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Tarzan's Savage Fury
Tarzan's Savage Fury
Directed by	Cy Endfield
Written by	Hans Jacoby
Based on	Characters created; by Edgar Rice Burroughs
Produced by	Sol Lesser
Starring	Lex Barker; Dorothy Hart; Patric Knowles
Cinematography	Karl Struss
Edited by	Frank Sullivan
Music by	Paul Sawtell
Distributed by	RKO Pictures
Release date	April 11, 1952 (US);
Running time	81 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English

Tarzan's Savage Fury is a 1952 film directed by Cy Endfield and starring Lex Barker as Tarzan, Dorothy Hart as Jane, and Patric Knowles, serving as the sixteenth film of the Tarzan film series that began with 1932's Tarzan the Ape Man. While most Tarzan films of this series in the 1930s, 1940s and 1950s presented Tarzan as a very different character from the one in Edgar Rice Burroughs' novels, this movie does make some allusions to the novels.^[2] It was shot in Chatsworth, California's Iverson Movie Ranch. The film was the last to be directed by Cyril "Cy" Endfield in the US. Finding himself one of Hollywood's film-makers blacklisted by the House Un-American Activities Committee he moved to Britain.^[3] The film was co-written by Cyril Hume, who'd contributed substantially to the "Tarzan" series back in its bigger budget MGM days.^[4] At 81 minutes, this is the longest Tarzan film since Tarzan's Secret Treasure in 1941. The film was followed by Tarzan and the She-Devil in 1953.

Plot edit

Tarzan agrees, against his better judgement, to guide supposed British government agents Edwards and Rokov into the land of the Wazuri Tribe, to harvest uncut diamonds for national-defense purposes. It transpires the "agents" are secretly criminals who intend to use the gems for their own sinister purposes.^[4]

Cast edit

Lex Barker as Tarzan
Dorothy Hart as Jane
Patric Knowles as Edwards, a British traitor
Charles Korvin as Rokov, a Russian agent
Tommy Carlton as Joseph 'Joey' Martin
Wesley Bly as Native Captive (uncredited)
Darby Jones as Witch Doctor (uncredited)
Peter Mamakos as Pilot (uncredited)
Bill Walker as Native Chief (uncredited)

Production edit

The film was originally known as Tarzan, the Hunted.^[5]

Critical reception edit

Variety wrote that the film was, "A series of unexciting jungle heroics are offered..."^[6] Recent TV guides for re-run viewers say little more. The Radio Times wrote that "plenty of action helps the story along", and TV Guide wrote that the film was "uninteresting and slowly paced."

References edit

^ "Tarzan's Savage Fury: Detail View". American Film Institute. Retrieved May 31, 2014.
^ Fury, David (1994). Kings of the Jungle: An Illustrated Reference to Tarzan on Screen and Television. McFarland & Co. pp. 149–153. ISBN 0-89950-771-9. Retrieved 16 January 2024.
^ Obituary : Cy Endfield. The Independent, UK, Friday 21 April 1995
^ ^a ^b "Tarzan's Savage Fury (1952) – Trailers, Reviews, Synopsis, Showtimes and Cast". AllMovie. Retrieved 2014-05-11.
^ THOMAS M. PRYOR (Aug 8, 1951). "'SALLY, IRENE' SET AS NEW FOX MOVIE: IN LOCAL REVIVAL". New York Times. p. 21.
^ Variety, Review: ‘Tarzan's Savage Fury’, December 31, 1951