Escaped convicts are selling weapons to a warlike native tribe.Escaped convicts are selling weapons to a warlike native tribe.Escaped convicts are selling weapons to a warlike native tribe.
Evelyn Pope Burwell
- Native Woman
- (uncredited)
Buster Cooke
- White Hunter in Africa
- (uncredited)
Frances Curry
- Mother
- (uncredited)
Joel Fluellen
- Attendant
- (uncredited)
Jamel Frazier
- Guard
- (uncredited)
Wesley Gale
- Lead Native
- (uncredited)
Chester Jones
- Native
- (uncredited)
Dave Kashner
- Flogger
- (uncredited)
Walter Kingsford
- Barney
- (uncredited)
Storyline
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- TriviaThe company arrived in Africa just before winter set in. The chimps wouldn't perform, so Cheetah's part had to be cut. The area around Mount Kenya was so cloudy that Lex Barker's tan disappeared and he had to use body makeup. The first time Barker showed up in a loin cloth the native extras burst out laughing.
- Goofs53 minutes into the film one of the African tribesman is seen from behind, and on the shield he is holding can be seen the word "TOP", presumably for the extra to hold the prop correctly.
- Quotes
Commissioner Peters: An arrogant sort of devil. No respect for his own people and envy of the whites. And he shares the vices of both!
- ConnectionsFeatured in Biography: Dorothy Dandridge: Little Girl Lost (1999)
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Good Tarzan adventure
This is a good Tarzan action movie. Featuring such notable supporting actors as Alan Napier and Walter Kingsford, you get the impression that the studio wanted to make a quality film here- its not just another b-movie throw away. Talented director Byron Haskins (who directed many notable movies of the 40's, 50's and 60's as well as a career in cinematography) is in charge with a sure and steady hand.
Lex Barker is a big strong hunk and he does a fine job as Tarzan, who faces some serious perils. Bad tribal chief King Bulam very nearly kills Tarzan with his bare hands and a knife in an exciting fight sequence. George Macready is at his meanest as he murders several people and almost kills everybody else. Macready is really a nasty baddie in this one. Virginia Huston is an athletic and poised Jane who contributes her usual lovely and capable movie effort in an underwritten role.
Dorothy Dandridge steals this movie with terrific screen presence. She is ravishing as Good Queen Melmendi. The director wisely showcases Ms. Dandridge, who ignites every scene she is in and makes it special. She is a powerhouse obviously destined for future star potential.
"Tarzan's Peril" is a worthwhile, vigorous and fast-moving adventure movie. You will be satisfied if this is what you are expecting from a film outing with a classic adventure hero.
Lex Barker is a big strong hunk and he does a fine job as Tarzan, who faces some serious perils. Bad tribal chief King Bulam very nearly kills Tarzan with his bare hands and a knife in an exciting fight sequence. George Macready is at his meanest as he murders several people and almost kills everybody else. Macready is really a nasty baddie in this one. Virginia Huston is an athletic and poised Jane who contributes her usual lovely and capable movie effort in an underwritten role.
Dorothy Dandridge steals this movie with terrific screen presence. She is ravishing as Good Queen Melmendi. The director wisely showcases Ms. Dandridge, who ignites every scene she is in and makes it special. She is a powerhouse obviously destined for future star potential.
"Tarzan's Peril" is a worthwhile, vigorous and fast-moving adventure movie. You will be satisfied if this is what you are expecting from a film outing with a classic adventure hero.
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- Runtime1 hour 18 minutes
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