Dr. Sturdy is trying to establish a modern hospital in the jungle. His efforts are strongly opposed by Futa, the witch doctor, and Ramo, a native warrior. There are kidnappings, a race ...
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| Complete credited cast: | |||
| Gordon Scott | ... | Tarzan | |
| Eve Brent | ... | Jane | |
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Rickie Sorensen | ... | Tartu, Tarzan's Adopted Son |
| Jil Jarmyn | ... | Ann Sturdy | |
| James Edwards | ... | Futa | |
| Carl Benton Reid | ... | Dr. Sturdy | |
| Harry Lauter | ... | Dr. Ken Warwick | |
| Woody Strode | ... | Ramo | |
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Cheta | ... | Herself |
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Dr. Sturdy is trying to establish a modern hospital in the jungle. His efforts are strongly opposed by Futa, the witch doctor, and Ramo, a native warrior. There are kidnappings, a race against time for serum, capture of Tarzan, the struggle of modern medicine against magic, etc. Written by Ed Stephan <stephan@cc.wwu.edu>
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Africa's most warlike tribe now Tarzan's deadly enemies! And he must face them alone! See more »Parents Guide:
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Country:
USALanguage:
EnglishRelease Date:
July 1958 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
Tarzán lucha por su vida See more »Filming Locations:
Burney Falls, McArthur-Burney Falls Memorial State Park - Highway 89, Burney, California, USAEdit
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Gross USA:
$1,569,600Cumulative Worldwide Gross:
$4,458,100Company Credits
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Runtime:
Sound Mix:
Mono (Westrex Recording System)Color:
Color (Metrocolor)Aspect Ratio:
1.37 : 1
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All three of this film's principal actors (Gordon Scott as Tarzan, Eve Brent as Jane and Rickie Sorensen as Boy) would later reprise their roles in a failed 1960 attempt to feature Edgar Rice Burroughs' character in a television series. Three episodes were filmed, but when none of the TV networks at the time picked up the project, M-G-M spliced all three episodes together and they eventually aired as the TV movie Tarzan and the Trappers. See more »Goofs
Jane is first shown at the tree home in a two-piece leather outfit with a couple-inch strip of bare midriff showing, and seconds later is wearing a one-piece outfit when Tarzan arrives. See more »Frequently Asked Questions
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If you grew up watching Johnny Weismuller in those action packed programmers, this is just painful to watch. There are a few scenes of waterfalls, etc. that are nice but in the older films they used stock footage of wilderness along with wild African animals stampeding and attacking which in itself evoked a sense of danger utterly missing here. The pacing in the earlier films was quick and exciting while here, everyone sleepwalks through the entire movie with wooden acting by all involved. Action scenes are bland and suspense is nil. Gordon Scott is great eye candy but stinks up every scene he is in. Granted, it is not as noticeable as it could have been since all the other actors are doing the same thing. I hated seeing a dynamic character actor like Woody Strode stuck in this awful flick. He looked like he hated it too. I guess we all have to make a living.