Tarzan Triumphs could have been subtitled “Me Tarzan, Where Jane?” for with the series moving from MGM Studios to RKO Pictures they lost Maureen O’Sullivan as she was an MGM contract player.
Author: Mike Brooks
Film grad who spends most his time trying to catch up on his "To Watch" pile of movies.
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