Tarzan's Peril (1951)
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Two escaped convicts (George Macready and Glenn Anders) invade the jungle dominion of Tarzan (Lex Barker) to set up a gunrunning operation. One of the criminals has sworn to "get" Tarzan, who was responsible for his arrest, and to that end stirs up unrest between two African tribes. After… More Two escaped convicts (George Macready and Glenn Anders) invade the jungle dominion of Tarzan (Lex Barker) to set up a gunrunning operation. One of the criminals has sworn to "get" Tarzan, who was responsible for his arrest, and to that end stirs up unrest between two African tribes. After narrowly escaping death at every turn, Tarzan quells the inter-tribal hostilities, rescues a voluptuous jungle queen (Dorothy Dandridge), and saves his mate Jane (Virginia Houston) from the murderous machinations of the criminals. Tarzan's Peril plays more like a serial than a feature film, but certainly lives up to its title. African-American actress Dorothy Dandridge's brief appearance as the jungle queen involves a "bondage" sequence that has been cited by several film historians (one of whom evidently had a crush on Ms. Dandridge) as being somehow symbolic. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
- Directed By
- Byron Haskin
- Genres
- Drama, Action & Adventure
Unrated,
- Studio
- Warner Bros.
Critic Reviews
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Dennis Schwartz, Ozus' World Movie Reviews
One of the better Tarzan films in the series.
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Cast
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Lex Barker
as Tarzan
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Virginia Huston
as Jane
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George Macready
as Radijeck the Gunrunner
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Douglas Fowley
as Trask
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Glenn Anders
as Convict
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Dorothy Dandridge
as Queen Melmendi
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Alan Napier
as Peters
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Edward Ashley
as Connors
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Walter Kingsford
as Barney
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Frederick O'Neal
as Tribal Chief
- Cheta the Chimp
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James Moultrie
as Nessi
