Legend of the Lost (1957)

Paul Bonnard: [Referring to his watch] Why did you steal it?
Dita: I wanted it.

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Paul Bonnard: One gets to imagine strange things in the desert.
Joe January: Yeah, one meets them too!

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Paul Bonnard: [Seeing Joe drinking whisky] Excuse me, monsieur, but I'm opposed to that.
Joe January: [Belligerently] Opposed to what?
Paul Bonnard: Taking liquor along.
Joe January: Well, I'm not. We'll compromise. You live your way. I'll live mine!
Paul Bonnard: For medicinal purposes perhaps it may be useful.
Joe January: [Smiling] Best desert remedy on the market!

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The Spanish title for this film was "Arenas de Muerte", which literally translates to "Sands of Death". The Spanish poster only features a closeup of the face of Sophia Loren and her name comes above John Wayne's. She was a much bigger star in Spain than Wayne was in 1957.
The Bible text, "And they shall go into the holes of the rocks, and into the caves of the earth, for fear of the LORD, and for the glory of his majesty, when he ariseth to shake terribly the earth. / In that day a man shall cast his idols of silver, and his idols of gold, which they made each one for himself to worship, to the moles and to the bats...", is from Isaiah, chapter 2 verses 19-20.
John Wayne broke his leg during filming.
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