Though credited as being based on Sir Thomas Malory’s Le Morte d’Arthur, Richard Thorpe’s Knights of the Round Table bares but a passing resemblance to Malory’s collection of Arthurian tales. Instead of covering the numerous exploits of Arthur and his knights, this movie focuses almost solely on the forbidden love affair between Lancelot and Guinevere.
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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.
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.