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.
Tag: Jungle Adventure
Tarzan’s Desert Mystery (1943) – Review
With Tarzan’s Desert Mystery, the series continues with the Ape Man’s jungle adventures for the war effort. Now Tarzan isn’t going out of his way to engage the Axis powers; they just keep crossing paths, and when you try to cross Tarzan, it doesn’t matter who you’re working for; he will take you down.
Tarzan Triumphs (1943) – Review
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.
Tarzan’s New York Adventure (1942) – Review
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…
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.