It's intrepid Nyoka and her friends versus Vultura, Queen of the Desert, on a quest for the Golden Tablets of Hippocrates.It's intrepid Nyoka and her friends versus Vultura, Queen of the Desert, on a quest for the Golden Tablets of Hippocrates.It's intrepid Nyoka and her friends versus Vultura, Queen of the Desert, on a quest for the Golden Tablets of Hippocrates.
William 'Billy' Benedict
- Red Davis
- (as William Benedict)
Georges Renavent
- Maghreb - Vultura's High Priest [Chs.1-4,7,9,15]
- (as George Renavent)
George J. Lewis
- Batan, Arab Henchman
- (as George Lewis)
Kenne Duncan
- Abu
- (as Kenneth Duncan)
Ace
- Fang the Dog
- (uncredited)
Robert Barron
- Sidi, a Tuareg [Ch. 4]
- (uncredited)
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- TriviaChapter Titles: 1. Desert Intrigue, 2. Death's Chariot, 3. Devil's Crucible, 4. Ascending Doom, 5. Fatal Second, 6. Human Sacrifice, 7. Monster's Clutch, 8. Tuareg Vengeance, 9. Burned Alive, 10. Treacherous Trail, 11. Unknown Peril, 12. Underground Tornado, 13. Thundering Death, 14. Blazing Barrier, 15. Satan's Fury
- GoofsIn chapter 1 when Larry is fighting the gorilla, the gorilla grabs the saber and breaks it, but the sound when it breaks is wood, not steel, and when it hits the floor, the sound is also of wood.
- Quotes
Dr. Larry Grayson: There's enough treasure here to open a chain of cancer centers across America. Pre-Cancer Centers of America?
- Crazy creditsClosing credits are written in the sand.
- ConnectionsEdited into Nyoka and the Lost Secrets of Hippocrates (1966)
Featured review
If you like action on the corny side, take a look!
I miss Clayton Moore. Really. He stars in this Republic serial with Kay Aldridge (another pre-Lara Croft) and does a wonderful job. The plot makes a lot of sense this time. It concerns an American doctor (Moore) who ventures to what looks like a Middle-Eastern country in search of tablets written by Hippocrates that provide a cure for cancer. He meets Nyoka Gordon,(played by Aldridge) who is pitted against Hollywood dust storms, a man in a gorilla suit, funky armpits (when she goes mano-y-mano with the villains in some dirty fighting) and in nasty climactic tussles with Vultura (beautiful Lorna Gray) - and these ain't no hair-pullin' catfights, guys! Republic's stuntwomen were just as tough as the men if not tougher. Vultura and her henchmen do everything in their evil power to stop Nyoka and her handsome hero from getting the tablets, which also lead to a bountiful treasure. During the action Nyoka is even reunited with her long-lost father who is a ruler of some sort. There's even brain surgery going on in one cave while a fight takes place in the next. Hmmm, wonder what would OSHA would've thought of that? Talk about professionalism among the staff! I've heard of office conflicts but this is ridiculous! Seriously, though, this is a good film and well-made. The plot makes sense, the action is good, and it's very easy to follow. It's available as part of Republic's serial collection. Compared to some of the garbage called movie entertainment thrown at us today, I'll take a Republic serial any day.
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- Nyoka and the Lost Secrets of Hippocrates
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- $175,000 (estimated)
- Runtime4 hours 21 minutes
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- 1.37 : 1
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