The 1950 Geman jungle adventure Die Göttin vom Rio Beni from director Franz Eichhorn (The Green Hell) was dubbed into English and released in the U.S. two years later by United Artists. The UA campaign should look familiar to aficionados of ballyhoo, particularly of the "mondo" genre. Helmuth Schneider (Dirty Heroes) is Edgar, who as a child was the sole escapee of a headhunter attack during an expedition into the wilds of Brazil's Matto Grosso. Now an adult, Edgar leads an expedition in hopes of finding his missing father. Also featuring former ballerina Angelika Hauff (1944's Melusine) as Edgar's "white goddess" love interest. Exhibitors were advised to "Display pirana (sic) fish" inside the theater and to "arrange with local museum or individual collector of Inca relics to lend them to you for display in the lobby!"
Eichhorn, with the help of Eugenio Martin (1972's Horror Express) remade the film in 1964 as Die goldene Göttin vom Rio Beni with Pierre Brice from Mill Of The Stone Women (1960) and lots more gore.
Eichhorn, with the help of Eugenio Martin (1972's Horror Express) remade the film in 1964 as Die goldene Göttin vom Rio Beni with Pierre Brice from Mill Of The Stone Women (1960) and lots more gore.
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