Alan Steel is William Smith and Toni Sailer is his buddy and fellow cowhand Alan Fox.
They’ve helped a rancher named Burt Nixon make a long trek to Silver City in New Mexico Territory.
But no sooner has Nixon arrived than he’s is ambushed for the $20,000 he’s carrying.
The culprits — and town leader Jerry Darmon (Mario Petri) is their leader — try to pin the murder on Smith and Fox.
Thinking they’ve gotten them out of the way, they head off on their next get-rich-quick scheme.
A band of Aztecs have made their way north, bringing a fortune in gold with them.
Darmon and partner El Puma plan to locate their secret cave, kill all the Indians they can find and make off with the bounty.
But Fox isn’t dead and Smith isn’t giving up until the men responsible for Nixon’s death are brought to justice.
So they wind up at that hidden Inca hideaway too, just as the sacrifice of Princess bride Inca (Anna Maria Polani) is about to take place.
Sergio Cinii (Alan Steel) as William ‘Samson’ Smith, getting information on Jerry Darmon’s plans in Lost Treasure of the Incas (1964)
Toni Sailer as Alan Fox, fretting while sitting in jail accused of a crime he didn’t commit in Lost Treasure of the Incas (1964)
Review:
Italy’s peplum craze was dying and its Spaghetti Western craze was beginning, resulting in some strange hybrids.
This is one of them with peplum veteran and muscleman Alan Steel leading the cast.
That being the case, he’s given multiple opportunities to shed his shirt and show off his brute strength in hand-to-hand combat.
But there are some groan-worthy moments too.
For instance, Alan Fox spends lots of time wandering through the desert with Princess Inca. And he thinks she’s a young boy. Until he has to suck snake venom from her neck.
The cast also features Brigitti Heilberg as Jenny Nixon, who’s in love with William Smith, and Dada Gallotti as saloon girl Ilona in her first Western role.
Anna Maria Polani as the reluctant Incan princess who falls for cowboy Alan Fox in Lost Treasure of the Incas (1964)
Brigitte Heiberg as Jenny Nixon, William Smith’s girlfriend, about to accompany him on his latest adventure in Lost Treasure of the Incas (1964)
Directed by:
Piero Pierotti
Cast:
Sergio Ciani … William Smith / Samson
as Alan Steel
Mario Petri … Jerry Darmon
Toni Sailer … Alan Fox
Anna Maria Polani … Princess Inca
Harry Riebauer … Sheriff
Brigitte Heiberg … Jenny Nixon
Dada Gallotti … Ilona
Pierre Cressoy … Vince
Wolfgang Luskchy … El Puma
Attillio Severini … Gizzly
Amadeo Trilli … Inazuma, Incan priest
Burt Nixon … Carlo Tamberlani
Gina Marturano … Barracuda
Federico Boido … Tex
as Rick Boyd
Runtime: 100 min.
aka:
Sansone e il tesoro degli Incas
Lost Treasure of the Aztecs
Hercules and the Treasure of the Incas
Pierre Cressroy as Vince, a gambler who bucks Jerry Darmon, even if it’s hazardous for his health in Lost Treasure of the Incas (1964)
Dada Gallotti as saloon girl Ilona, spilling her inside information on Lost Treasure of the Incas (1964)
Memorable lines:
Sorry, watched a non-English version of this film.
Mario Petri as Jerry Darmon, planning another dastardly deed with El Puma (Wolfgang Luskchy) while fast gun Tex (Federico Boido) looks on in Lost Tresaure of the Incas (1964)
Harry Riebauer as the Silver City sheriff, restrained by Jerry Darmon’s henchmen in Lost Treasure of the Incas (1964)
Trivia:
According to IMDb, this was supposed to be another Hercules sword-and-sandal type film. But with the unexpected success of the Spaghetti Western, the script was quickly rewritten and turned into a Western.
This marked one of six films released in 1964 starring Alan Steel. He made just 12 more. They included appearances in Spaghetti Westerns “I’ll Die for Vengeance” (1968) and “Fasthand is Still My Name” (1973).
Sergio Ciani (Alan Steel) as William ‘Samson’ Smith, about to become a sacrifice in Lost Treasure of the Incas (1964)
Amadeo Trillio as Incan priest Inazuma introduces Princess Inca (Anna Maria Polani) to his people in Lost Treasure of the Incas (1964)
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