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Tarzan and the She-Devil is a 1953 American film directed by Kurt Neumann and starring Lex Barker as Tarzan and Joyce MacKenzie as Jane. It also features Raymond Burr, Tom Conway and Monique van Vooren, who plays the "She-Devil."[2]

Tarzan and the She-Devil
Directed by	Kurt Neumann
Written by	Karl Kamb Carroll Young
Based on	Characters created by Edgar Rice Burroughs
Produced by	Sol Lesser
Starring	Lex Barker Joyce MacKenzie Raymond Burr Monique van Vooren Tom Conway
Cinematography	Karl Struss
Edited by	Leon Barsha
Music by	Paul Sawtell
Production company	Sol Lesser Productions
Distributed by	RKO Radio Pictures
Release date	June 20, 1953 (1953-06-20) (US)[1]
Running time	75 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English

Tarzan is held captive during much of the film, and critics derided it as lacking action.^{[citation needed]} This was Barker's fifth and final appearance as Edgar Rice Burroughs' ape-man. Barker, who had replaced Johnny Weissmuller in the role of Tarzan, would be succeeded by Gordon Scott.

Plot

Beautiful but deadly Lyra the She-Devil and her ivory-hunting friends have discovered a large herd of bull elephants and plot to capture them, forcing an East African native tribe to serve as bearers. Their ivory poaching plans meet opposition when Tarzan gives his deafening jungle cry. The tusked creatures come running, stomping all over Lyra's plans.[3][4]

Cast

• Lex Barker as Tarzan
• Joyce MacKenzie as Jane Porter
• Raymond Burr as Vargo
• Monique van Vooren as Lyra, the She-Devil
• Tom Conway as Fidel
• Michael Granger as Philippe Lavarre (as Michael Grainger)
• Henry Brandon as M'Tara, Lycopo Chief

Production

Hal Erickson writes in Allmovie that many scenes in the film "were lifted from the 1934 Frank Buck documentary Wild Cargo.[5]

Critical reception

The Radio Times said "despite the exotic title and a great villain in Raymond Burr, this is a standard tale of ivory-seeking elephant hunters being stymied by the king of the jungle."[6] The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette said "the plot has something to do with illegal elephant hunting" and that "Cheta, the performing chimp, steals what there is of the show."[7]

References

External links

• Tarzan and the She-Devil at IMDb
• ERBzine Silver Screen: Tarzan and the She-Devil

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