Ruth Roman and Arnoldo Foà in THE SINNER (1957)
This is one of the most wanted films on my list. It's basically impossible to find. Not even a trailer or anything. The movie is an Italian - US co-production and was the last film released by RKO under the silly title DESERT DESPERADOES, which makes it sound like a Western. The movie was released in Italy in 1957 but in the USA it was in 1959. The original Italian poster says it's in FerraniaColor but since there's not actual trailer or clips, it's hard to say since all the material available is in B&W. The Italian title is LA PECCATRICE DEL DESERTO, which translates as THE SINNER OF THE DESERT. A 16mm print was available for sale 15 years ago, and someone bought it, but nothing came out of it. I translated the French fotonovela and you can read it at this link. It's a rough translation so don't come after me. I like Ruth. She made Jungle movies or serials early in her career, but I believe this is her only PEPLUM movie. From the fotonovela, it looks like it mainly consists of desert scenes and inside tents.
