Top cast:Frank Powell,George Nichols,Marion Leonard
Director:Jack Conway&Milton J. Fahrney
Genre:Fantasy
Region:Syria
Year:2013
Storyline:On-site filming about 15-20 miles west of Gallup, NM necessitated the creation of a gigantic set that was 235 feet high, 1,200 feet wide, and 1,600 feet deep - an area including he ancient cliffside, the enormous carnival site with concession stands, rides, and booths, a huge parking lot (with hundreds of rented cars), and over a thousand extras for the crowd scenes.He showed her a defensive helmet that the Russians had constructed for him - to prevent telepathic powers from "getting into his head.The film was originally working-titled "The Presbyterian Church Wager," but was changed when the official Presbyterian Church denomination leaders objected to its adult-oriented subject matter - and the film""s main building structures were mostly brothels, drinking saloons, bathhouses and gambling dens.[Note: 1940s audiences would have been well aware of the geographical reference.President Franklin D.Roosevelt, afflicted with a paralytic illness, was regularly treated at the spa at Warm Springs, known for naturally-heated hot mineral springs.