Review of Secret of the Incas (1954) by Roy C — 22 Mar 2009

This moderately fun adventure yarn from the mid-fifties is mostly noteworthy for two things: Yma Sumac appears in a minor role and performs several of her songs, and Charlton Heston's character of Henry Steele was clearly one of the main cinematic inspirations for Indiana Jones a few decades down the line.

The performances are okay, the Technicolor cinematography is vivid, and the Peruvian locations are beautiful. The plot is a bit on the slow side, however, and the tomb raiding at the end is pretty underwhelming, at least seen with post-Indiana Jones-eyes.

All in all, then, an average movie.