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Tarzan's Hidden Jungle

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Tarzan's Hidden Jungle
Directed byHarold D. Schuster
Screenplay byWilliam Lively
Based onCharacters created
by Edgar Rice Burroughs
Produced bySol Lesser
StarringGordon Scott
Vera Miles
Jack Elam
CinematographyWilliam Whitney A.S.C.
Edited byLeon Barsha
Music byPaul Sawtell
Distributed byRKO Radio Pictures
Release date
  • February 16, 1955 (1955-02-16) (US)[1]
Running time
73 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Tarzan's Hidden Jungle is a 1955 black-and-white film from RKO Pictures directed by Harold D. Schuster and starring Gordon Scott in his first film as Tarzan, taking over the role from Lex Barker, who had in turn followed Johnny Weissmuller in the series.[2] The film about Edgar Rice Burroughs' ape-man also features Vera Miles and Jack Elam. The last of twelve Tarzan pictures released by RKO before the rights returned to MGM and the eighteenth overall film of the Tarzan film series that began with 1932's Tarzan the Ape Man, it was followed by Tarzan and the Lost Safari in 1957.

Tarzan's mate, Jane, does not appear in the film. Tarzan at first seems to show more than casual interest in Miles' character Jill Hardy, but ultimately there is no romance. In real life, Scott and Miles were married after the film was completed.[3] Scott eventually played Tarzan in six movies over a five-year span.[4]

Plot

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Two hunters come into the jungle intent on killing as many animals as they can in order to get barrels of animal fat, lion skins and elephant tusks. Tarzan tries to help a baby elephant, one of their first victims. He takes the elephant to an animal doctor and his female assistant, who have pitched their tents in the jungle to do business. The hunters turn up and pretend they are photographers and have the doctor escort them to where the animals are. They leave the doctor and start killing animals. His assistant finds out what they're really up to and goes after them but needs Tarzan's help when she stumbles into quicksand. He rescues her, and she says she needs a bath so Tarzan throws her into the river.

They reach a tribe that worships animals and who are Tarzan's friends. However, the tribe hears that animals are being slaughtered and decide to kill the doctor and his assistant, who were responsible for leading the hunters there. Tarzan goes after the villains and they end up getting their just deserts. He arrives back in time to save the doctor and his assistant after they have been thrown into a pit of lions.

Cast

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Tarzan's Hidden Jungle: Detail View". American Film Institute. Retrieved June 2, 2014.
  2. ^ Schelly, William (2013). American Comic Book Chronicles: The 1950s. TwoMorrows Publishing. p. 162. ISBN 9781605490540.
  3. ^ "Tarzan's Hidden Jungle - Trailers, Reviews, Synopsis, Showtimes and Cast - AllMovie". Archived from the original on 2012-07-28. Retrieved 2011-09-03.
  4. ^ Fury, David (1994). Kings of the Jungle: An Illustrated Reference to Tarzan on Screen and Television. McFarland & Co. pp. 158–161. ISBN 0-89950-771-9. Retrieved 16 January 2024.
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