Lex barker and ron ely, the american tv tarzan, performed a tarzan sketch on. This one came out in 1952, when i would have been about eight years old. This was director cy endfield last film in the united states as he found himself under the gun of the house unamerican activities committee and was blacklisted in hollywood, but he went on to make such fun films as mysterious island and zulu, which is at least some small compensation. Tarzans savage fury is a 1952 film directed by cy endfield and starring lex barker as tarzan, dorothy hart as jane, and patric knowles. Visit the movie palace with me to see what i think of some of the great and lesser known films of the classic movie era, mostly viewed on turner classic movies or dvd. Tarzan acts as a guide for two british government agents recently arrived in africa to secure a great cache of diamonds for the english military. Tarzans savage fury is a 1952 film starring lex barker as tarzan, dorothy hart as jane, and patric knowles. What else is new in this 1952 entry in the tarzan series. Tarzan s savage fury passed 1h 21min action, adventure 14 march 1952 usa tarzan acts as a guide for two british government agents recently arrived in africa to secure a great cache of diamonds for the english military. While most tarzan films of 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. To my recollection, i had never seen a lex barker tarzan film. Released 1952, tarzans savage fury stars lexbarker, dorothyhart, patricknowles, charleskorvin the movie has a runtime of about 1 hr 20 min, and received a score of out of 100 on metacritic. Its leaders are jewel thieves whove duped tarzan into being their guide.
The photo of lord greystoke in tarzans savage fury is really lex barker in a. The apeman has a fierce fight on his hands in this fourth tarzan film starring lex barker. More tarzans savage fury 1952 james higgins 20100116. With lex barker, dorothy hart, patric knowles, charles korvin. While most film until this never explained tarzans background this film does, but ofcourse makes many changes, a family member of tarzans. Movie tarzans savage fury released on march 14, 1952. This film is called tarzans savage fury but there really is no fury here, savage or otherwise. This 1952 film is the sixteenth movie in the tarzan series since 1932. The almost complete psychotronic encyclopedia of film. With his wild jungletribes, cannibals, crocodiles and lions this little movie is a pleasure for. Tarzans savage fury is the fourth tarzan film starring lex barker as tarzan. Barker was one of the few movie tarzans to perform his own ape yell a version similiar to the familiar mgm weissmuller version. Posted on june 21, 2015 march 15, 2018 by mike brooks. It was shot in chatsworth, californias iverson movie ranch.
Tarzans savage fury 1952 released on 14 march 1952 in usa. This was director cy endfields last film in the united states as he found himself under the gun of the house unamerican activities committee and was blacklisted in hollywood, but he went on to make such fun films as mysterious island and zulu, which is at least some small compensation. Tarzans savage fury 1952 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. One has to start wondering if maybe tarzan is constantly replacing his mate after losing her to one of the many jungle dangers and then just. The studio wound up cutting over 15 minutes out of the finished film for general release. When i saw in the tv guide that tarzans savage fury was on one day in 1994, i fired up.