lisa Montell
Harry Knapp
Juanita Llosa
Al Bello
Film Details
Technical Specs
Synopsis
Kent, an American writer and explorer vacationing in Peru, is approached by Christine, whose uncle, an authority on Incan and pre-Columbian cultures, has disappeared. Christine wants Kent to help her find a stolen map of the legendary lost city of gold, where the Incas live today as they had 2,000 years ago. Dr. Howard Knapp, an American archeologist, joins Kent's expedition as a guide. After surviving many perils in the Peruvian desert--snakes, crocodiles, and hostile natives--the group negotiates jungle quicksand and jaguar attacks. Dr. Knapp, revealed to be responsible for stealing the map, separates from Kent and Christine. The couple make their way to the Incan city and warn the natives, who overcome the doctor and his mountain bandits.
Director
Kenneth Herts
Cast
William Holmes
Lisa Montell
Harry Knapp
Juanita Llosa
Al Bello
Emilio Meiners
Juan Caycho
Isabel Carrion
Crew
Film Details
Technical Specs
Quotes
Trivia
Notes
The working title of this film was Cocobolo. Although production began in 1953, news items indicate that the film had its first premiere in 1960, and was not released in the U.S. until 1963. An January 18, 1955 Hollywood Reporter news item reported that due to insufficient funds following production, producer-director Kenneth Herts sold an interest in the film to Charles Schwartz, Senator Herbert Lehman and U.S. Secretary of the Air Force Harold Talbot, and that the new producer was Lindsley Parsons. Parsons' contribution to the final film has not been determined. The news item added that the picture, then titled Cocobolo, was to be distributed by RKO Radio Pictures. A later Hollywood Reporter news item, dated March 24, 1955, refuted the RKO distribution information.
On November 9, 1960, a Variety news item noted that Daughter of the Sun God would have its premiere that night in Peru, and that Warner Bros. was slated as distributor. However, the news item then revealed that the film was not recorded on Warner Bros.' release schedule or acquisition list. Daughter of the Sun God was shot entirely on location in Lima, Peru, and Brazil and, according to a February 9, 1953 Hollywood Reporter news item, included scenes of Lima's "Carnaval" celebration.
