
At his English manor, Lord Greystoke - aka Tarzan - recounts his recent adventures in Guatemala. He had been there assisting Major Martling and Ula Vale in their quest for the Green Goddess, a totem worshipped by a primitive jungle tribe inside of which was hidden a formula for a super-explosive. They had successfully wrestled this totem from the natives and were heading back to Livingston when they were attacked by Raglan, a thug sent to steal the Green Goddess and its formu... (Full plot summary below)
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At his English manor, Lord Greystoke - aka Tarzan - recounts his recent adventures in Guatemala. He had been there assisting Major Martling and Ula Vale in their quest for the Green Goddess, a totem worshipped by a primitive jungle tribe inside of which was hidden a formula for a super-explosive. They had successfully wrestled this totem from the natives and were heading back to Livingston when they were attacked by Raglan, a thug sent to steal the Green Goddess and its formula for Hiram Powers' personal use, and the Goddess is seized from them. On the trail of Raglan, they had to deal with his henchmen and also a party of the primitives, sent by the High Priest to retrieve the Goddess. With the Goddess still in Raglan's hands, they were seized by the natives and Tarzan locked in a small cell with a loosely-tethered lion, Ula in an adjacent cell under guard from a hideous jungle hag, and Martling being forced to watch his bumbling valet, George, being tortured by the natives with the assistance of a nameless expatriate white scientist who had joined forces with the primitives...
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| Ozus' World Movie ReviewsDennis SchwartzOne of the lesser films in the Tarzan series. |
| User ReviewPaul DTarzan adventure out of one jungle and into another. The location switch doesn't really convince, nor does much of the acting whilst the story is lightweight too. |
| User ReviewBill TSomewhat lame Tarzan adventure here, from the standards I've been expecting of these series. Tarzan is more of a wimp here, fully laundered and civilized, and helping white man steal from the natives (until other "bad guys" get their hands on it). There are far superior Tarzans than this. |
| User Reviewpeter hTARZAN AND THE GREEN GODDESSS [1938]: Cut together form the 1935 Edgar Rice Burroughs (the creator of Tarzan) produced serial THE NEW ADVENTURES OF TARZAN; the condensed 1938 version TARZAN AND THE GREEN GODDESS sees Chapters 2 to 12 of the serial joined together at such a brisk pace in 72 minutes it makes for some light entertainment. Set in Guatemala with stock footage of African Mammals thrown in for good measure, Tarzan and his group of travellers are on the search for The Green Goddess idol of a "primitive" tribe that has been stolen by Stock Villains for the idols explosive formula hidden inside. Complete with what can be view as highlight reel of all the "good" moments from the 1935 serial including Tarzan fighting lions in Guatemala (ah Sigh), the comic relief character saying that he was attacked by a thousand turtles (don't ask) & Herman Brix as the title role whose Tarzan cry goes a little something like this "Ahhhh MannnnnnnnnGieeEEEEEEEEEEE!!" . It's Schlocky, Campy and in parts so un-pc. My rating is a simple 40%. |
| User ReviewKevin M. WTarzan adventure out of one jungle and into another. The location switch doesn't really convince, nor does much of the acting whilst the story is lightweight too. |
| User ReviewSteve MTarzan (Brix) and his friends struggle to be the first to loot a Guatamalan idol from the natives of the Dead City, so the secret of ancient Mayan explosives don't fall into the wrong hands. "Tarzan and the Green Goddess" is a condensed version of the second half of a serial titled "The New Adventures of Tarzan", and subsequently is a sequal to the condensed version of the serial's first half. And it shows. Based on references characters make (along the lines of "let's hope the monsters of the Dead City aren't chasing us!") give the impression that a far more exciting adventure led up to the drab and boring events of this one. This is perhaps the dullest Tarzan tale I've ever seen. Some excitement creeps in during the film's final third--when characters return to the Dead City and once again deal with the goofy cultists who live there--but it's too little, too late. A movie about the "gay gypsy party" that Lord Greystoke hosts to celebrate his return from Central America would probably have been more interesting. The only positive thing I can find to say about this film is that Brix bears a close resemblence to one of my favorite Tarzan depictions in art--that from the pen of the great Russ Manning. He's also an okay actor, but he manages to ruin the performance by delivering a Tarzan "victory cry" that sounds like he's if he's taking part in a hog calling contest. I think even the biggest fans of Tarzan can safely take a pass on this sorry effort. Tarzan and the Green Goddess Starring: Herman Brix, Ula Holt, Frank Baker, Lew Sargent, and Ashton Dearholt Director: Edward Kull |