Tarzan's Peril

Tarzan's Peril
Theatrical poster
Directed byByron Haskin
Based on
Characters created
by Edgar Rice Burroughs
Produced bySol Lesser
StarringLex Barker
Virginia Huston
Dorothy Dandridge
CinematographyKarl Struss
Edited byJack Murray
Music byMichel Michelet
Distributed byRKO Pictures
Release date
  • March 10, 1951 (1951-03-10)[1]
Running time
78 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Tarzan's Peril (also known as Jungle Queen and Tarzan and the Jungle Queen) is a 1951 film directed by Byron Haskin and starring Lex Barker, Virginia Huston and Dorothy Dandridge.[2][3] The film is the 15th in the Tarzan film series that began with 1932's Tarzan the Ape Man. Portions of the film were shot in Kenya, making it the first Tarzan film to be filmed in Africa, although the majority of its location shooting occurred in the United States.

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 avenge 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 Radijeck.

Cast

Reception

A contemporary review of the film in Variety reported that it "has the familiar ingredients of jungle adventure, plus good background footage actually lensed in Africa" and that "Lex Barker is a capable hero in his Tarzan character. Script could have made him even more of a superman, but otherwise does not let down the fans of the Edgar Rice Burroughs creation."[4]

Turner Classic Movies critic John Miller described the film as "perhaps the best of Barker's five Tarzan pictures", noting that "the effort to capture genuine scenes in Africa give the film a sense of scope and verisimilitude that previous Tarzan pictures could not approach."[5]

References

  1. ↑ "Tarzan's Peril: Detail View". American Film Institute. Retrieved November 8, 2022.
  2. ↑ "Tarzan's Peril". Western Herald. New South Wales, Australia. October 10, 1952. p. 10. Retrieved May 13, 2017 – via National Library of Australia.
  3. ↑ "Movie World: Tarzan's Peril". The Voice. Vol. 24, no. 20. Tasmania, Australia. May 19, 1951. p. 1. Retrieved May 13, 2017 – via National Library of Australia.
  4. ↑ "Tarzan's Peril". Variety. Variety Media LLC. Retrieved May 19, 2025.
  5. ↑ Miller, John M. (March 14, 2012). "Tarzan's Peril (1951)". Turner Classic Movies. Turner Classic Movies Inc. Archived from the original on October 29, 2020. Retrieved May 19, 2025.
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