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.
| Tarzan's Peril | |
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| 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 |
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Running time | 78 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
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
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
