Cry of the Black Wolves 1972  PG, 100 min.
Genre: Foreign / Adventure
Director: Harald Reinl
Cast: Ron Ely, Raimund Harmstorf, Gila von Weitershausen, Catharina Conti, Arthur Brauss, Angelica Ott, Carl Lange, Dan van Husen, Heinrich Schweiger, Toni Berger
Ex-Tarzan Ron Ely stars in this German filming of Jack London's "Son of the Wolf." Life is harsh in some areas of Alaska, and Bill Robinson (Ely) comes to the aid of a bounty hunter who was trapped by an avalanche. But Bill is the prey of the bounty hunter. Lots of action scenes in this film that is bad in all respects.
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Doc Savage: The Man of Bronze 1975  G, 100 min.
Genre: Action
Director: Michael Anderson
Cast: Ron Ely, Paul Gleason, William Lucking, Michael Miller, Eldon Quick, Darrell Zwerling, Paul Wexler, Carlos Rivas, Alberto Morin, Robert Tessier
Comic strip superhero Doc Savage (Ron Ely) from the 1930s along with his group of The Fabulous Five travel to the South American jungle to seek revenge against his father's murderers.
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The Fiend Who Walked the West 1958  N/R, 101 min.
Genre: Western
Director: Gordon Douglas
Cast: Hugh O'Brian, Robert Evans, Dolores Michaels, Linda Cristal, Stephen McNally, Edward Andrews, Ron Ely, Ken Scott, Emile Meyer
This remake of "Kiss of Death"–now with a Western setting–is about Felix Griffin's (Robert Evans) psychopathic deeds. Following his release from prison, Griffin sets out to murder friends of his ex-cell mate.
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The Remarkable Mr. Pennypacker 1959 N/R, 87 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Henry Levin
Cast: Clifton Webb, Dorothy McGuire, Charles Coburn, Jill St. John, Ron Ely, Ray Stricklyn, David(1) Nelson, Richard Deacon, Dorothy Stickney, Larry Gates
This is a dated story about Mr. "Pa" Pennypacker (Clifton Webb), a Pennsylvania businessman, who is married to two different women and is raising families (17 children) in two different towns. Judge Judy would have a field day with this case!
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Slavers 1976  R, 102 min.
Genre: Action
Director: Jurgen Goslar
Cast: Trevor Howard, Ron Ely, Britt Ekland, Jurgen Goslar, Ray Milland, Ken Gampu, Cameron Mitchell, Larry Taylor, Erik Schumann, Arthur Brauss
Hassan (Ray Milland) is an Arab dealing in the African slave trade during the 19th century and using methods of treatment that are cruel and even barbaric.
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Tarzan's Deadly Silence 1970  G, 99 min.
Genre: Adventure
Director: Robert L. Friend
Cast: Ron Ely, Jock Mahoney, Woody Strode, Manuel Padilla Jr., Michelle Nicols, Gregorio Acosta, Robert DoQui, Rudolph Charles, Kenny Washington, Lupe Garnica
A crazy colonel (Jock Mahoney) plots to capture an entire African village and Tarzan (Ron Ely).
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Tarzan's Jungle Rebellion 1967 G, 92 min.
Genre: Adventure
Director: William Witney
Cast: Ron Ely, Ulla Stromstedt, William Marshall, Manuel Padilla Jr., Sam Jaffe, Lloyd Haynes, Jason Evers, Harry Lauter, Charles Wood, Nichelle Nichols
Taken from a two-part TV series, this was not very good TV fare and is not any better as video fare.
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| 1. Cry of the Black Wolves (1972)
2. Doc Savage: The Man of Bronze (1975)
3. The Fiend Who Walked the West (1958)
4. The Remarkable Mr. Pennypacker (1959)
5. Slavers (1976)
6. Tarzan's Deadly Silence (1970)
7. Tarzan's Jungle Rebellion (1967)
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