Tarzan's Peril

Tarzan's Peril
Tarzan's Peril
	Theatrical poster
Directed by	Byron Haskin
Based on	Characters created; by Edgar Rice Burroughs
Produced by	Sol Lesser
Starring	Lex Barker; Virginia Huston; Dorothy Dandridge
Cinematography	Karl Struss
Edited by	Jack Murray
Music by	Michel Michelet
Distributed by	RKO Radio Pictures
Release date	March 10, 1951 (US);
Running time	78 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English

Tarzan's Peril is a 1951 film directed by Byron Haskin and starring Lex Barker as Tarzan and Virginia Huston as Jane, and featuring Dorothy Dandridge as "Melmendi, Queen of the Ashuba."^[2]^[3] The fifteenth film of the Tarzan film series that began with 1932's Tarzan the Ape Man, some of it was shot in Kenya, making it the first Tarzan film to be filmed in Africa, though the majority of its location shooting was done in the United States. Critics praised the convincing integration of the African and American footage. The film is frequently shown under the alternative titles Jungle Queen and Tarzan and the Jungle Queen, and was followed by Tarzan's Savage Fury in 1952.

Plot

District Commissioner Peters delays his retirement when confronted with Radijeck, an escaped criminal resuming his gunrunning on behalf on an unnamed foreign power. When Peters and his replacement Connors discover the gunrunning, Radijeck murders the two men. Radijeck sells the weapons to King Bulam who arms his men to revenge himself against Melmendi, Queen of a rival tribe who spurns his offer of marriage. With Melmendi and her people held captive, only Tarzan can stop them.

Cast

Lex Barker as Tarzan
Virginia Huston as Jane
George Macready as Radijeck
Douglas Fowley as Herbert Trask
Glenn Anders as Andrews
Alan Napier as Commissioner Peters
Edward Ashley as Conners
Dorothy Dandridge as Melmendi, Queen of the Ashuba
Walter Kingsford as Barney
Frederick O'Neal as King Bulam

References

^ "Tarzan's Peril: Detail View". American Film Institute. Retrieved November 8, 2022.
^ "TARZAN'S PERIL". Western Herald. New South Wales, Australia. 10 October 1952. p. 10. Retrieved 13 May 2017 – via National Library of Australia.
^ "Movie World: Tarzan's Peril". The Voice. Vol. 24, no. 20. Tasmania, Australia. 19 May 1951. p. 1. Retrieved 13 May 2017 – via National Library of Australia.

External links

Tarzan's Peril at IMDb
Tarzan's Peril at AllMovie
Tarzan's Peril at the TCM Movie Database
Tarzan's Peril at the AFI Catalog of Feature Films
ERBzine Silver Screen: Tarzan's Peril

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[1] "Tarzan's Peril: Detail View". American Film Institute. Retrieved November 8, 2022.

[2] "TARZAN'S PERIL". Western Herald. New South Wales, Australia. 10 October 1952. p. 10. Retrieved 13 May 2017 – via National Library of Australia.

[3] "Movie World: Tarzan's Peril". The Voice. Vol. 24, no. 20. Tasmania, Australia. 19 May 1951. p. 1. Retrieved 13 May 2017 – via National Library of Australia.

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