1984 - 102 minutes - Action

Cast:
Christopher Connelly....................Captain Yankee
Marina Costa............................................Yanez

Lee Van Cleef............................Inspector Warren

Director:
Anthony M. Dawson (Antonio Margheriti)

Synopsis:
The film begins with a direct copy of the opening to "Raiders of the Lost Ark", as a soldier of fortune Duke Howard (Captain Yankee), leads a dude through a rain forest to hunt in a booby trapped cave for a golden idol, pursued all the while by natives shooting arrows.  The dude even escapes in a seaplane Indy might use, all before it is revealed that Duke and the natives have staged the whole incident to fleece another gullible tourist seeking high adventure.

The film is set in 1938 Malaysia, with a tongue-in-cheek story which deals with Duke guiding a museum curator Yanez from Columbia on her quest for the fabled Ruby of Gloom.  The film is full of incidents such as caves containing lakes of fire and lots of jousting with Borneo pirates.  Van Cleef merely appears as a guest star and alternates in all white and all black costumes.


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