Product Details

• Actors: Hedy Lamarr, Walter Pidgeon, Frank Morgan, Richard Carlson, Reginald Owen
• Directors: Richard Thorpe
• Format: Black & White, Closed-captioned, NTSC
• Language: English
• Rating: NR (Not Rated)
• Number of tapes: 1
• Studio: MGM (Warner)
• VHS Release Date: June 22, 1994
• Run Time: 90 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 3.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• ASIN: 6303091954
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #2,843 in Video (See Bestsellers in Video)

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3.0 out of 5 stars Hedy, Hedy, and...Hedy., July 15, 2002

By	F. Gentile (Lake Worth, Florida, United States) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

There's only one reason why I'm even rating this basically forgotten movie, which is VERY dated, and really not any better than an old "Jungle Jim" episode. It would probably be of interest only to old movie buffs, and, as one of those dying creatures, I feel the old flicks are worthy of preservation and viewing. But, the only obvious reason to watch this film is Hedy LaMarr. She (in my opinion) was never really a great actress, but was known for her flawless beauty. Louie B. Mayer imported Hedwig Keisler from Austria, after she literally created a splash in the then unheard of famous nude swim scene in "Ecstasy", in the early 1930's. She was married at one time to a wealthy industrialist, socialized with the likes of Hitler, and had adventures right out of the most imaginative fiction. She also co-invented a device which was used for tracking enemy German subs during World War Two, a fact which only recently came to light. Though most of her films in her Hollywood career were un-distinguished, she became a top star in the M.G.M. pantheon, simply by virtue of her screen image, and received top billing with the likes of Gable and Spencer Tracy. Her career waned in the 1950's, with even less distinguished roles, and, save for the occasional snippet of various semi-scandalous news in the papers, she dissapeared. In this film, she is so lushly, outrageously, ridiculously gorgeous, that she makes even someone like Liz Taylor in, for example, Cleopatra, look like a plain Jane. She is the ultimate "femme fatale", a role she basically never escaped. When I saw this movie as a kid... when Hedy comes out of the jungle and says "I am Tondeleyo", well... I think that's the moment when puberty kicked in, because I started shaking at the vision of this impossibly gorgeous, exotic dark bird of paradise. She is the epitome of the glamorous, other worldy mystique that stars such as Garbo and Dietrich projected in 1930's and '40's Hollywood, and Hedy in this film rivals even them. Hedy died just a few years ago, in relative obscurity, in a small Florida town. This little old lady was reportedly a good neighbor and friend to the few people she entrusted, who apparently were aware that their very elderly, sweet friend was, long...long ago, one of the legends of the Silver Screen. A real-life "Norma Desmond", though Hedy was, by all accounts, a happy lady in her final years, looked after by her loyal and protective friends. I can't honestly recommend buying this film for any reason other than viewing the raven haired, shimmering vision of un-equaled beauty that was Hedy LaMarr.

3.0 out of 5 stars It's all about Hedy, June 15, 2009

By	vic (alexandria, va) - See all my reviews

Okay, so it's not the greatest flick, but it's interesting for two main reasons: 1) It has some serious racial overtones in that the Hedy character is supposedly not good enough to marry a white man (according to the Pidgeon character), so watching that play out is interesting and 2) Hedy Lamarr is very gorgeous in the role, with her skin color darkened to look like someone who's been kissed by the sun for years. My only complaint about her character is that she's played as some gold-digging simpleton who wants nothing but beads and baubles, instead of a more complex character in love with and trying to manipulate the Pidgeon character. The movie would have been much more interesting if they had played out the obvious physical attraction between Hedy and Pidgeon, with him realizing his love for her, despite her race, instead of his bullying her and trying to protect the white guy who married her. Also watch for the scene with Hedy traipsing about with whip in hand--PRICELESS!

4.0 out of 5 stars Hedy Lamarr shines through an ageold plot, May 23, 2009

By	Mr. A. L. Bowman "andyBowman" (Johannesbirg RSA) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

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Were it not for the presence of Hedy Lamarr, this film would have been lost in the passing of time. Other players merely were there to support the latest "sex symbol"