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…
Tag: Jungle Adventure
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…
Tarzan the Ape Man (1932) – Review
When one thinks of the iconic characters of Tarzan and Jane most think of Johnny Weissmuller and Maureen O’Sullivan who starred in the early MGM Tarzan movies – Edgar Rice Burroughs himself was so enamored with Maureen O’Sullivan that he told the studio heads that Maureen should play the heroine in all movies based on…
Tarzan and the Trappers (1958) – Review
Tarzan and the Trappers is the result of producer Sol Lesser trying to get a Tarzan television series off the ground but when all three networks turned it down he decided to edit three pilots together into one 70 minute long black and white movie. Who cares if it’s a bit of a disjointed mess?