lauren%RAND-UNIX@vortex.UUCP (02/12/84)
Actually, "First Spaceship on Venus" was not Italian, it was
German/Polish. The original title was "Der Schweigende Stern"
(The Silent Star).
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The film that involved a group of Venus explorers who found a
race of women making sacrifices to a petrified dinosaur (this is the
movie with the robot that's helpful when the lava comes) was
called "Fire Maidens From Outer Space". Made in 1956, it starred
Anthony Dexter (Basil Rathbone had a fairly minor supporting role).
It is frequently considered to be one of the worst SF films ever made,
though personally I think it has an interesting "feel" that is unique
and keeps it from being a total loser.
--Lauren--
P.S. At the end, the robot gets covered with lava and the women switch
to worshipping the robot instead of the dinosaur!
--LW--