The Steel Lady

The Steel Lady
Directed by Ewald André Dupont
Produced by Grant Whytock
Screenplay by Richard Schayer
Story by Aubrey Wisberg
Starring Rod Cameron
Tab Hunter
Music by Arthur Lange
Emil Newman
Cinematography Floyd Crosby
Edited by Grant Whytock
Production
company
Edward Small Productions
World Films
Distributed by United Artists
Release date
  • October 9, 1953 (1953-10-09) (United States)
Running time
 84 minutes
Country United States
Language English

The Steel Lady (also known as Treasure of Kalifa) is a 1953 American action film directed by Ewald André Dupont starring Rod Cameron and Tab Hunter.[1]

Plot

Four oil company employees crash-land in the desert of North Africa. They have limited food and water, no radio, no way to repair the plane and, with no hope of rescue, face a slow death. Then one of the crew spots the antenna of a German tank from World War II sprouting from the sands. Digging down, they discover the ‘Steel Lady’ of the title, complete with mummified crew, lost in the dunes ten years before, out of water, fuel, and supplies, rather like themselves.

After burying the German crew, they attempt to repair their radio with parts from the tank's radio; only marginally successful, they manage to tell the outside world that they are alive, but can only pass on their latitude before the jury-rigged radio burns out.

It is then that they come up with a wild idea. If they could dig out and clean up the tank, they can use the petrol left in the plane to drive out of the desert.

Cast

Production

Filming started in December 1952.[2]

Release

The film was released on a double bill with Captain John Smith and Pocahontas.[3]

See also

References

  1. ↑ The Steel Lady at TCMDB
  2. ↑ Perilous Voyage' Will Star Ralston and Brady; Cameron Desert Battler Schallert, Edwin. Los Angeles Times (1923-Current File) [Los Angeles, Calif] 18 Nov 1952: B7.
  3. ↑ Adventure Keynotes Two-Feature Program Los Angeles Times (1923-Current File) [Los Angeles, Calif] 18 Nov 1953: A9.


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