In 1950 two science fiction films sent cinemagoers venturing off into space, one was George Pal’s seminal classic Destination Moon and the other being Kurt Neumann’s Rocketship X-M, but where George Pal’s film was attempting to depict a nuts and bolts representation of a trip to the Moon, with at least some attempt at scientific…
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Tarzan and the Huntress (1947) – Review
Tarzan and the Huntress is the last of the Tarzan films to feature Boy played by Johnny Sheffield, at the time of this picture’s release Sheffield was sixteen and producer Sol Lesser had come to the startling conclusion that maybe the kid had outgrown the role of cute jungle boy.
Tarzan and the Leopard Woman (1946) – Review
If Tarzan wasn’t finding or saving a lost city, he was probably facing off against some evil cult or another, but I guess that comes with the title Lord of the Jungle. In Tarzan and the Leopard Woman our jungle hero must take down a group of natives, who are hell bent on kicking civilization…
Tarzan and the Amazons (1945) – Review
Jane is back! With the franchise’s move from MGM to RKO the series has had to do without the awesome Maureen O’Sullivan, explaining Jane’s absence with her being back in London helping with the war effort, but now she’s back…kind of.
Tarzan and the She-Devil (1953) – Review
Tarzan and the She-Devil is Lex Barker’s last outing as the vine-swinging Lord of the Jungle, and sadly he leaves the series on a rather lame note. Once again Jane has been recast and once again white man has entered the jungle to poach ivory, but worst of all what this movie lacks in originality…