A mysterious, jewel-covered statue called “The Green Goddess” is as dangerous as it is valuable. It contains an ancient formula for a powerful super-explosive that, in unscrupulous hands, could destroy the world.

The New Adventures of Tarzan

Ep. 4: River Perils

Tarzan grabs his knife, cuts himself loose, races into the shack, and rescues Ula. Joined by the others, he leaves her in their care and sets off after Raglan. Raglan sends his men, Paco and Nahua, to Livingston with a message for Hiram Powers, then continues through the jungles with the Goddess, heading for Puerto Barrios. He comes to a jungle lumber-mill and is able to gain passage on the company’s departing sternwheeler before Tarzan can overtake him. Tarzan returns to Ula and the Martling party, and they hail another passing riverboat to Puerto Barrios, where d’Arnot, weakened by his long ordeal in the Lost City, is to be sent back to England in the care of Alice and Gordon. This accomplished, Tarzan, Martling, George and Ula begin searching Puerto Barrios for signs of Raglan. He is at a local hotel, conferring with two white henchman in an upstairs room. They have been wired by Hiram Powers to take the Goddess to the deserted jungle city of Quirigua. Tarzan spots Raglan on the hotel balcony and confronts him in the room, but the two thugs help Raglan push Tarzan off the balcony!

In the African jungles, Tarzan kills a lion and saves the life of a demented Frenchman, who tells him that D’Arnot, Tarzan’s best friend is lost in the wilds of Guatemala.

Rushing to D’Arnot’s aid aboard the S.S. Wangai, Tarzan accidentally meets MAJOR MARLING, an archaelogolist leading an expedition to the Guatemalan jungles in the hope of locating the famous GREEN GODDESS – a priceless Mayan relic containing a fortune in gems. He casually becomes a part of a group including ALICE MARTLING, Martling’s daughter, GORDON HAMILTON, her fiance, and GEORGE, an admirer of the Ape-Man, who has stowed aboard with Nkima, Tarzan’s pet chimpanzee. ULA VALE, a mysterious woman, and RAGLAN, a racally explorer, trailing Martling to get posession of the document, dircting the expedition to the Goddess, are also passengers.

Learning that Martling has mailed the document to someone in Guatemala, the adventurers attack him in order to learn its whereabouts, but flee empty-handed when Tarzan comes to the rescue.

In Guatemala City, while Martling and Tarzan prepare for their expedition, Raglan gains possession of the document, escapes with it and starts for the jungle. They pursue him. However, Raglan, arriving at the point designated in the document, unearths the entrance to the secret underground passage leading to the lost City and the Green Goddess.

Tarzan’s party arrive and enter the Lost City, only to be seized by monster servers of QUEEN MAYA, in whose court they find D’Arnot a prisoner and behold the GREEN GODDESS. Maya declares all must die save Tarzan, who may remain as her consort. Tarzan, refusing, is strapped to the altar and Maya plunges her dagger toward his heart.

Cast and Crew:

* Herman Brix/Tarzan
* Ula Holt/Ula Vale
* Frank Baker/Maj. Francis Martling

# Director: Edward A. Kull

Production Company: Burroughs-Tarzan Enterprises Inc.
Date Release: 1935
Audio & Video: Mono – Black and White

Additional details in: IMDB
Video streaming: courtesy of www.finemoviesonline.com

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