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      Tarzan and the She-Devil

      Released Jun 18, 1953 1h 16m Adventure List
      Reviews 8% Audience Score Fewer than 50 Ratings Lyra (Monique van Vooren) and her gang chase Jane (Joyce Mackenzie), burn the tree house and capture the ape man (Lex Barker). Read More Read Less

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      Dennis Schwartz Dennis Schwartz Movie Reviews The villains Raymond Burr and Monique van Vooren pump some life into it. Rated: B- Aug 1, 2011 Full Review Read all reviews

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      Audience Member Director Kurt Neumann directed the horror classic "The Fly" but the dull Tarzan material here is nowhere as good as that classic. Despite a rather provocative title, this film doesn't have any She-Devils who look the Tura Satana or anything close. Instead, all you get is a lot fo stock footage of animals, jungles, and a boring story about ivory hunters needing to be stopped by Tarzan. One of the ivory hunters is played by George Sanders' sound-alike brother Tom Conway, so that's a bit fun. Its' also funny because Conway earlier played a great white hunter who tricks Tarzan into helping him find hidden gold. You'd think Tarzan would have learned his lesson the first time! Raymond Burr plays the main baddie, so that's a good thing, but there's not much besides Burr and Conway to recommend about this one. Probably a low point all the Tarzan pictures, which was also the last time Lex Barker played the role. Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars 01/31/23 Full Review Audience Member Not so engaging Tarzan movie, which doesn't play out too well now anyway given it's about ivory poaching, however the female villain offers some substance. Rated 2 out of 5 stars 02/06/23 Full Review Audience Member Tarzan and the She-Devil (1953) -- [4.5] -- Lex Barker ends his five-film tenure as Tarzan with a bit of a whimper in "Tarzan and the She-Devil". The plot focuses around ivory poachers, lead by Raymond Burr and icy-cool Monique van Vooren, who enslave a peaceful native tribe to do all their grunt work. This installment had the potential for the greatest emotional impact, with Tarzan's tree-top home burnt to the ground and Jane presumed dead for the last half of the film. But neither the writers nor the actors are inclined to give the matinee serial any heft. Cheeta the Chimp is put the best use ever, though, trying desperately to free Tarzan from chains and secretly bringing the whipped, bleeding hero water when no one is looking. And while I normally roll my eyes at all the stock footage these films employ, there's a truly spectacular clip here in which a black panther is taken down by an enormous python. Rated 2 out of 5 stars 02/17/23 Full Review Audience Member Not as good as a Johnny Weissmuller. Rated 2 out of 5 stars 01/14/23 Full Review Audience Member Typically hokey B-movie jungle adventure from the tired franchise never quite develops the camp entertainment the lurid title would suggest (the titular "She-Devil" is pretty disappointing). It's not unwatchable, the elephant rampage climax is fun, and it's a good example of the studio efficiency of the times, but overall pretty forgettable. Rated 2 out of 5 stars 01/28/23 Full Review Audience Member They are playing all the Tarzan movies again every Saturday on TCM, I forgot how Good They are Rated 3 out of 5 stars 02/19/23 Full Review Read all reviews Post a rating

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      Synopsis Lyra (Monique van Vooren) and her gang chase Jane (Joyce Mackenzie), burn the tree house and capture the ape man (Lex Barker).
      Director
      Kurt Neumann
      Production Co
      RKO Pictures
      Genre
      Adventure
      Original Language
      English
      Release Date (Theaters)
      Jun 18, 1953, Limited
      Release Date (Streaming)
      Jul 1, 2016
      Runtime
      1h 16m