Tarzan's Deadly Silence

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Tarzan's Deadly Silence
Directed by	Robert L. Friend
Produced by	Sy Weintraub Leon Benson
Written by	Lee Erwin Jack H. Robinson John Considine Tim Considine based on the character created by Edgar Rice Burroughs
Starring	Ron Ely Jock Mahoney Woody Strode Manuel Padilla, Jr.
Music by	Walter Greene
Release date(s)	1970
Running time	88 mins.
Language	English
Preceded by	Tarzan and the Jungle Boy
Followed by	Tarzan, the Ape Man
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Tarzan's Deadly Silence (1970) is an adventure film composed of an edited two-part television episode released as a feature. It stars Ron Ely as Tarzan. Former Tarzan actor Jock Mahoney and Woody Strode (a veteran of two previous Tarzan films) co-star. The movie was produced by Sy Weintraub and Leon Benson, written by Lee Erwin, Jack H. Robinson, John Considine and Tim Considine (based on the character created by Edgar Rice Burroughs) and directed by Robert L. Friend.

[edit] Plot summary

Tarzan loses his hearing after a bomb blast, and is hunted through the jungle by the ruthless Colonel.

[edit] Selected Cast

Ron Ely as Tarzan
Jock Mahoney as The Colonel, a villain
Woody Strode as Marshak
Manuel Padilla, Jr. as Jai, Tarzan's youthful ward
Nichelle Nichols as Ruana

[edit] Production Notes

The film is comprised of The Deadly Silence, a two-part episode of Ely's Tarzan series.

The Deadly Silence, Part I, aired on October 28, 1966. It was written by Lee Erwin and Jack H. Robinson, and directed by Robert L. Friend.

The Deadly Silence, Part II, aired on November 4, 1966. It was written by John Considine and Tim Considine, and directed by Lawrence Dobkin, who was not credited in the theatrical release of the film.

Jock Mahoney's first appearance in Tarzan films was as Coy Banton, a villain opposite Gordon Scott's Tarzan in the 1960 film Tarzan the Magnificent. He took over the role of the Ape Man in 1962's Tarzan Goes to India. This was followed by his final turn as Tarzan in Tarzan's Three Challenges (1963).

Woody Strode portayed Ramo in Tarzan's Fight for Life (1958), and Khan in Tarzan's Three Challenges (1963).

v • d • e Tarzan movies

Silent films	Tarzan of the Apes (1918) • The Romance of Tarzan (1918) • The Revenge of Tarzan (1920) • The Son of Tarzan (1920) • The Adventures of Tarzan (1921) • Tarzan and the Golden Lion (1927) • Tarzan the Mighty (1928) • Tarzan the Tiger (1929)

Early MGM-RKO series films (Johnny Weissmuller)	Tarzan the Ape Man (1932) • Tarzan and His Mate (1934) • Tarzan Escapes (1936) • Tarzan Finds a Son! (1939) • Tarzan's Secret Treasure (1941) • Tarzan's New York Adventure (1942) • Tarzan Triumphs (1943) • Tarzan's Desert Mystery (1943) • Tarzan and the Amazons (1945) • Tarzan and the Leopard Woman (1946) • Tarzan and the Huntress (1947) • Tarzan and the Mermaids (1948)

Later RKO series films and independent films	Tarzan's Magic Fountain (1949) • Tarzan and the Slave Girl (1950) • Tarzan's Peril (1951) • Tarzan's Savage Fury (1952) • Tarzan and the She-Devil (1953) • Tarzan's Hidden Jungle (1955) • Tarzan and the Lost Safari (1957) • Tarzan and the Trappers (1958) • Tarzan's Fight for Life (1958) • Tarzan's Greatest Adventure (1959) • Tarzan the Magnificent (1960) • Tarzan Goes to India (1962) • Tarzan's Three Challenges (1963) • Tarzan and the Valley of Gold (1966) • Tarzan and the Great River (1967) • Tarzan and the Jungle Boy (1968) • Tarzan's Deadly Silence (1970)

Competing films	Tarzan the Fearless (1933) • The New Adventures of Tarzan (1935) (in both film serial and feature film formats) • Tarzan and the Green Goddess (1938) • Tarzan’s Revenge (1938) • Tarzan, the Ape Man (1959)

Later films	Tarzan, the Ape Man (1981) • Greystoke - The Legend of Tarzan, Lord of the Apes (1984) • Tarzan and the Lost City (1998) • Tarzan of the Apes (1999) • Tarzan (1999) • Tarzan & Jane (2002) • Tarzan II (2005)