
Boy is away at school in England. The high priest is trying to force a young girl to marry an evil pearl trader posing as the god Balu. She escapes, is recaptured and is finally rescued by Tarzan and Jane who reunite her with her chosen fiance.... (Full plot summary below)
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Boy is away at school in England. The high priest is trying to force a young girl to marry an evil pearl trader posing as the god Balu. She escapes, is recaptured and is finally rescued by Tarzan and Jane who reunite her with her chosen fiance.
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| Ozus' World Movie ReviewsDennis SchwartzThe 12th and final time Johnny Weissmuller, the original Tarzan, played the jungle man. |
| User ReviewAllan CShould have ben titled "Tarzan Goes Hawaiian". Tarzan somehow finds Polynesian culture in the jungles of Africa. And if there wasn't already enough cultural confusing going on, Tarzan also finds a calypso playing minstrel. However, it's still all reasonably entertaining. |
| User ReviewWalter CTwo con artists pretend to be a priest and God to a tribe of a local sea dwelling tribe. Tarzan comes to the rescue to save the day. |
| User ReviewJason JNo mermaids, just beautiful pearl divers in that part of Africa that looks strangely similar to Tahiti. And, inexplicably, Benji the singing mailman. |
| User ReviewDan S12 films over a span of 16 years. This film marked the final appearance of Johnny Weissmuller as the Lord of the Apes. The film not being about mermaids as in humanoids with fish tails is a bit of a let down. The 6 original MGM Tarzan movies are the best. |
| User ReviewPaul DThe final Weissmuller Tarzan and sadly its a poor one. Tarzan films are at their strongest when he calls upon the animal kingdom to help out. But not one rampaging elephant, no fights with lions or crocodiles and even Cheetah takes a back seat, and he looked younger than when he started the series. Instead we are introduced to guitar playing and singer Benji who is annoying beyond belief |
| User ReviewScott SJohnny Weissmuller's final Tarzan movie is an inauspicious affair that often feels more like a theme park stunt show than a matinee movie. Johnny Sheffield's Boy is missed, and Cheetah appears to have been replaced with a much younger chimpanzee. The movie takes place outside the jungle in a seaside community of 'Aquaticans' who worship a false god. It might have well been called "Tarzan Goes to Hawaii". While not entirely without charm, the movie is darned annoying at times, thanks largely to the inclusion of the Benji character who insists on belting out asinine tunes that reiterate the plot. |
| User ReviewScott WHopeless final entry in the Johnny Weissmuller Tarzan series features a portly looking Weissmuller, wearing sandals for some reason, pearl smuggling and a coastal tribe who are more like latin americans or South Pacific islanders than Africans. George Zucco looks ridiculous as their high priest wearing a tunic adorned with seashells and complete with crown of limpet shells! There are several woeful musical interludes from an irritating courier called Benji. There is no Boy this time and to make matters worse there is a different chimpanzee playing Cheetah! A sad final film as this just doesn't have the same feel as the previous films, despite some interesting sets and natural locations which are actually far more impressive than many of the jungle sets of previous entries. |