Valley of the Kings (1954)
Hard-boiled archeologist Mark Brandon is searching for ancient tombs in Egypt when he is approached by beautiful Ann Mercedes, who convinces him to help her fulfill her deceased father's life's ambition - to provide solid proof of the biblical Joseph's travels in ancient Egypt. As an ex-pupil of Ann's father, Mark accepts and the two embark on a search for the tomb of the Pharoah Ra Hotep, said to have had some connection with Joseph. The trail to the tomb is fraught with intrigue, betrayal, murder, and the possibility that the tomb itself has been emptied of all its artifacts by ancient looters.
Director: Robert Pirosh
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Robert Taylor as Mark Brandon |
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Eleanor Parker as Ann Barclay Mercedes |
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Carlos Thompson as Philip Mercedes |
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Kurt Kasznar as Hamed Backhour |
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Victor Jory as Tuareg Chief |
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Leon Askin as Valentine Arko, Antique Dealer |
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Aldo Silvani as Father Anthimos |
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Samia Gamal as Dancer |
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Laurette Luez as Native Girl |
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Rushdy Abaza as Robed Man (uncredited) |
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Leora Dana as Lovely Girl (uncredited) |
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Frank De Kova as Akmed Salah (uncredited) |
| Writing | Robert Pirosh | Writer |
| Writing | C.W. Ceram | Novel |
| Writing | Karl Tunberg | Writer |
| Directing | Robert Pirosh | Director |
| Art | Edwin B. Willis | Set Decoration |
| Camera | Robert Surtees | Director of Photography |
| Directing | André Smagghe | Assistant Director |
| Directing | William Shanks | Assistant Director |
| Production | Stanley Goldsmith | Unit Manager |
| Art | Cedric Gibbons | Art Direction |
| Art | Jack Martin Smith | Art Direction |
| Art | Jack D. Moore | Set Decoration |
| Costume & Make-Up | Walter Plunkett | Costume Design |
| Sound | Miklós Rózsa | Original Music Composer |
| Editing | Harold F. Kress | Editor |
| Directing | Joel Freeman | Assistant Director |
| Sound | Douglas Shearer | Recording Supervision |