This would be the sixth and last instalment of the MGM Tarzan movies starring Johnny Weissmuller and Maureen O’Sullivan, and though Weissmuller would continue with the role over at RKO, Jane herself would vanish for a bit, as Maureen O’Sullivan, though an MGM contract player, was sick of playing the part. Tarzan’s New York Adventure…
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Tarzan’s Secret Treasure (1941) – Review
In this fifth outing of the MGM series, we find Maureen O’Sullivan’s Jane still shacked up with Johnny Weissmuller’s Tarzan on top of the Mutai Escarpment, but now with Johnny Sheffield’s Boy to bring some family values to the table.
Tarzan Finds a Son (1939) – Review
Tarzan and Jane having a son was certainly inevitable; Edgar Rice Burroughs introduced Jack Clayton, the Son of Tarzan, back in 1915, but for the movies, MGM decided they couldn’t have the kid be a blood relation, as Jane and Tarzan were not legally married. Tarzan does call Jane his wife numerous times, but I…
Tarzan Escapes (1936) – Review
In MGM’s third Tarzan film starring the dynamic duo of Johnny Weissmuller and Maureen O’Sullivan, we once again return to the Mutia Escarpment, and like Tarzan Finds a Mate, we once again find ourselves saddled with multiple directors.
Tarzan and His Mate (1934) – Review
With the success of Tarzan the Ape Man, both MGM and Edgar Rice Burroughs were keen for a sequel, and with the crazy amount of money that RKO took in with King Kong the previous year, it should be no surprise that they decided to pour even more money into a sequel to their own…