Treasure of the Golden Condor
LOST WORLD OF THE MAYANS!
1953 | 93m | English
Popularity: 3 (history)
| Director: | Delmer Daves |
|---|---|
| Writer: | Edison Marshall, Delmer Daves |
| Staring: |
| A nobleman searches for a hidden treasure in Guatemala. | |
| Release Date: | Feb 04, 1953 |
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| Director: | Delmer Daves |
| Writer: | Edison Marshall, Delmer Daves |
| Genres: | |
| Keywords | guatemala, mayans |
| Production Companies | 20th Century Fox |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $0
Budget: $0 |
| Updates |
Updated: Jan 19, 2026 Entered: Apr 29, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| Cornel Wilde | Jean-Paul |
| Constance Smith | Clara MacDougal |
| Finlay Currie | MacDougal |
| Walter Hampden | Pierre Champlain |
| Anne Bancroft | Marie, Comtesse de St. Malo |
| George Macready | Marquis de St. Malo |
| Fay Wray | Annette, Marquise de St. Malo |
| Leo G. Carroll | Raoul Dondel |
| Konstantin Shayne | Father Benoit |
| Robert Blake | Stable Boy (uncredited) |
| Ray Beltram | Medicine Man (uncredited) |
| Margaret Brayton | Bit Part (uncredited) |
| Paul Bryar | Guard (uncredited) |
| Harry Cording | Breton (uncredited) |
| Oliver Cross | Party Guest (uncredited) |
| Robert Filmer | Bailiff (uncredited) |
| Edna Holland | Fontaine's Wife (uncredited) |
| Jerry Hunter | Jean-Paul - Age 10 (uncredited) |
| Donald Lawton | Dondel's Clerk (uncredited) |
| Alphonse Martell | Artist (uncredited) |
| Tudor Owen | Fontaine (uncredited) |
| John Parrish | Turnkey (uncredited) |
| House Peters | Magistrate (uncredited) |
| Charles Soldani | Minor Role (uncredited) |
| Shooting Star | Indian Chief (uncredited) |
| Paul Stathes | Courtroom Spectator (uncredited) |
| Fred Walton | Courtroom Spectator (uncredited) |
| Crane Whitley | Ruffian (uncredited) |
| May Wynn | Maid (uncredited) |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| Sol Kaplan | Original Music Composer |
| Lyle R. Wheeler | Art Direction |
| Albert Hogsett | Art Direction |
| Robert L. Simpson | Editor |
| Edison Marshall | Novel |
| Thomas Little | Set Decoration |
| Paul S. Fox | Set Decoration |
| Charles LeMaire | Wardrobe Master |
| Edward B. Powell | Orchestrator |
| Ray Kellogg | Visual Effects |
| Alfred Bruzlin | Sound |
| Harry M. Leonard | Sound |
| Delmer Daves | Screenplay, Director |
| Edward Cronjager | Director of Photography |
| Alfred Newman | Music Director |
| Dorothy Jeakins | Costume Design |
| Ben Nye | Makeup Artist |
| Arthur Lueker | Assistant Director |
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| Jules Buck | Producer |
| Organization | Category | Person |
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Popularity History
| Year | Month | Avg | Max | Min |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 1 |
| 2024 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 1 |
| 2024 | 6 | 3 | 7 | 1 |
| 2024 | 7 | 4 | 16 | 1 |
| 2024 | 8 | 3 | 7 | 1 |
| 2024 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 1 |
| 2024 | 10 | 3 | 7 | 1 |
| 2024 | 11 | 3 | 8 | 1 |
| 2024 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| 2025 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 |
| 2025 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| 2025 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 2025 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 2025 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 2025 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 2025 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2025 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| 2025 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 1 |
| 2025 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| 2025 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 0 |
| 2026 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 0 |
Trending Position
Delmer Daves has assembled an impressive cast but they all rather just go through the motions in this routine swashbuckler. Cornel Wilde takes top billing as the dispossessed "Jean-Paul" who finds himself robbed of his inheritance. He has but one chance to avenge things - and that is to head to remo ... te Guatemala and seek out a treasure that, Monte-Cristo style - will help him right the wrongs done to him. Were it ever to have escaped the confines of the studio, then perhaps it might have delivered a bit better but the action scenes are all too stage-bound and the jungle looks no more authentic than the greenhouse at Kew. Anne Bancroft brings some glamour as the "Comtesse" and George Macready some menace as the scheming "Marquis" but it's all rather too predictable and Wilde is nowhere near his charming, charismatic - or acrobatic - best. It's watchable and as a fan of the genre i still quite enjoyed it - but it isn't very good and is, frankly, instantly forgettable.