DAUGHTER OF THE NILE
Determined to entice back audiences lured from movie houses by Hollywood's
greatest rival, television, Monolithic Studios poured millions of dollars and an
all-star cast of thousands into a stupendous historical epic called Daughter of
the Nile. In the female lead they naturally cast their number one box-office
draw, Gene Marshall. It proved to be a smart move. Daughter attracted vast
hordes of people back to the theatres, becoming one of Monolithic's greatest
successes. Gene's talent and exotic, raven-haired beauty stood out among all the stars
packed into this picture, filmed on location in Luxor, Egypt. The filming
conditions were primitive. People wilted under the unrelenting sun and hot
lights. Make-up crews frantically hid sunburns under melting pancake base. The
stars' dressing rooms were desert tents. But Gene kept everyone's spirits up,
regaling them with side-splitting tales of her on-going battle with a curious
camel who kept poking his head into her tent for a peek at this favorite movie
star! Gene was incandescent in her role as a priestess of Isis whose gift of seeing
the future in the green waters of the Nile came to the notice of the mighty
Pharaoh. In a riveting temple scene she sends a heartfelt plea to Isis, her
breathtaking turquoise gown flowing about her like the rippling waters of the
Nile, her enthralling eyes shimmering with tears. All agreed that Gene's
luminous beauty and extraordinary talent made the ancient monuments and glories
of Egypt live once more.
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