Shocking + thrilling scene
As mentioned before, Johnny Weissmuller looks incredible in this film, as he had toned his body to its best shape in almost 10 years. Likewise, ardent Tarzan fans would notice Tarzan's loincloth was trimmed to its briefest form since Tarzan Escapes.
Stunningly, Tarzan is attacked and captured by a half-dozen leopard men wearing steel claws. He is brought to the leopard cave where he is bound to a support beam before the cult's beautiful queen, Lea. When Tarzan refuses to give information to Lea as to the whereabouts of her brother, she retrieves a sharpened claw and slowly approaches Tarzan's already heavily scratched physique, with the intention of clawing Tarzan's chest open.
This had to be very shocking and thrilling at the time for fans of the series to not only see Tarzan physically and helplessly submissive, but also imminently about to tortured dominatrix style by a beautiful female.