Tarzan and the jungle goddess
| Movie | |
|---|---|
| German title | Tarzan and the jungle goddess |
| Original title | Tarzan's Peril |
| Country of production | United States |
| original language | English |
| Publishing year | 1951 |
| length | 80 minutes |
| Age rating | FSK 6 |
| Rod | |
| Director | Byron Haskin |
| script |
Samuel Newman , Francis Swann , John Cousins |
| production | Sol Lesser |
| music | Michel Michelet |
| camera | Karl Struss |
| cut | Jack Murray |
| occupation | |
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Tarzan and the Jungle Goddess (original title: Tarzan's Peril ) is an American adventure film by Byron Haskin from 1951. The basis for the script were the Tarzan novels by Edgar Rice Burroughs . The film premiered on March 13, 1951. In Germany, the film was first shown in cinemas on January 15, 1953. The film also appeared on German television under the title Tarzan saves the jungle queen .
action
District Commissioner Peters and his successor Connors are guests at the coronation ceremonies of Melmendi, the ruler of the Ashuba tribe. Peters informs Connors about Bulam, the brutal Yorango chief, whose marriage proposal was rejected by Melmendi. In addition, Connors should watch out for dealers who want to sell alcohol and weapons to the natives. Peters is unaware that the gangster Radijek broke out of prison and brought a load of rifles into the area with his partners Trask and Andrews.
At the same time, Tarzan hears of the outbreak and rushes to Peters with his chimpanzee Cheetah. Back in the tree house, worried Tarzan tells his wife Jane about Radijek, who had previously nursed him back to health. Tarzan and Jane find out that Cheetah left the inspector's notebook with them and plan to bring it back the next day. At the same time, Peters and Connors can intercept one of Radijek's men. To cover up his plan, Radijek Trask appears as a missionary. Trask declares the porter's cargo to be Bibles. But the suspicion of the commissioner does not wane. Radijek then shoots him to the horror of Trask and Andrews. Radijek forces Andrews to take Peter's pocket watch. The three men return to their trek. When they later have to climb a rock face, Radijek deliberately drops a boulder on Andrews, which breaks his leg. Andrews is left to die, but he crawls to a nearby river and, supported by some branches, drifts. Tarzan, Jane and Cheetah are out in a canoe and find the injured Andrews just before he is attacked by crocodiles. Tarzan takes the unconscious to the bank, whereupon Cheetah discovers the pocket watch. Tarzan and Jane recognize the clock and take Andrews to a doctor. Then they go to see the governor of Randini. The governor is unimpressed, but Tarzan is restless and decides to investigate.
Meanwhile Radijek and Trask have reached the Yorango tribe. They exchange the weapons for gems. Nearby, Tarzan comes across Peter's pith helmet, which is riddled with bullets. From a treetop he watches Bulam and Radijek. Swinging from vine to vine, he drives them to the trek, where Trask and some Yorango warriors are guarding the weapons. Tarzan can outsmart Trask and the guards, but is knocked down by Radijek. He and Trask throw Tarzan into the river and watch Tarzan tumble down a waterfall. They believe he is dead. After Tadijek and Trask leave the camp, Bulam has the Ashuba village attacked.
Tarzan, believed dead, survived the fall and has to save himself and an elephant calf from a gigantic carnivorous plant. Together with Cheetah he reaches the Ashuba village and saves the Ashuba boy Nessi from a Yorango warrior throwing a javelin. Tarzan lets Nessi sneak into the village to free his tribe members while Bulam and his men sleep. At the same time, Tarzan frees the heavily guarded Melmendi. The freed Ashuba take up the weapons of their enemies and are able to drive them out of the village. Tarzan goes after Radijek, who finds out that his jungle guides have fled. Trask panics and is killed by Radijek. Radijek reaches the tree house and tries to force Jane to help him. When Tarzan arrives, he takes Jane hostage. He shoots Tarzan, who is able to save himself swinging a liana. He swings back to the house and pushes Radijek down. When Tarzan and Jane embrace, Cheetah swallows the pocket watch and lets out a burp.
background
The third Tarzan adventure with Lex Barker in the title role was filmed in Death Valley in California and Mount Kenya in Africa. The film was supposed to be the first color film in the Tarzan series, but the weather conditions in Africa - it was just the African winter - destroyed the film's color rolls. So the decision was made to film in black and white as usual.
Virginia Huston was Jane's third actress in Barker's third Tarzan film. For Alan Napier it was the second appearance in a Tarzan film. He played in Barker's Tarzan debut Tarzan und das Blaue Tal in 1949 , while Edward Ashley had already played a role similar to that shown here in the Weissmüller film Tarzan in Danger .
It was also the third Tarzan film for Karl Struss , who won the first ever camera Oscar in 1929. The set of the film was in the hands of Oscar-winning John Meehan .
Reviews
“Real natural backdrops and relaxing animal scenes raise the film above average,” said the lexicon of international films .
German version
The German dubbed version was created in 1952 by the RKO Synchron department in Berlin. In this version, curiously, a note was faded in in one scene that reported about arms deliveries from Eastern Europe, although Winchester rifles were explicitly mentioned in the film .
| role | actor | Voice actor |
|---|---|---|
| Tarzan | Lex Barker | Horst Niendorf |
| Jane | Virginia Huston | Aranka Jaenke-Mamero |
| Radijek | George Macready | Curt Ackermann |
| Trask | Douglas Fowley | Paul Wagner |
| Andrews | Glenn Anders | Clemens Hasse |
| Peters | Alan Napier | Alfred Haase |
| District Chief Connors | Edward Ashley | Heinz Petruo |
| Queen Melmendi | Dorothy Dandridge | Marion Degler |
| Barney | Walter Kingsford | Robert Klupp |
| Bulam | Frederick O'Neal | Eduard Wandrey |
Web links
- Tarzan's Peril in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Critique of Variety (English)
- International movie posters on posterdb.de
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b Tarzan and the jungle goddess. In: Lexicon of International Films . Film service , accessed April 9, 2017 .
- ↑ See synchrondatenbank.de