''Jivaro'' (also known as ''Lost Treasure of the Amazon'') is a 1954 American 3-D

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adventure film directed by

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and starring

Fernando Lamas Fernando Álvaro Lamas y de Santos (January 9, 1915 – October 8, 1982) was an Argentine-American actor and director, and the father of actor Lorenzo Lamas. Biography Argentina Fernando Álvaro Lamas y de Santos was born in Buenos Aires, Ar ...

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and

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. 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 release. It later had its 3-D debut on September 17, 2006 at The World 3-D Expo in Hollywood.

Plot

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.

Cast

as Rio Galdez *

as Alice Parker *

as Tony *

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as Pedro Martines *

Richard Denning Richard Denning (March 27, 1914 – October 11, 1998) was an American actor who starred in science fiction films of the 1950s, including '' Unknown Island'' (1948), '' Creature from the Black Lagoon'' ( 1954), '' Target Earth'' (1954), '' Day ...

as Jerry Russell * Rita Moreno as Maroa * Marvin Miller as Jivaro Chief Kovanti * Morgan Farley as Vinny *Pascual García Peña as Sylvester, Rio's aide *

Nestor Paiva Nestor Paiva (June 30, 1905 – September 9, 1966) was an American actor of Portuguese descent. He is most famous for his recurring role of Teo Gonzales the innkeeper in Walt Disney's Spanish Western series ''Zorro'' and its feature film ''The ...

as Jacques *

Kay Johnson Catherine Townsend Johnson (November 29, 1904 – November 17, 1975) was an American stage and film actress. Family Johnson was born in Mount Vernon, New York. Her father was architect Thomas R. Johnson, who worked in the firm of Cass Gil ...

as Umari *Charles Lung as The Padre *

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as Edwards

Production

In April 1952,

Pine-Thomas Productions Pine-Thomas Productions was a prolific B-picture unit of Paramount Pictures from 1940–1957, producing 81 films. Co-producers William H. Pine (February 15, 1896 – April 29, 1955) and William C. Thomas (August 11, 1903 – April 2, 1984) were kno ...

announced they had bought the novel ''Morro Treasure'' by David Duncan and hired Duncan to write the script. 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''. Payne ended up not appearing in the film and ''High Voltage'' was never made. Rhonda Fleming and Fernando Lamas were cast in April 1953. The film was meant to be in 3-D.Rhonda Fleming Will Costar With Lamas Hopper, Hedda. Los Angeles Times 11 Apr 1953: 10.

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* * * 1954 3D films American adventure films 1954 films 1954 adventure films Films set in Brazil Films set in South America 1950s English-language films American 3D films Films with screenplays by David Duncan (writer) Paramount Pictures films Films directed by Edward Ludwig 1950s American films {{adventure-film-stub