[3] André de Saint-Avit of the French Foreign Legion is discovered unconscious in the African desert.

He claims he stumbled upon the lost kingdom of Atlantis, ruled by the beautiful Queen Antinea, who drove him to commit murder.

[4] In September 1946 it was announced Nebenzal bought the rights to film the novel and had signed Maria Montez to star.

The old Pabst picture had great sets, but you do need money to construct a hidden city and that kind of thing.

[7]Sirk did agree to do some uncredited work on the screenplay with Rowland Leigh but said he was "fairly sure I didn't do any shooting" on the film.

The Joseph Breen office wrote to Nebenzal complaining about the depiction of "hasheesh and illicit sex".

[12] Aumont later wrote that "the decors were a fantastic mishmash, including naugahyde doors which seemed to have come right out of the office of the frenetic producer rather than the mysterious palace of Antinea.

[13] Montez said during filming that she hoped to give a good performance along with the "sex and stuff people expect of me... Not that I have anything against glamour.

A leopard, who acted in the film, was dosed with tranquilizers and sent to live with Aumont and Montez for a few days to become accustomed to them.

"[13] Test screenings in Las Vegas went poorly and the producer became convinced that audiences did not understand the Pierre Benoit story because it was "too philosophical".

"[7] Nebenzal managed to raise an estimated $250,000 for further reshoots done over two weeks in July, with John Brahm directing.

[21] The Los Angeles Times said the film "does have its moments of action and violence but too much of it is given over to the philosophical introspection (or thinking aloud) of the characters.