Legend Of The Lost

Despite the fact that he was one of the most facile screenwriters in film history, and probably the most highly paid, Ben Hecht did pen some clinkers. This is one of them. Wayne is a down-and-out adventurer who finds himself in a Timbuktu jail for lack of funds and for brawling. He is hired by idealist and dreamer Brazzi to guide him to remote and near-mythical ruins in the Sahara Desert where a great treasure reportedly awaits discovery. Brazzi's own vanished father sought the treasure years earlier. Wayne doesn't for a minute believe Brazzi but goes along for wages and to breathe free air. Joining them against Wayne's wishes is street girl Loren, who is out for a...