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Siren of Atlantis (1949)

 
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PostPosted: Wed Apr 22, 2015 4:13 pm    Post subject: Siren of Atlantis (1949) Reply with quote



This is the first of two unskilled attempts to glean high adventure from a winning concept, modeled after the 1935 classic "She". Jean Pierre-Aumont and his fellow desert trekkers discover the legendary city of Atlantis beneath the sandy wastes.

Okay, never mind the fact that the legend says Atlantis was a continent that sank beneath the ocean -- after all, "Fire Maidens from Outer Space" put Atlantean survivors on a moon of Jupiter!

The decadent queen of Atlantis is Maria Montez, who played a similar role in 1944's "Cobra Woman", a much more enjoyable "lost kingdom" movie. In one scene, the immortal queen displays her collection of mummified lovers.

Sets and costumes for "Siren of Atlantis" are fairly good, but the film is so poorly done that all three of the directors (yes, three -- Arthur Ripley, Douglas Sirk, and John Brahm) declined screen credit, listing the editor's name instead!

Thirteen years later, veteran sci-fi director Edgar G. Ulmer ("The Man from Planet X", "Beyond the Time Barrier") made "Journey Beneath the Desert", the second unsuccessful attempt to make this promising (though illogical) premise work.


Suggestion: Watch "Siren of Atlantis with "Fire Maidens from Outer Space" and call it an Atlantis-where-you-least-expect-it double feature.
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PostPosted: Mon May 02, 2016 8:25 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

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This is a fan-made trailer, but it's pretty good. ! can't find a download of the movie, but the trailer makes it look very interesting. Enjoy!


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PostPosted: Fri Aug 27, 2021 5:06 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

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I've never actually seen this movie, but here's two versions with good pictures.

However, one is missing the opening credits (for legal reasons), and the other does have the credits — but it has Spanish subtitles. Fortunately, the text is not overly large and the text color is sort of "amber", so it isn't terribly distracting.

I suggest you watch the credits on the second version and then watch the rest of the movie using the first version. Very Happy


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