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Edgar Rice Burroughs
Novel -
Robert Lee Johnson
Screenplay -
D. Ross Lederman
Director -
Sol Lesser
Producer -
Terry Kellum
Sound Engineer -
Wilbur McGaugh
Assistant Director -
Abe Meyer
Music Supervisor -
Lewis J. Rachmil
Art Direction
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CinemaSerf
6/20/2022 7:30:28PM
Sadly there is no getting away from a comparison with the much better Johnny Weissmuller and Maureen O"Hara versions of Edgar Rice Burroughs' "Tarzan" stories - and the suitably chiselled former decathlete Glenn Morris is only marginally more eloquent than the chimpanzee! An American family head to Africa to catch wild animals to populate their zoo. Once there, their daughter attracts the attention of local bigwig C. Henry Gordon ("Ben Alleu Bey") who decides that she would be a suitable addition to his already burgeoning harem. Former American Olympic swimming champion Eleanor Holm takes the "Jane" role, and is frankly not much better than her loincloth clad hero. The story is routine enough - and there are some nice touches by way of underwater photography but the animals have by far the better lines and scenes.
Eleanor Holm
Eleanor ReedJoe Sawyer
Olaf PunchHedda Hopper
Penny ReedGeorge Meeker
Nevin PotterC. Henry Gordon
Ben Alleu BeyGeorge Barbier
Roger ReedCorbet Morris
Jigger - Nevin's ServantJohn Lester Johnson
Koki - Chief Bearer